#American folk

[hairtusk]

Appalachian folk musician Jean Ritchie, known as the 'Mother of Folk' (1922-2015)

[folk-enjoyer]

Folk concert, 1964

[winebastard]

Bob Dylan arriving in Melbourne, Australia, 1966

[pru3ak]

some sweaters from «country knits» by carol huber

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Song for the Common man -- American folk music [original AI song]

I'm really happy with this one.

[cameron-carpet-lola]

Hills of Mexico

[to2llynottoby]

You could meet me at Katadin On that clear September day But if you're not there where the trail ends, I'll still be okay

Johnsmith - Appalachian Rain

[zhanteimi]

Barbara Dane - When I Was a Young Girl

USA, 1962, American folk / contemporary folk

[sunshinewomann]

This is very important to me

[theexies]

new milk carton kids ep dropped time to suffer

[goplayintraffic]

been working on this playlist for a sec. i want to make a tape of it. mostly 50s/60s country, has a end-of-my-life vibe to it. songs range from light hearted and silly to sad.

[folk-enjoyer]

Song of the day

(do you want the history of your favorite folk song? dm me or submit an ask, and I'll do a full rundown like here)

"Bread and Roses"

Judy Collins, 1976

since its labor day i thought we could talk about some good ol' IWW labor history

in 1911, Helen Todd gave a speech about women's suffrage and ended it

"Not at once; but woman is the mothering element in the world and her vote will go toward helping forward the time when life's Bread, which is home, shelter and security, and the Roses of life, music, education, nature and books, shall be the heritage of every child that is born in the country, in the government of which she has a voice."

James Oppenheim, inspired by this speech, created the poem "Bread and Roses" in 1911, whose words would later become the lyrics for the judy collins song.

in 1912, 30,000 immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, went on strike due to poor working conditions and poor pay. this strike was led by the International Workers of the World and was comprised mostly of women. the phrase "bread and roses" was all over signs and became the slogan of the strike, with it even being called the "Bread and Roses Strike". like many strikes in the USA it was absolutely brutal for the strikers, and several people died, but they were able to win some of their demands.

in 1970, the James Oppenheim poem was put to music by mimi fariña, and then covered by judy collins. my favorite cover is by Utah Phillips in 1983 , where he explains the history of the textile strike and the meaning of the slogan

Hearts starve as well as bodies; give us bread, but give us roses 🌹

[sonic-emporium]

Trees of old your stories they’ve been told Now you have to give us room Your wisdom is laid down, repacked and stored For the next ones to come

Dear Neda your spirit rests in the clouds, we'll bring it down When we realize that we were wrong Polish the dime, and climb, your story told is mine Dear Neda, can you hear me up in the clouds?

Young trees and old clouds can you save us all? The seas are rising and my drink is getting warm No heart but heat for the farmers of Mexico I'll keep burning cuz it's too cheap no to I mean here it's still plenty cold I should know cuz it's where I keep my home No heart but heat for Mexico

I dropped the TV on my foot, and when the pain subsided I finally understood What served had twisted our worlds Looped us into a snarl and poisoned our hearts Dear Neda, can you hear me up in the clouds?

Trees of old I'm too dumb to carry on And when I'm gone, will you carve me into lumps? Feed me to the next of kin, in the end trees of old you'll win Please ask the clouds to take me in

Dear Neda your spirit rests in the clouds, we'll bring it down When we realize that we were wrong Polish the dime, and climb, your story told is mine Dear Neda, can you hear me up in the clouds?

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Look Away -- American Folk/Acoustic Guitar [Original AI song]

[safije]

Native Americans march in solidarity with Palestine

Denver, Colorado USA

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