Music for Democracy - Artists http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/taxonomy/term/2/0 A story about an artist. en MFD Interview with Michael Franti http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/michaelfranti <p>Music for Democracy interviews Michael Franti of Spearhead at the 2008 All Good Music Festival.<br /> <b>Part 1</b><br /> <object width="425" height="344"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7U2m5-xWMkI&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7U2m5-xWMkI&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /> <strong>Part 2</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/michaelfranti">read more</a></p> http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/michaelfranti#comments Featured Artists Interviews Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:24:57 +0000 mfdadmin 48 at http://www.musicfordemocracy.org MFD Interview with Tao Rodriguez Seeger http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/172 <p><i>Musician Tao Rodriguez Seeger is the eldest grandchild of Pete and Toshi (née Toshi-Aline Ohta) Seeger, and the son of Mika Seeger and Puerto Rican filmmaker Emilio Rodriguez. Rodriguez-Seeger sings in English and Spanish, composes, and plays guitar, banjo, and harmonica. He began performing in his teens with grandfather Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie, and later formed a band, RIG, with Guthrie’s daughter (Woody Guthrie’s granddaughter) Sarah Lee. Between 2001 and 2007, he released six albums with his contemporary folk band The Mammals.</p> <p><a href="http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/172">read more</a></p> http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/172#comments Artists Interviews Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:13:58 +0000 mitch 172 at http://www.musicfordemocracy.org MFD Interview with John Medeski, Oliver Wood & Chris Wood http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/medeskiwood <p><center>John Medeski:<br /> <object width="425" height="344"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aSmenx1KlPs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aSmenx1KlPs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /> Part 2</p> <p><a href="http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/medeskiwood">read more</a></p> http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/medeskiwood#comments Featured Artists Interviews Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:35:35 +0000 mitch 148 at http://www.musicfordemocracy.org Maria Muldaur's New Vocation http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/101 <p><em>Legendary singer Maria Muldaur, best known for her lush, romantic 1974 huge pop single "Midnight At The Oasis" and more recently known for her work as a blues artist and Grammy nominated blues albums, was asked by <strong>Elmore Magazine (July, 2008)</strong> recently how it happened that she decided to do an album of topical, socially-relevant songs at this point in her career. Below Maria writes what inspired her to morph into a singer of protest songs after all these years. Her new CD is </em><strong>YES WE CAN!</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/101">read more</a></p> http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/101#comments Artists Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:05:27 +0000 mfdadmin 101 at http://www.musicfordemocracy.org How Musicians Have Responded to Politics: A Brief Historical Overview http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/49 <p>Music creates and fosters community by speaking to people's needs, hopes, fears, and intimate lives -- and so does politics. Musicians have responded to this connection in a variety of ways over time. As the host of <a href="http://www.downhomeradioshow.com" target="_blank">Down Home Radio</a>, I thought it would be worthwhile to compile a brief survey of how certain musicians who inspire me chose to explore the realm of politics. Obviously, I have only touched on a few musicians here, so please respond with amendments, qualifications, additions and corrections.</p> <p><a href="http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/49">read more</a></p> http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/49#comments Artists Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:38:27 +0000 mfdadmin 49 at http://www.musicfordemocracy.org MFD Interview with Scott Kleeb http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/44 <p><object width="425" height="344"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0Ccs1feXzQk&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0Ccs1feXzQk&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <p>Sara from the band Night Gallery interviews Nebraska Democratic Senate candidate Scott Kleeb about change, music, and experience.</p> http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/44#comments Artists Politicians Interviews Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:55:41 +0000 mfdadmin 44 at http://www.musicfordemocracy.org MFD Interview with Los Lobos' Steve Berlin http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/43 <p><em>For more than 25 years, Los Lobos has been one of the most creative, dynamic, and daring bands in the American landscape. The Latino core of the group -- David Hidalgo, Cesar Rosas, Louie Pérez, and Conrad Lozano -- started out as a </em>folklórico<em> band in East Los Angeles playing weddings and other events in the Mexican community, but were soon swept into the creative cauldron of the late-'70s L.A. music scene, where punk, rockabilly, and experimental bands could all share the same stage.</p> <p><a href="http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/43">read more</a></p> http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/43#comments Featured Artists Interviews Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:46:36 +0000 mfdadmin 43 at http://www.musicfordemocracy.org MFD Interview with Howard Dean http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/41 <p><embed src="http://www.thenewpop.com/viralads.swf?flashid=deanintvw_New_Pop&amp;cid=278&amp;aid=278.jpg&amp;aurl=http://www.musicfordemocracy.org" width="480" height="360" quality="high" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></p> http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/41#comments Artists Interviews Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:50:47 +0000 chrismillet 41 at http://www.musicfordemocracy.org MFD Interview with Bonnie "Prince" Billy http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/35 <p><em>Will Oldham, a.k.a.</p> <p><a href="http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/35">read more</a></p> http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/35#comments Artists Interviews Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:28:38 +0000 mfdadmin 35 at http://www.musicfordemocracy.org MFD Interview with Bruce Hornsby http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/34 <p><em>Since 1987 when his song &quot;The Way It Is&quot; became a hit and he won a Grammy as Best New Artist, Bruce Hornsby's career has encompassed a range of music as wide as America itself. He has crafted a distinctive body of recordings that draw inspiration from jazz, folk, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, electronica, and avant-garde music, while always remaining swinging and accessible. Hornsby's live shows with his bands -- the Range, and more recently, the Noise Makers -- pack tremendous power while retaining their improvisational edge.</p> <p><a href="http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/34">read more</a></p> http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/node/34#comments Artists Interviews Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:23:37 +0000 mfdadmin 34 at http://www.musicfordemocracy.org