Only a matter of days after I wrote about Utah Phillips here, this old Wob has passed on. Rather than write anything more myself, I’ll simply refer those who don’t know him to this video, and copy here the words of Jim Page that are circulating. Rest well, comrade. ————— In the night of May [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Labour Songs’
Damn
Posted in Labour and Unions, Misc., tagged IWW, Labour Songs, Music on May 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Utah
Posted in Labour and Unions, Music, Political Stuff, tagged IWW, Labour and Unions, Labour Songs, Music on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was 15 years old, and a friend of my folks’ made a few tapes of political music for me to take along for our year in Zimbabwe. That’s where I discovered Billy Bragg, Little Steven and a whole host of others. And it’s where I found Bruce “Utah” Phillips – storyteller, songwriter, keeper of the oral [...]
Workers Cabaret
Posted in Misc., tagged East Van, Labour Songs, Music on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things that’s been most exciting these past few months has been the re-kindling of my love of singing and guitar-playing. And particularly my soft spot for old labour tunes and protest songs. For the first time in quite a while I’ve been running through Joe Hill and the wobbly singer-organizers, Woody Guthrie, [...]
