Women and Labor Music

 
Linda Allen

Linda Allen Women's Work    CD $15
Songs about women's real work -- building ships, soothing the sick, caring for children in and out of our homes, and working as labor leaders, teachers and builders of peace.

mp3 clip of "Rosie the Riveter - Revisited"

Joan Baez

  Joan Baez
Bowery Songs CD $19
The latest Joan Baez CD recorded live at the Bowery Ballroom in NY includes "Deportees", "Joe Hill", and "Christmas in Washington".

Brooklyn Women's Chorus

 Brooklyn Women's Chorus
The Power of Song CD $15
Songs of labor, peace and justice. Directed by Bev Grant.

Coal Mining Women

Coal Mining Women     CD $17
Re-release of songs by Hazel Dickens, Florence Reese, Phyllis Boyens, Sarah Gunning and others.

Judy Collins

Judy Collins
Forever: An Anthology 2-CD set $20
35 great songs spanning her illustrious career, including the labor classic "Bread and Roses" as well as "Suzanne", "Both Sides Now", "Send in the Clowns" and many others.

Hazel Dickens

Hazel Dickens
Hard Hitting Songs for Hard Hit People     CD $17
These powerful, poignant and impassioned songs include "Busted", "Aragon Mill" and "They'll Never Keep Us Down".

Hazel and Alice

Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard
Hazel and Alice CD $17
A classic collection of old time and bluegrass music with strong roots in the coalfields of West Virginia. The gorgeous mountain harmonies were a strong influence on Emmylou Harris, the Judds and others, as was their heartfelt mixture of country music and feminism.

Lila Downs

Lila Downs Border (La Linea)    CD $15
Songs inspired by life on the Mexican border that reflect jazz, gospel, and hip-hop influences. Most in Spanish with English translations.

Emma's Revolution

Emma's Revolution One: x 1,000,000 = Change CD $15
Pat Humphries and Sandy O sing songs of truth and hope.  Includes "If I Give Your Name", grand prize winner, John Lennon Songwriting Contest.

Emma's Revolution

Emma's Revolution
Roots, Rock & Revolution CD $15
Pat Humphries and Sandy O. work tirelessly for peace, justice and equality. They write and sing songs about how we can change our world. Includes new songs by both artists, as well as duo versions of the most anthemic of Pat's originals from over 2 decades of stellar singing-songwriting - this is essential music for engaged, concerned citizens everywhere.

    

Anne Feeney
Dump The Bosses Off Your Back CD $15

Incredibly diverse musical styles for fans of left-leaning political music – jump, swing, blues, punk, corridor, gospel, bluegrass, Dixieland – at least 15 exciting ways to "Dump the Bosses Off Your Back."
 

   
Chumbawamba

Anne Feeney
Have You Been to Jail for Justice? CD $16

For Gene Debs
The CD was recorded in Nashville at Silvertone Recording Service under an American Federation of Musicians Contract. All the musicians are proud members of Local 1000 and/or Local 257 of the AFM. All songs composed by Anne Feeney © (BMI)
 

Anne Feeney

Anne Feeney
If I Can't Dance CD $16
16 songs that are sure to get your toes tapping - all in the joyous revolutionary spirit of Emma Goldman.

Anne Feeney

Anne Feeney
Union Maid CD $16
Compilation of 23 union songs including "War on the Workers", "We Just Come to Work Here", "Union Maid", "Bread and Roses", "Fannie Sellins", and "Which Side Are You On?"

Judy Gorman

Judy Gorman
The Rising of Us All CD $15
18 songs of work, peace and justice with passionate, bluesy vocals. These are fierce, beautiful songs envisioning another world is possible. Represented are songs of Utah Phillips, Randy Newman, Peggy & Pete Seeger, Leon Rosselson, the Almanac Singers, et al.

Bev Grant

Bev Grant We Were There: Songs of Women's Labor History CD $15
A blend of original and traditional songs about women's labor history, including the title song and "Bread and Roses", "Union Maid", "De Colores" and "Harriet Tubman".

Tish Hinojosa

Tish Hinojosa .

Culture Swing     CS $10    CD $15
A great CD from this Country, folk, Latina singer-songwriter from San Antonio. Includes the song "Something in the Rain" dedicated to Cesar Chavez.

Tish Hinojosa

The Best of Tish Hinojosa Live CD $15
With "Something in the Rain" dedicated to Cesas Chavez and "Hand Bones and Blood (Song for Frida Kahlo)".

Pat Humphries

Pat Humphries
Hands    CD $15
Named for Humphries' cover of Phil Ochs' unreleased song. Includes No Sweat and We Were There.
We Were There- written by Bev Grant; courtesy of Appleseed Recordings.

Ella Jenkins

Ella Jenkins and a Union of Friends Pulling Together     CD $17
Labor songs and recitations for children.

Natalie Merchant
The House Carpenter's Daughter     CD $15
A collection of traditional and contemporary folk, including the labor classic, "Which Side Are You On?"

Holly Near

Holly Near
And Still We Sing: the Outspoken Collection (2-CD set) $25
This collection of 37 songs (taken mostly from out of print recordings) includes live and studio performances, duets with Mercedes Sosa, rousing songs with Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie and Ronnie Gilbert, a passionate vocal collaboration with Rhiannon and Brian Green, a tender lullaby with Inti Illimani, and anthems like "Singing For Our Lives" and "The Great Peace March"

Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert Lifeline Extended (2-CD set) $20
Two powerful women of our time sing Harriet Tubman, Pastures of Plenty, Two Good Arms, and 20 more songs.

Holly Near & Ronnie Gilbert

Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert This Train Still Runs     CD $17
Includes songs from Ronnie's play about Mother Jones.

Pam Parker

Pam Parker
Bread & Roses CD $15
A wonderful live jazz recording that showcases Pam's expressive and rich vocals as well as her sense of humor. Includes the labor classic "Bread and Roses".

Pam Parker

Pam Parker
Imagine   CD $15
Includes Truck Driving Woman, We Speak Louder than Machines, Congo Square, and, of course, Imagine.


Pam Parker

Pam Parker
Working Class    CD $15
Classic Covers and Exciting Originals
When July Slips Into June - written by Steve Magnuson.

Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton  Live and Well   (2-CD Set) $19
This live two-disc, 23-song collection gives a listener a great overview of Parton's long career. Includes 9 to 5 and Coat of Many Colors.

Dolly Parton

Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton   CD $19
Allison Krauss kicks it off with a bluegrass version of 9 to 5 and is followed by Melissa Etheridge, Norah Jones, Joan Osborne, Emmylou Harris, Shania Twain, Me'Shell NdegeOcello and others.

Rebel Voices

Rebel Voices Warning! Women at Work     CD $15
Beautiful harmonies of Janet Stecher and Susan Lewis.

Hospital Workers - written by Paul McKenna; courtesy of Reveille Music.

Malvina Reynolds

Malvina Reynolds Ear to the Ground     CD $17
23 of her well-known songs including It Isn't Nice, What Have They Done to the Rain, and Little Boxes.

       

Lynn Marie Smith
Building the Union Local CD $15
Lynn Marie Smith, The Motown Diva, offers up her latest CD Building The Union Local.  Eight great songs to some familiar tunes will get your feet tappin' and your heart pumpin'.  The CD includes great tunes like "Money for Healthcare" and "Marching on Washington"- songs to energize and inspire.  

   
Lynn Marie Smith

Lynn Marie Smith
The Motowndiva     CD $15
Great labor parodies by Lynn Marie, Julie McCall and Paul McKenna. Features "Part-Time Worker".

Jill Sobule Jill Sobule Underdog Victorious     CD $19
Great music, tremendous humor and heartbreaking insights--sometimes in the same song. The title song is an anthemic tribute to losers who become winners.
Sweet Honey in the Rock

Sweet Honey in the Rock Live at Carnegie Hall     CD $15
Extraordinary 5-woman African-American a cappella group sings songs of love and struggle. Includes "Are My Hands Clean?"

Sweet Honey in the Rock

Selections 1976-1988     2-CD set $22
34 of your favorites in one collection.

Sweet Honey in the Rock

 The Women Gather CD $16
30th Anniversary Collection of mostly original songs.

Linda Tillery

Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir
Front Porch Music     CD $16
A cappella women's ensemble sings traditional and contemporary African-American music.

Wishing Chair

Wishing Chair and Kara Barnard Dishpan Brigade    CD $16
Roots duo Wishing Chair join bluegrass instrumentalist Kara Barnard in this CD which is largely about the struggle of working women - including the title song about Mother Jones.

 



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