Folk Songbook 1958-1967 A selection of the best folk songs from Joan Baez's early repertoire, 1958-67. ^^stream & download^^   Few folk artists (Bob Dylan excepted) have been so widely influencial to so many other artists. Everyone from Fairport & Sandy Denny, to Pentangle & Emmylou Harris, from June Tabor to Joni Mitchell & Judy Collins and from Steeleye Span & Show Of Hands to Paul Simon & Dylan himself site Joan Baez to some degree as an inspiration and a passer-onner of traditional songs & styles. She has of course been a great source of inspiration for aspiring female artists since way back in a male dominated music industry. Her vibrant stage presence, her superb guitar picking and especially her stunning five octave vocal range are something to behold! Simply outstanding. Joan has gone on to enjoy success over 7 decades, for close to 70 years now and, at 84 years of age, is still active today. She's also well known as an activist,...

Like A World Without End  and we though that this would go on forever... A wee reminder that nothing is eternal, everything is finite or goes through revolutionary change. All of the Earth's, our, resources must be protected & fostered if we are to look to a future but the capitalist mirage makers think only of today, paying little or no heed to long term sustainability, let alone the advancement of humanity and social justice. They can't see past the next $$$ or, rather, they don't give a hoot.  Listen to Like A World Without End by Old Timer in Isan on hearthis.at Selection of great protest songs old & new. Some cutting lyrics written by the legendary Leon Rosselson and a spotlight on vetaran campaigner & artist Eliza Gilkyson. Show of Hands are in serious militant mood. Touching also on the issue of homelessness and the exploding wealth gap.    Continuous mix 90mins. Download via the link above Thanks for dropping by!      ...

  Joan Baez - Lebanon 1987 Magnificent and largely overlooked song that was somehow excluded from her then current album, Recently (under lobbyist pressure?). Joan spent time in the levant in the mid-80s as she tried to raise awareness of what was going on in Lebanon & Palestine in particular. The lyric still resonates deeply today.   Joan Beaz - Last, Lonely and Wretched 1971 Real deep cut from Joan and a strong anti-war lyric.  From her 1971 double LP Blessed Are...  Blessed be the peacemakers. Joan Baez has always been and still is a flag bearer for good, progressive, humanist and socialist ideals as well as a proponent of musical & artistic traditions. A fabulous artist all round, strong songwriter and a true living legend. Thank you for the music Joan

  Hundred Year Hunger  New song by Billy Bragg in support of Palestine and the Freedom Flotilla. Inspired by E. Mark Windle' s new book The Hundred Year Hunger: A Timeline of Food Insecurity & Malnutrition in Gaza  More action is needed and it's needed NOW.. Save the West Bank, save Gaza, save the Palestinian nation and it's people. Time for an all out international general strike in solidarity?  The Hundred Year Hunger: A Timeline of Food Insecurity & Malnutrition in Gaza https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/products/the-hundred-year-hunger-a-timeline-of-food-insecurity-and-malnutrition-in-gaza-e-mark-windle The book, as the title suggests, follows the series of deprivations suffered by the Palestinian people from the 1920s, through the founding of the state of Israel right up to the current diabolical famine.  A published expert on the science of diet & nutrition, Mark Windle zooms in on that aspect of Israeli policy & activity in partic...