Songs Of Working People

A show to kick off the Labor Day weekend. I reprised a set from Pete Seeger that the show featured two years ago (when the Seeger compilation came out) to unbelievable audience response. The remainder of show focused on working people: immigrant labor, those who work on the water and truck driving (yes, the Tom Rush piece isn't about truck driving, but it could be!)

Artist, "Title", Album, Label

• John Fahey, "John Henry", The Legend Of Blind Joe Death, Takoma

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• Pete Seeger, "Banks Of Marble", "Which Side Are You On", "Casey Jones (The Union Scab)", "Talking Union", "Joe Hill", "Union Maid", "Step By Step", "Solidarity Forever", If I Had A Hammer, Smithsonian/ Folkways

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• Bok-Muir-Trickett, "Great Valley's Harvest", Harbors Of Home, Timberhead

• Steve Gillette, "Grapes On The Vine", The Ways Of The World, Compass Rose

• Rosalie Sorrels, "De Colores", The Long Memory, Red House

• Aileen Vance, "Tortillas And Red Beans", Sweet Life, Avenida Music

• David Massengill, "My Name Joe", Coming Up For Air, Flying Fish

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• Scuttlebutt, "Shenandoah/Water Is Wide", Tall Ships, Soundside

• George Ward, "Oh That Low Bridge", Oh That Low Bridge, Front Hall

• Gallimaufry, "The Illinois And Michigan Canal", "State Of El-A-Noy", Dig Me A Ditch, independent

• Andrew McKnight, "Bargeman", Where The River Runs, Falling Mountain

• Sandy Paton, "Rowdy Soul", Live From The Dutch Barn, Old Songs Festival

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• Richard Shindell, "The Kenworth Of My Dreams", Sparrows Point, Shanachie

• Richard Shindell, "The Next Best Western", Reunion Hill, Shanachie

• Tom Rush, "Lost My Drivin' Wheel", No Regret, Columbia/Legacy

• Dave Alvin, "Interstate City", Interstate City, Hightone

• Johnny Staats, "Catch Me If You Can", Wires And Wood, Giant

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  Gallimaufry can be reached at galmfry@aol.com and http://hometown.aol.com/galmfry

  Scuttlebutt (Bob Zentz, Rick Lee, and Rick Epping) can be contacted at scuttlebutt42@aol.com