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Australia |
ACT |
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Canberra |
CUV |
Canberra Union Voices |
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A community choir made up of singers who come from different unions |
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Australia |
NSW |
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Annandale |
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Solidarity Choir |
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Singing in solidarity is our trade - on the streets, on picket lines, at folk festivals, at gatherings of celebration and sorrow. |
| 003 |
Australia |
NSW |
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Glebe |
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Walters and Warner |
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Australian folk duo |
| 004 |
Australia |
NSW |
World Wide |
Sydney |
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Union Songs |
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Over 400 Union Songs from around the world, about half of them from Australia |
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Australia |
NSW |
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Sydney |
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Chris Kempster Project |
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A CD of all the music Chris wrote throughout his life. |
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A double CD dedicated to Chris Kempster and his music. |
| 006 |
Australia |
QLD |
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Brisbane |
QCU |
Queensland Council of Unions |
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Combined Unions Choir |
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Available to perform at union conferences, rallys, stopwork meetings, Christmas parties or other celebrations. |
| 007 |
Australia |
South Australia |
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Adelaide |
SATUC |
South Australian Trade Union Choir |
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We sing in support of social justice and human rights and all good people. |
| 008 |
Australia |
Victoria |
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Carlton South |
VTUC |
Victorian Trade Union Choir |
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Belonging to the Victorian trade union movement, providing a musical voice to the union message. |
| 009 |
Australia |
Victoria |
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Healesville |
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Paul Spencer and the stuff he's done! |
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Political Folk Songs - Also other writing and drawing |
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| 010 |
Australia |
Victoria |
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Melbourne |
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Songs of the New Song artist Jose Luis Sepulveda. Well known latin american artist that lives in Australia. |
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This site includes links to other artists that belong to the New Song Movement, MP3s and more. |
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Jose Luis Sepulveda. Singer and song-writer that belongs to the New Song Movement (Social/political music from Latin America). |
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Austria |
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Vienna |
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AK Vienna |
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Chamber of Labour - Vienna region |
Austrian |
CD of songs for trade union movement |
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Belgium |
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Brussels |
ICEM |
International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions |
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ICEM Anthem |
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Power! |
| 013 |
Canada |
AB |
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Edmonton |
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Notre Dame des Bananes |
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Choir singing about peace freedom and equality |
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Canada |
BC |
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Vancouver |
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Solidarity Notes Choir |
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Made up of labour and community activists, and is sponsored by the Vancouver and District Labour Council. |
| 015 |
Canada |
NS |
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Pictou |
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Maurice Poirier |
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Behind A Voice |
Black Ribbons |
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Get the lyrics, get a clip of this great song about a Canadian tragedy, the Westray Mine Disaster of 1992, then get the whole CD. |
| 016 |
Canada |
ON |
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Bobcaygeon |
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George Hewison |
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Music to sustain a troubled species |
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| 017 |
Canada |
ON |
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Cobalt |
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Charlie Angus and the Grievous Angels |
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Grievous Angels |
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Their songs, craftsmanship and live performances conjured the tragic beauty of life in the rough northern Canadian shield. |
| 018 |
Canada |
ON |
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Hamilton |
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Harrison Kennedy |
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Canadian Blues Legend and Juno Award Nominee |
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A Hamilton-born and raised singer / songwriter has international fame as a member of '70s pop rock group The Chairman Of The Board |
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Canada |
ON |
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Hamilton |
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Tom Wilson |
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Juno Award Nominee |
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Entertainining East End Hamiltonians and the rest of the world for over a decade. |
| 020 |
Canada |
ON |
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Ottawa |
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Healy and Juravich |
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Teresa Healy and Tom Juravich are inspired by both the rich traditions of Irish and North American folk music, |
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They sing about the struggles, hopes and triumphs of communities under fire. |
| 021 |
Canada |
ON |
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Ottawa |
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Teresa Healy: singer, songwriter, activist |
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| 022 |
Canada |
ON |
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Toronto |
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B. Musique Productions |
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Features music producer Bryant Didier |
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Mixing, Remixing, Editing, Sound Design, Scores, TV, Film, Soundtracks, Commercials, CDs, Demos. |
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| 023 |
Canada |
ON |
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Toronto |
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Faith Nolan |
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Singer / Songwriter / Guitarist / Activist |
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Music is a powerful tool that can be used for political and cultural expression. |
| 024 |
Canada |
ON |
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Toronto |
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Jason Collett |
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Indie / Rock / Roots |
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| 025 |
Canada |
ON |
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Toronto |
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Kathryn Rose |
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Singer / songwriter |
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| 026 |
Canada |
ON |
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Toronto |
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Marnie Niemi |
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Marnie's Web Page Featuring my band Roses in the Snow |
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Marnie's all-female bluegrass band: ROSES IN THE SNOW |
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Canada |
ON |
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Toronto |
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Mayworks |
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Festival of Working People and the Arts |
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A multi-disciplinary arts festival that celebrates working-class culture. |
| 028 |
Canada |
ON |
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Toronto |
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Robert Priest |
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Singer / songwriter |
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Canada |
ON |
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Toronto |
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Rosita Stone |
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Artist singer, song writer, entertainer |
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English,Spanish |
Truly an exotic mixture, both physically and spiritually, of Mexican - Russian heritage. |
| 030 |
Canada |
ON |
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Toronto |
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Union Rocks - Turning it Up! Turning it Loud! Turning it Around! |
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A group of young workers are shaking up the music scene by bringing a labour message to youth. |
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They attend concerts, set-up booths and generally inspire young people to check out the labour movement. |
| 031 |
Canada |
ON |
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Toronto |
OCAP |
Ontario Coalition Against Poverty |
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Song Lyrics, for activists and protests |
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For protest and for activist on topics including poverty, environmentalism, racism, police brutality, greed and even landlords |
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Canada |
ON |
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Toronto |
PPK Music |
People's Progressive Karaoke Music |
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Karaoke Union Songs |
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Classic labour music, great new recordings, 16 page illustrated book, vocal and karaoke versions of each song. |
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Denmark |
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Copenhagen |
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The Movement |
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THE MOVEMENT! CLASS WAR UNITY 100% ANTI-FASCIST! |
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We 're strongly committed to serve the working class. The main goal is to encourage young people to resist and question everything |
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England |
Birmingham |
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Birmingham |
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Banner Theatre Company |
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One of England's longest established radical theatre companies |
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Tours to community and trade union audiences with hard-hitting and entertaining polemical theatre. |
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England |
Greater London |
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London |
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Battersea and Wandsworth Trades Union Congress |
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The Left Field - Music can make a difference! |
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Reaffirm the spirit of political debate among festival goers. Promote the value of trade union membership & collective campaigning |
| 036 |
England |
West Yorkshire |
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Leeds |
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Chumbawamba |
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the first church of chumbawamba |
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France |
Loire-Atlantique |
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Nantes |
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Blue Bayou Jazz Band |
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Le New-Orleans au service de la fête! |
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Available to perform at your: festival, concert, promotional evening, meeting, cocktail, evening event, product launch . |
| 038 |
Germany |
Rheinland-Pfalz |
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Mainz |
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History in Song |
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The Labor Movement |
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Manfred Helfert present a variety of songs from organizations and individuals |
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Ireland |
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Co. Dublin |
Dublin |
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Songs of Irish Labour Website |
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Japan |
Tokyo |
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AVANT GARDIST'S LABOR UNION |
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Scotland |
Lanark |
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Glasgow |
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Centre for Political Song |
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Labour music and song are available from this valuable collection maintained by Glasgow Caledonian University. |
| 042 |
Spain |
Andalucía |
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Puerto Real |
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Unpublished lyrics sung in the 'matador entrance march' style by the singers 'Retirees Group' in support of the workers at Delphi. |
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Pasodoble inédito de Chirigota los Prejubilados en apoyo a los trabajadores de Delphi. |
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The name of the song is 'Delphi is not closed' / 'Delphi no se cierra' |
| 043 |
UA |
MA |
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Somerville |
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Chris Chandler |
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He's performed on thousands of stages across the US and Canada as well as for hundreds of organizations seeking social justice. |
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UK |
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SSC |
Sheffield Socialist Choir |
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| 045 |
UK |
Gloucestershire |
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Stroud |
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Musical Traditions |
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UK |
Greater London |
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London |
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Hear World Information Centre |
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The website of the socialist pop group Hear |
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UK |
Greater London |
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London |
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Peace Not War |
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A double-album of a diverse collection of pro-peace / anti-war songs including material from famous labour entertainers |
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UK |
Greater London |
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London |
WMA |
Workers Music Association |
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Promotes music to further the aims of peace, internationalism and social justice. |
| 049 |
UK |
Nottinghamshire |
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Sherwood |
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Nottingham Clarion Choir |
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International Songs of Peace and Protest |
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We perform songs of celebration and protest in support of groups and organisations concerned with democratic change, human rights |
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US |
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Appalacian Protest Songwriters |
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Hazel Dickens, Sarah Ogan Gunning,| Aunt Molly Jackson, Florence Reece, Malvina Reynolds, Jean Ritchie spotlighted |
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US |
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The Catbox Times |
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...stepping on cracks in the corporate order |
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Focusing on acoustic (or acoustic-based) American roots music |
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US |
CA |
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Huntington Beach |
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The Scabs |
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The Social Critics Against Bullshit Systems |
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Find Video, music and images. Southern California Punk Rock, The S.C.A.B.S. news. Please try to book at least 3 weeks in advance |
| 053 |
US |
CA |
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Riverside |
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Keith & Rusty McNeil |
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Working and Union Songs with historical narration |
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Thirty-six songs document the changes in the human condition as America evolved from an agrarian nation to an industrial nation. |
| 054 |
US |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
San Francisco |
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Labor Heritage / Rockin' Solidarity Chorus |
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Made up of workers from many unions, as well as students and independent folks who love to sing. |
| 055 |
US |
CA |
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San Francisco |
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Freedom Song Network |
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US |
CA |
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Santa Monica |
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Songs for Social Change |
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US |
DC |
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Washington |
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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings |
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Hundreds of recordings available. Also home of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. |
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US |
DC |
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Washington |
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US Library of Congress Special Collections |
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Folklife |
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US |
DC |
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Washington |
LHF |
Labor Heritage Foundation |
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To strengthen the labor movement through the use of music and the arts |
| 060 |
US |
IA |
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Iowa City |
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Matthew Grimm & the Red Smear |
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The bitchinest Rock Band in Eastern Iowa |
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IL |
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Chicago |
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Bucky Halker |
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American Labor Protest Songs |
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Songs to rattle the ruling class, fight oppression, foment rebellion, pinpoint the shortcomings of free enterprise |
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US |
IL |
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Chicago |
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Utah Phillips |
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A Short Jog Through A Long Memory |
Golden Voice of the Great Southwest |
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A true eclectic, archivist, historian, activist, philosopher, hobo, tramp, member of the IWW, and just about everything in between |
| 063 |
US |
MA |
Worldwide |
Boston |
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John Mcdermott Irish Tenor |
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Online fan club includes a concert schedule, newsletter, photo gallery, links and guestbook. |
| 064 |
US |
MA |
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Dorchester |
IBEW |
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers |
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103rd Electrician's Pipe & Drum Band |
Local 103 |
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Comprised of construction electricians, fire fighters, police officers, contractors, teamsters, EMT's and school students. |
| 065 |
US |
MA |
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Jamaica Plain |
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David Rovics |
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Songs of Social Significance |
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Original songs about the various struggles of the day, combining accomplished bluegrass-style flat-picking with incisive lyrics. |
| 066 |
US |
MA |
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Northampton |
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Tom Juravich: singer / songwriter / activist |
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US |
MA |
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Shelburne Falls |
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Charlie King & Karen Brandow |
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Have sung in support of numerous groups working for peace, human rights, environmental sanity and alternatives to violence. |
| 068 |
US |
MD |
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Mount Rainier |
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Pat Humphries |
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Pat Humphries & Sandy Opatow |
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Powerful, passionate songs about the lives of real people |
| 069 |
US |
MI |
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Ann Arbor |
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RAGING GRANNIES WITHOUT BORDERS |
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Solidarity Songs with Striking Workers at Borders Store #1 -- Ann Arbor November 15, 2003 |
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US |
MI |
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Pontiac |
UAW |
United Auto Workers |
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Local 594 |
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Solidarity Forever - words to the popular labour song by Ralph Chaplin |
| 071 |
US |
MI |
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Ypsilanti |
IWW |
Industrial Workers of the World |
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Rebel Music |
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US |
MO |
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St Louis |
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Wake Up Everybody |
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Voter Mobilization Song |
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Full Length Video. MP3 Hi. Low. download. Mactintosh QuickTime MOV Windows PC ASX WMV Promo Full Length |
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US |
NC |
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Chapel Hill |
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Dave Lippman |
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Satirical Songs and Political Comedy |
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Inciteful Songs and Satire! |
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US |
NC |
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Chapel Hill |
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Hard Miles Music - Folk Music & Labor Unions |
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Hard Miles Music is devoted to restoring folk music and art to their rightful status within the labor movement. |
| 075 |
US |
NJ |
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Jersey City |
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Ray Korona and the Ray Korona Band |
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Includes political folk music - labor songs - environmental songs - love songs, too! |
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US |
NY |
Nationwide |
Beacon |
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The Flames of Discontent |
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Kick-ass music for the masses - Also home of the Dissident Folk & Arts Festival |
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This group performs for many social justice causes as the entire repertoire is made up of protest music, performed in many styles |
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US |
NY |
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Brooklyn |
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Bev Grant |
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Singer/songwriter/guitarist, cultural activist and former leader and cornerstone of the band, Human Condition |
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US |
NY |
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Hicksville |
FOP |
Fraternal Order of Police |
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Irish War Pipe Band |
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Widely established award winning pipe band. |
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New York |
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New York City Labor Chorus |
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Consists of over 100 members from more than 24 union locals and serves as the first multi-ethnic, multi-generational labor chorus |
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NY |
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New York |
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Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives |
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All about Woodrow Wilson Guthrie and the preservation of Woody's work |
| 081 |
US |
NY |
United States and Canada |
New York |
AFM |
American Federation of Musicians |
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MPTF |
Music Performance Trust Funds |
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To present admission-free, live instrumental performances in connection with patriotic, educational, charitable & civic occasions. |
| 082 |
US |
NY |
Canada and the United States |
New York |
AFM |
American Federation of Musicians |
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MPF |
Music Performance Fund |
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Presents admission-free, live musical performances in connection with patriotic, educational, charitable and civic occasions. |
| 083 |
US |
NY |
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Ruby |
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Pete Levin |
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Musician / Composer |
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Features: PeteSpeak; PeteLive; PeteDiscography; PeteMusic; FunnyStuff |
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US |
NY |
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Saugerties |
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Wayne Lammers |
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Songs and political satires by Wayne Lammers and Pete Levin |
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Featuring the CD "GOP Party Monsters" available on line, just in time for the summer Bush-Bashing season. |
| 085 |
US |
NY |
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Stony Brook |
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George Mann & Julius Margolin |
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Pro Labor anti - Bush Folk Songs |
| 086 |
US |
NY |
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Stony Brook |
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George Mann & Julius Margolin |
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Pro Labor anti - Bush Folk Songs |
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US |
OH |
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Cleveland |
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
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Pete Seeger |
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US |
PA |
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Pete Seeger Appreciation Page |
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US |
PA |
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Pittsburgh |
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Anne Feeney |
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The unionmaid, hellraiser and labor singer presents kick-ass folk music and traveling agitators |
| 090 |
US |
PA |
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Pittsburgh |
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Mike Stout Music |
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A hard-working singer-song writer calling on Americans to work together in solidarity to overcome their struggles. |
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Mike lauds personal solidarity, rooted in family and friendship, and political solidarity of working people around the world |
| 091 |
US |
PA |
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Pittsburgh |
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Mike Stout Music |
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Mike Stout & the Human Union |
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One of the most prolific songwriters, presents protest songs and working-class anthems in an alt-country format. |
| 092 |
US |
PA |
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Swarthmore |
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Riot-Folk! Making Folk a Threat Again... |
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We are a collective of radical musicians acting as an anti-profit record label/performance troupe. |
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We're participating in the resistance by writing and distributing music that teaches, provokes, heals, and inspires. |
| 093 |
US |
TX |
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Austin |
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James McMurtry and the Heartless Bastards |
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Fan site with tour links, album links and reviews, lyrics and biography. |
| 094 |
US |
WA |
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Seattle |
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Seattle Labor Chorus |
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Dedicated to economic & social justice, and the fundamental right of all workers to organize as a means of securing a living wage. |
| 095 |
US |
WA |
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Sumner |
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Charles David Alexander |
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National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion |
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When a guitarist's own peers are knocked out, then you know you're on to something.... |
| 096 |
US |
WA |
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Vashon |
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Rebel Voices |
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Featuring Susan Lewis and Janet Stecher |
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Concerts and workshops present the struggles and triumphs of real people - - workers from many lands and many times. |
| 097 |
US |
WI |
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Green Bay |
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Women's Folksong Lyrics & Historical Notes |
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The Womansong Collection |
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A small, eclectic sample of a rich heritage, a celebration of women's creativity and determination. |
| 098 |
US |
WI |
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Milwaukee |
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Larry Penn |
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Cookie Man Music Co. |
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Sings and tells stories of hard work, working people, trains, trucks, life on the road, love nonsense, and pink flamingos. |
| 099 |
US |
WV |
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Harpers Ferry |
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Lee Shorb |
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Folk singer, songwriter. Download MP3's or listen online |
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COUNTRY |
STATE |
REGION |
TOWN |
CALL LETTERS |
CALL NAME |
HQ |
EXTRA LETTERS |
EXTRA NAME |
LOCAL NAME |
ENGLISH NAME |
LANGUAGE |
TEXT |
| 100 |
Wales |
Cardiff |
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Cardiff |
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Côr Cochion Caerdydd |
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Cardiff Reds Choir |
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A performing labour choir |
