@saraislet Thank you so much, this led me into an amazing rabbit hole of songs by #PeteSeeger and The Weavers - which was very soothing and inspiring, considering the current state of the world.
@saraislet Best find from my #PeteSeeger bender - 'I'm gonna be an engineer". I mean, the faces of these women in the audience are just telling so much.
The Writers Guild is on strike. Hollywood is closed for business. The union's bargaining documents reveal a cartel of studios that refused to negotiate on a single position. This could go on for a long-ass time:
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
Unions deliver the American dream. As #PeteSeeger sang in "Talking Union Blues":
> Now, if you want higher wages let me tell you what to do
> You got to talk to the workers in the shop with you
> You got to build you a union, got to make it strong
> But if you all stick together, boys, it won't be long
> You get shorter hours, better working conditions
> Vacations with pay. Take your kids to the seashore
It’s Friday, time to kick back and enjoy the weekend with some new tunes! That’s right, it’s another Bandcamp United Friday! Here are some personalized picks from our members!
#nowplaying - resuming going through a giant pile of #peteseeger & #folkways records i inherited via @4CPComics. especially enjoying pete's lullabies on side A & adelaide van wey's 3 with zither. i don't often endorse discogs over scholarly discographies, but this is pretty much useless, despite dunaway's wonderful seeger bio. incomplete track lists, no credits for collaborators, zero attempt to establish session dates, much oy. on the other hand, A+ sticker placement.
#nowplaying - #peteseeger put out so many LPs on #folkways that many are analogous to semi-casual bandcamp drops. side A of "the rainbow quest" from 1960 is pete in one of my favorite tender/mellow modes, including the 1st recording of "where have all the flowers gone," except all the songs are medlied together as choruses/fragments, intended for somber collegiate singalongs, i suspect. side B is more topical/newsy, bringing #ewanmaccoll / #peggyseeger songs to american ears.