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Tune in tonight for timely songs & poems from 24 artists around the country. 
PMN members can sign up to perform next Friday.

Hello Friends,

TONIGHT at 7:30 PM!  Tune in to the Livestream of the PMN Online Song and Poetry Swap on Facebook Live!

Go to PMN's Facebook page at about 7:30pm Tonight, Friday, March 27, and scroll down to find the livestream.  Here is PMN's Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/Peoples.Music.Network/

Note: The livestream post won't pop up on the PMN page until 7:30pm (EST) tonight.  If it is after 7:30pm EST and you don't see the livestream right away, keep scrolling further down the page and you should see it. 

Performer List

1) 7:35 PM – Ben Grosscup (Greenfield, MA)  "Let's Build a Socialist System"
2) 7:40 PM – Barbara Gardiner (Davidson, NC)  "Your Money or My Life"
3) 7:45 PM – Verne McArthur (Springfield, MA)  "Love Is The Water"
4) 7:50 PM – Susan Rogers (Takoma Park, MD)  "Hit the Road Trump (parody of Ray Charles Hit the Road Jack)"
5) 7:55 PM – Distinguished Professor & Doctor ELYAS ISAACS PHD DPH DCJC MD (NYC, NY)  "KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE WITH EXTRA ORIGINAL VERSE"
6) 8:00 PM – Richard Johnson (Springfield, MA)  "Untitled Poem"
7) 8:05 PM – Alison Frost (Truxton, NY)  "There's No Crisis to Waste"
8) 8:10 PM – Will Fudeman (Ithaca, NY)  "It Isn't Nice"
9) 8:15 PM – Jendog Lonewolf (NYC, )  "State of the Whirled"
10) 8:20 PM – Terry Kitchen (Boston, MA)  "Life Is Hard Enough"
11) 8:25 PM – Charlie King (SHELBURNE FALLS, MA)  "You Can Never Fail"
12) 8:30 PM – Lydia Davis (Beacon, NY)  "A Tribute To Steve Goodman (Can we start over again)"
13) 8:35 PM – Dave Gott (, )  "Safe Sheltered Place"
14) 8:40 PM – Paul Goldman (Marlborough, MA)  "Half A Moon"
15) 8:45 PM – Colleen Kattau (Cortland, NY)  "Raiz or Who am i to run"
16) 8:50 PM – Ryc Ward (Rosendale, NY)  "The People Song"
17) 8:55 PM – Jenny Amanda Hurwitz (New York, NY)  "Will Decide"
18) 9:00 PM – David Tarlo (Brooklyn, NY)  "How Can I Keep from Singing"
19) 9:05 PM – Paul McKenna (Corvallis, OR)  "Six Feet Apart"
20) 9:10 PM – Luci Murphy (Washington, DC)  "TBA"
21) 9:15 PM – Alan Cohen (Washington, DC)  "The Preacher and the Slave by Joe Hill"
22) 9:20 PM – Bev Grant (, )  "The Corona Virus Covid 19 Blues"
23) 9:25 PM – Joel Landy (NYC, NY)  "The Spaces In Between"
24) 9:30 PM – Steve Suffet (NYC, NY)  "This Might Be the Last Time"

Waitlist 1)  – Steve Siegelbaum (, )  "Rise Up And Resist"
Waitlist 2)  – robert brashear (NYC, NY)  "TBA"
Waitlist 3)  – Dada Veda (Urbana, IL)  "I'm Waiting For That Time"

Lyrics Available: Sing along with Each Performer!

Many of the performers in this song swap submitted lyrics for their songs and many of the songs have chords written in.   Read all the submitted lyrics sheets for this swap by clicking here. 

Help Publicize this event!

Tell your friends how they can tune into this online musical event for progressive culture.  Share this event on Facebook as a post and invite friends!  https://www.facebook.com/events/584521625473585

 

Register for a Performance Slot on Friday, April 3

We are doing this again next week:  PMN Members are invited to share a song or a poem during next week's online event.  In order to do so you must first register using this link: https://www.peoplesmusic.org/event-3801457.   The 20 or so PMN members who are selected to perform will receive an e-mail midweek next week with a link to PMN's Zoom video conference account.  Everyone performs through their own computer connection through the Zoom platform.  When you register, there is a chance to upload your song's lyrics to help those of us who are singing along with you at home (while our mics are all on mute).

Watch New Documentary on Community Singing, using  password, which expires March 31!
 
We Began to Sing is a new documentary that tells the story of a New England couple’s lifelong calling to harness the power of people singing together to transform the world. Featuring Annie Patterson, Peter Blood and their mentor and friend Pete Seeger.
Polly Wells (Director/Producer), Candida Paltiel  (Producer/Writer), Deborah Palloway (Editor)
Website songkeepers.ca

We Began to Sing (24 min) is available for free streaming now through 11:59 pm EDT  Monday March 31st 2020  

This is an opportunity for individuals to screen the film, since group screenings are not possible during the pandemic.  Use this link:
https://vimeo.com/374723802     Password   slo2020    
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