Don't Pay the Ransom -- I've Escaped!
Thanks so much to everyone who has expressed concern for me during this health scare.. Your kindness means more to me than I can express... here's the latest...

I got home from the Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival at 8 last night. I listened to my "Stress Free Surgery" cassette and began fasting at midnight.

I went in for the surgery this morning... was fitted with the IV and taken to the sonography suite and given a topical anesthetic while they inserted a wire into my bosom to mark the path to the metal marker they implanted when they did the biopsy.

Next it was on to the mammography suite to get films to make sure that the wire was actually AT the metal marker.

That proved to be difficult to the point of impossible ... the 'spot' was very hard to find because it got sooooooooooooooo small after the biopsy.

From there we went back to the surgery suite... The anesthesiologist came in, discussed all the medication I would be receiving and I signed all the consent forms.

My surgeon came in prior to the trip the O.R. and after some discussion my doc said she wasn't 100% committed to the idea of doing the surgery today.

Soooooooooooo, we're going to watch this lump for a few months and see what happens...

A REPRIEVE!!!

TA DA!!

I'm delighted...

So far the keyword for this adventure isn't "scary" or "painful"... it's EXPENSIVE...
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- posted by anne @ 11:48 AM 0 comments

 
The Egg and I
Well, the doc says the lump has to come out. I've got an MRI scheduled
(if my f%#!ing insurance company okays it) for April 29th. She should be
able to determine after the MRI if the lump is in breast tissue (in which
case she says it's a "partial mastectomy") or in muscle tissue (in which case i
forget what she said it was... as soon as she said the word "mastectomy"
my heart started racing and i forgot i was an adult).

Once the bugger is extracted (it's VERY small now... 1 cm at most) they'll
be able to figure out what it is, and we'll come up with post op
treatments.

She says it's a miracle that this lump engorged with blood so that it
could be detected, and that the core biopsy caught the atypical cells ...
she thought it much more likely that the biopsy would have just picked up
blood from the tumor. She makes it sound like this will be pretty simple
and the recovery very quick.

The Lump-outa-me (so far, I just can't use that "m" word) is scheduled for
12 May. She says I'll be fine to drive to Madison the next day to perform
at the Utah Phillips benefit.

So.. that's the news... sounds like I'm a lucky girl

Thanks for your concern.

Love

Anne
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Anne Feeney's Fellow Travelers' Advisory - MAY 2008, VOLUME FOUR, #2
Thanks for reading the Fellow Travelers' Advisory ... I know you're all busy folks - your support of my music and my work means more than I can say ... I REALLY couldn't do it without you!

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New CD & CD Release Parties!!

As soon as you see this, I hope you'll all go right to http://cdbaby.com/cd/annefeeney7 and order "Dump the Bosses Off Your Back" (if you haven't already). This is my best CD ever!

For several days "Dump the Bosses Off Your Back" was one of the top ten best-sellers at CDBaby! Whoo-hoo! thank you! The feedback I've been getting on this CD is wonderful. It's getting a lot of airplay, too.

If your favorite folk show isn't listed here:
http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2008/04/ta-da-its-ready.html
let me know, and I'll send a CD on to the station with your compliments!

There are several upcoming CD release parties:

Pittsburgh - April 26th - Club Cafe
Botto House National Labor Museum, NJ - MAYDAY
St Catharine's/Niagara, ON - May 3rd - Arts Centre
Toronto - May 4th - Free Times Cafe
Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival - Mothers' Day weekend - May 9-11 - Darlington, MD
Chicago - May 18th -
Kerrville (TX) Folk Festival - May 24th - June 3rd
Pensacola, FL - June 5th

Details for all of these shows are continuously updating at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html After that, I'll be in Europe until August 27th.


I'm still not booked for Labor Day, 2008!!

(PLEASE -- don't wait until I come to your town to get my new CD - I could really use your help getting the considerable expense of this CD retired ... and if you're already enjoying your copy, how about buying it for a couple friends? - THANKS!!)

If you like "Dump the Bosses Off Your Back," please consider posting an announcement for the cd to your friends. It would mean a lot to me. I've tried to make it real easy for you. You can cut and paste this blurb http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2008/04/forward-this-release-to-your-friends.html into an email. Thanks!!

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The Easter Bunny brings me a Breast Egg

I was horrified to discover a LARGE lump on my left breast on Easter morning. It measured 3+ cm (more than an inch) in diameter when I went for the mammogram and biopsy three days later.

The biopsy turned up some atypical cells, and surgical removal is probably indicated. Miraculously, the lump has gotten MUCH smaller since then... less than 1 cm. I see a breast surgeon at 3PM on the 24th and I'm holding my breath until then... but it seems unlikely that this is anything serious, since it is getting smaller...

This adventure has left me with almost $2000 in medical bills that my insurance doesn't cover (I switched to one of those high-deductible plans a few months ago, but this came up before I set aside a medical savings account with the deductible in it...)

I've been in touch with so many of my wonderful women friends who have come out healthy and happy on the other side of this journey ... No matter what the news is on Thursday I am optimistic...

But before the June Fellow Travelers' Advisory comes out, I want all you women out there who have been procrastinating on a mammogram to go DO IT!

I'll post something on my blog as soon as I know what's up...


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MAYDAY

I am so looking forward to the annual Mayday celebration at the American Labor Museum at Botto House in Haledon, NJ. This will be Julius Margolin's return to show-biz after his hospitalization.. What a joy it will be to see him and work with him again.

The amazing Chris Chandler will be there too - and he and I have been collaborating on a new piece of his over the telephone that we'll be debuting at Botto House.

I hope that your community is figuring out a way to honor International Workers' Day. The ILWU plans to shut down the ports of the West Coast to protest the war on May 1, 2008. Madison always has a great Mayday celebration, and it looks like Minneapolis/St Paul is planning a gala celebration this year... Still it looks as though most of the Mayday festivals are again being held outside the US this year. It's ironic, since Mayday honors the sacrifice of Chicago's Haymarket Martyrs in the battle for an eight hour day.

Wherever you are on May 1st, I hope you'll raise a glass with a friend and sing (to the tune of Daisy, Daisy):

Mayday, Mayday
That's the real workers' day
Labor's history says
Don't give your day away
It's time that the working class sez
"Stick Labor Day up your (orifice of choice)"
Now ain't it great
To celebrate on the glorious First of May!

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Coalition of Immokalee Workers' Fair Food Campaign

Visit CIW at http://ciw-online.org for the latest news in the exciting Fair Food Campaign being waged with Burger King.

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School of the Americas....

If you take a visit to http://soaw.org you'll be appalled to see our tax dollars being used to fund a terrorist training camp right here in the US.

If you want to quit training military and paramilitary types from central and south america in torture and counter-insurgency techniques, School of the Americas Watch has made it very simple for you.

Just click here and SOA Watch will figure out who your member of congress is, tell you how s/he voted on funding for the SOA, and send a letter from you to that member of congress.

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Labor Notes Fracas

This year's Labor Notes conference was livened up by the presence of a boisterous bunch of misguided SEIU members who attempted to crash and disrupt the annual Labor Notes banquet. They had been told this was a "union busters' banquet." A couple hundred members of Andy Stern's purple ocean washed into the lobby of the Hyatt Dearborn, and tried to push their way into the ballroom, where 900 union activists were gathered for Labor Notes' annual fundraising dinner.


The controversy centered over Labor Notes decision to invite Rose Ann De Moro to speak to the conference attendees. (As it happened, Rose Ann wasn't even there.) Rose Ann is one of the most articulate advocates for national health care in the nation, and her union, the California Nurses' Association, has achieved extraordinary victories - like mandated staff-to-patient ratios in California.

More recently, Rose Ann's union, the National Nurses' Organizing Committee, interfered in a scheduled union election in Ohio, between SEIU and Catholic Healthcare Partners. Good arguments can be made for both SEIU and NNOC's positions - but SEIU didn't come to debate. They would have been welcome to participate in the many lively workshops at the conference that weekend. Instead they opted to appear in the middle of the dinner, pushing, shoving, shouting and disrupting. One longtime Detroit activist and former Labor Notes staffer, Dianne Feeley, (a UAW retiree) sustained a head wound that required several stitches.

My pal Ron Kaminkow went out to engage the rowdy SEIU members in dialog. While most of the SEIU members shouted him down and refused to engage in conversation, a couple did speak to Ron. He said they seemed genuinely surprised to learn that the banquet was being served by union members to union activists - locomotive engineers, electricians, plumbers, pipefitters, teachers, writers, teamsters, auto workers - even other members of SEIU - all there to honor a 911 rescue worker suffering severe respiratory ailments, several African-American women on strike since February against 50 per cent pay cuts at a nearby UAW-represented American Axle Plant; some Black and Latino day laborers from Baltimore who led a "living wage" campaign to aid their fellow stadium cleaners at Camden Yards; and three New York City cabbies from the Taxi Workers Alliance that led last Fall's strike by 10,000 yellow cab drivers.

The Hyatt called the Dearborn police as the banquet staff retreated to the kitchen until the food could be served safely. When the police arrived, the SEIU contingent departed, shouting "We'll be back." I hope they register for the conference next time.

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Come to Ireland with me!

2008 is going to be a great year ... I can't believe that I'll get to spend over a month in Ireland touring around with dear friends.

The August tour to Ireland is full. I still have two spots for the June 10-19 tour of Kerry, Clare and Galway, and 11 for September's tour of Cork, Kerry and Clare. If you're interested, check out http://www.annefeeney.com/Pages/enchantedwaytours.html and email me with any questions you have.


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MAY BIRTHDAYS -

My sister, Kathleen Feeney - May 3, Pete Seeger - May 3, 1919, my cousin, Antonito Blanco - May 3, 2007, my cousin Paul Eric Grefenstette - May 10, my high school sweetheart, Bill Deegan - May 10, my cousin Tony Mumphrey - May 15, my cousin Kevin McCahill - May 15, Utah Phillips - May 15, 1935, my cousin Terry Donovan - May 23.


Birthday greetings can be sent to:

Pete Seeger
Box 431
Beacon, NY 12508

and

Utah Phillips
PO BOX 1235
Nevada City, CA 95959


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UPCOMING DATES

Saturday, April 26th, 2008 7 - 9PM
CD Release for Dump the Bosses Off Your Back with Anne Feeney AND many Ornery Duffers!
Club Cafe
56-58 South 12th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
http://clubcafelive.com
Price: $10
doors open at 6PM, the show will start by 7PM - Celebrate the release of my best CD ever!!

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 7:00 PM
Mayday Celebration
Botto House American Labor Museum
83 Norwood St
Haledon, NJ

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 8:00 PM
St Catherine's & District Labour Council Mayday Celebration
Niagara Arts Centre
Niagara/St Catherine's, ON
Canada
ballen (@)cogeco.ca>


Sunday, May 4th, 2008 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and Peter Kastner
Free Times Cafe
320 College St.
Toronto, ON
(416) 280-6456


Friday, May 9th - Sunday May 11th, 2008
Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival
Ramblewood Resort
2564 Silver Road
Darlington, MD 21035
http://www.susquehannamusicandartsfestival.com/


Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 8:00 PM
Benefit Concert for U Utah Phillips
Barrymore Theater
2090 Atwood Ave
Madison, WI 53704
Larry Penn, Lou and Peter Berryman, David HB Drake, Anne Feeney and more!!

Thursday, May 15th, 2008 8:00 PM
Regina Polk Women's Labor Leadership Conference
Pheasant Run Resort
St Charles, IL
this event runs through May 18, 2007.

Sunday, May 18th, 2008 4:00 PM
Chicago CD Release for Dump the Bosses Off Your Back! - 4PM till 7PM
Heartland Cafe
7000 North Glenwood
Chicago, IL 60626
773-465-8005
http://www.heartlandcafe.com/hc_index.htm
Price: $15
The Chicago IWW, the Greens and several other progressive groups are sponsoring this concert! Your ticket benefits the group of your choice!

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 7:00 PM
Out of This Furnace Benefit Concert
with Smokestack Lightning!
Braddock Elks Lodge #883
Library St
Braddock, PA
Price: $ lots-it's a fundraiser!!!
lauracsmiley(@)yahoo.com is the contact

Saturday, May 24th - Wednesday, June 4th
Kerrville Folk Festival
Kerrville, TX
I'll be doing my annual pilgrimage to one of my favorite festivals to relax and visit with all my pals
http://www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com/

Thursday, June 5th, 2008 7:00 PM
Live on WUWF RadioLive!
Museum of Commerce
Pensacola, FL
http://wuwf.org
Price: free

Friday, June 20th, 2008 8:00 PM
Touring Sweden and Denmark
Sweden
http://www.goatbridge.com/bokning.asp
fredrik(@)goatbridge.com is handling all my bookings in Europe from June 20 through August 13th...
email him if you have any suggestions!

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CDs available at http://cdbaby.com/all/unionmaid

THANKS!
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Reviews of "Dump the Bosses Off Your Back"
Dump the Bosses Off Your Back
CD by Anne Feeney $14.99
http://annefeeney.com/

Reviewed by Michael G. Matejka, Union News

Anne Feeney is an old-fashioned union hell-raiser, and she’s dipped deep into union roots for her latest musical effort, “Dump the Bosses Off Your Back.”

Anne reaches back a century to the radical Industrial Workers of the World, a union that never had the membership numbers of the AFL or the CIO, but certainly left an imprint on labor’s culture. The IWW was a singing union, using popular songs and transforming their lyrics to send a very direct message to the working class.

Anne takes some IWW standards, like “Dump the Bosses, ” “Hallelujah, I’m a Bum” and “Preacher and the Slave,” updating them both lyrically and musically, producing lively takes on old standards.

With the recent mine disasters in Utah and West Virginia, Anne adds some very touching songs about miners and the risks they face. She helped perform and write music for a play, “Buried,” about the Sago Mine Disaster. She performs “How Much for the Life of a Miner,” an original composition she wrote for the play. Particularly touching is “Sago,” by Kiya Heartwood, which shares the lament of a wife whose husband is never coming back.

Other current events get remembered, including Santiago Cruz, a Farm Labor Organizing Committee member who was killed in Mexico last year, while attempting to cross-border organize farm laborers.

With our current multinational economy, listen close for “Brave New Christmas,” by John William Davis, which tells what happens when Santa and his elves are outsourced, losing their North Pole jobs to those in warmer climes.

Anne is no stranger to central Illinois, having sung for strikers, locked-out workers and union rallies throughout our area. For those who remember her spirited appearances, these are a great way to reconnect with a fighting rebel; if you haven’t had the experience yet, check out “Dump the Bosses.”

Manny Theiner's Review in Pittsburgh CityPaper

Before Whole Foods and biodiesel, before Iraq war protests and WTO riots, there marched Anne Feeney. The native Pittsburgher still champions the same causes of organized labor and social justice for which she's been agitating since the raging days of Vietnam. She tours the country on the frontlines of the struggle against exploitation and oppression (she stopped in 41 states and five countries in 2007 alone), and an appreciation of her commitment should be strengthened by a few spins of her sixth CD, Dump the Bosses Off Your Back.

Feeney is the ultimate protest singer, covering tunes from her contemporaries as well as unearthing late-19th-century protest songs from the Wobblies (International Workers of the World, of which she's a card-carrying member). On several tracks, she ropes in special guests: the Austin Lounge Lizards, singing barbershop harmonies on the gospel-tinged "You Will Answer"; legendary country-rock hippie Commander Cody on the boogie-woogie "Preacher and the Slave"; and Maryland lesbian-folk duo Emma's Revolution on the country-roots "Hillcrest Mine."

Feeney is able to straddle many genres -- those listed above as well as upbeat polka, jazz and swing, and Tex-Mex accordion flavor, on "A Song for Santiago Cruz" (about an organizer of migrant workers who was murdered last year). There's anthemic rock 'n' roll on "We Fought Back" (backed by members of veteran punkers A.T.S.), and even a bit of riotous acousti-punk on "Ya Basta!"

Three songs were written by Feeney for performances of Buried, a play about the Sago mine disaster, and she also includes a sort of sound-collage piece, layering news reports of layoffs over a rendition of the well-known ditty "Hallelujah, I'm a Bum." And a throwback surprise awaits at the disc's end: a bluegrass version of "Whatever You Say, Say Nothing," by Colum Sands (brother of Irish folk legend Tommy), recorded 18 years ago with now-deceased local folk/blues legend D.C. Fitzgerald on guitar.

Overall, you can't get more comprehensively informed about traditional protest music in Pittsburgh than by listening to Anne Feeney, and this album proves her inimitable staying power yet again.



Anne Feeney CD release. 7 p.m. Sat., Apr. 26. Club Café, 56-58 S. 12th St., South Side. $10. 412-431-4950 or www.clubcafelive.com

Kate Caffery's review in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Music Preview: Anne Feeney wants the bosses off our backs
Thursday, April 24, 2008
By Kate McCaffrey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette



Photo by Julie Leonardsson


Singer/songwriter/musician/labor activist Anne Feeney has made a career out of protesting.

Anne Feeney is none of the following: meek, subtle or willing to negotiate what she believes is right. But you can figure that out by reading the song titles of her new album "Dump the Bosses off Your Back."

Her newest collection of labor and protest songs includes, along with the title track, "Goonies" (described as "A bastard cousin to the scab and the management consultant" in the liner notes), "We Fought Back," "Sago," "Ya Basta!," and "How Much for the Life of a Miner?," among others. Six of the 15 tracks are Feeney originals.

So if you own a large business and farm jobs overseas in order to create a higher profit margin for yourself, "Dump the Bosses off Your Back" is not the CD for you.
Anne Feeney

* Where: Club Cafe, South Side.
* When: 7 p.m. Saturday.
* Admission: $10; 412-431-4950.

Feeney, 56 and a Swissvale native, has been protesting against The Man since her college days at Pitt. During a student sit-in in what's now David Lawrence Hall, some administrator, in an attempt to convince her to leave, told her she seemed "like a wholesome young girl" and that "Nelson Mandela was a terrorist who was going to die in prison." Neither comment compelled Feeney to knock it off.

Instead, she has made a living sounding off against oppression and anti-labor issues, fighting for the blue-collar worker. Feeney has spent the past two decades touring the country, spreading her gospel of labor love. "Dump the Bosses off Your Back" is par for the course -- Feeney not only preaching to but rousing the choir.

Lyrics such as those in "Goonies" ("Now when workers are tossed out on the street, you'll find goonies/You come swarmin' like maggots on putrid meat, goonies/Kin to jackels, hyenas, leaches and skunks/Go back to dog kickin', wife beatin' and rollin' drunks") won't do much to further the cause of a living wage and keeping jobs in America. Nor do they examine the complex problems of unemployed blue-collar workers in old mill or factory towns.

But perhaps this was never Feeney's intention, because she is well pleased with the results.

"I don't think I've ever had so many songs on one album that I feel so strongly about," she said.

She paused to consider which song currently had her the most worked up. "The story of Santiago Cruz," she continued, referring to a song she wrote about the organizer for farm labor found beaten to death last April. "I think that if people understood how difficult it is to get decent work and conditions for immigrants and how vital they are. ... We've depended on immigrant work ever since we abolished slavery. But the hostility and animosity [toward immigrants] just sickens me."

In addition to Feeney's voice and guitar, the album also features Commander Cody, the Austin Lounge Lizards, Pat Humphries, Sandy O, and Bob Banerjee, of Corn Beef & Curry fame, lending his fiddling prowess. Feeney was especially excited about Commander Cody playing piano for "Preacher and the Slave."

"I'm a great admirer of his work and always have been. He's got one of the best left hands in the business," Feeney said.

Feeney shifts from pleased to irritated like a speed racer -- happy with the musical talent garnered for her CD one minute, demanding more R.E.S.P.E.C.T. for local music scene the next.

"One of the things that have always baffled me is why the Pittsburgh music scene is not regarded more seriously nationally. Most of the talent on this CD are local friends of mine. I've worked in Nashville and New York and I don't think you're going to find better musicians than right here in Pittsburgh," she said, adding, "Bob Crafton is incredible and so is Bob Banerjee."

"Dump the Bosses off Your Back" was written by John Brill in 1916. The CD features two more golden oldies, "Preacher and the Slave," written in 1911, and "Business News/Hallelujah, I'm a Bum," written in 1897. These three songs are relics of the Industrial Workers of the World.

"I think one of the most exciting things was being able to breathe such wonderful new life into these songs that have been sung for a hundred years," Feeney said. "I think music is a fantastic way of empowering people and giving them strength and energy. I've spent a good part of my life trying to find and write music that will empower people to resist and stand up for what's right."

We hope those aren't just the people who would have resisted to begin with.
Kate McCaffrey can be reached at 412-263-1601 or kmccaffrey@post-gazette.com.
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Forward this release to your friends!
ANNOUNCING A NEW CD FROM ANNE FEENEY


DUMP THE BOSSES OFF YOUR BACK is the newest CD from Pittsburgh, PA folk icon Anne Feeney. http://annefeeney.com Anne is a longtime activist musician ... very busy singing for the labor movement, the peace movement, the women's movement, the environment ... well, you get the idea. An all-star cast of Pittsburgh musicians play on her CD. And rockabilly legend Commander Cody sings and plays with Anne on one of the tunes.

The new CD also features supporting vocals by Emma's Revolution, the Austin Lounge Lizards and Anne Weiss.The CD features 15 songs - six new Feeney originals, 3 classic labor songs from the Industrial Workers of the World, and six songs from great contemporary folk artists James Keelaghan, Kiya Heartwood, Al Grierson, Evan Greer, John William Davis and Colum Sands.

Order it at http://cdbaby.com/cd/annefeeney7 or by calling 1.800.BUY-MY-CD

You'll find incredibly diverse musical styles for all fans of left-leaning political music - jump, swing, blues, punk, corrido, gospel, bluegrass, dixieland - at least 15 ways to dump the bosses off your back.

Pittsburgh is her home but Anne Feeney is one of the busiest musicians around - her 2007 tour took her to 41 states, 2 Canadian provinces, Guatemala, Sweden, Denmark and Ireland. Her anthem "Have You Been to Jail for Justice?" is being sung in paddywagons everywhere and was featured as one of the 'top protest songs of all time' in the DORO Productions Documentary: "Get Up, Stand Up: The History of Pop and Protest" which has aired worldwide, and nationally on PBS. Peter, Paul and Mary are among the many artists who have recorded Anne's songs.
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TA DA! It's ready!!!
I couldn't wait until Mayday to tell you that DUMP THE BOSSES OFF YOUR BACK is available for sale as of now at http://cdbaby.com/cd/annefeeney7

Please please go buy copies for yourself, your cousins and friends... They'll thank you and so will I!

It's my best CD ever, and it's getting rave reviews from everyone who's heard it - including legendary folk DJ Gene Shay from WXPN in Philadelphia - He says "This is one of Anne Feeney's best albums ever. It's loaded with uninhibited energy and heartfelt singing---all applied to a wonderful collection of songs. Just can't wait to play these new tunes on my radio show."

I've got a couple CD release parties coming up ... tell anyone you know in Detroit, Pittsburgh, New Jersey, Toronto or Chicago to come to them...

And if you'd like to help to organize a CD release somewhere else, just let me know..

(If you don't see your favorite radio show there, let me know and I'll send them a CD with your compliments!)

Look for a review in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette soon!

Thanks so much for your interest in my music! I hope you'll pick up a copy or six as soon as possible... and that I get to see you at one of these upcoming shows!

Love

Anne

AND HERE'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART!!! A BIG FAVOR, BUT....

It would mean a lot to me if you could forward this to everyone you know that might enjoy my music! From here on down is very cut-and-pasteable to people who've never heard of me or my music... a wee note from you at the beginning would be great too! Thanks so much... I hate to always be asking favors, but if you're not corporate-sponsored you gotta be people-sponsored... thanks!




ANNOUNCING A NEW CD FROM ANNE FEENEY


DUMP THE BOSSES OFF YOUR BACK is the newest CD from Pittsburgh, PA folk icon Anne Feeney. http://annefeeney.com Anne is a longtime activist musician ... very busy singing for the labor movement, the peace movement, the women's movement, the environment ... well, you get the idea. An all-star cast of Pittsburgh musicians play on her CD. And rockabilly legend Commander Cody sings and plays with Anne on one of the tunes.

The new CD also features supporting vocals by Emma's Revolution, the Austin Lounge Lizards and Anne Weiss.The CD features 15 songs - six new Feeney originals, 3 classic labor songs from the Industrial Workers of the World, and six songs from great contemporary folk artists James Keelaghan, Kiya Heartwood, Al Grierson, Evan Greer, John William Davis and Colum Sands.

Order it at http://cdbaby.com/cd/annefeeney7 or by calling 1.800.BUY-MY-CD

Pittsburgh is her home but Anne Feeney is one of the busiest musicians around - her 2007 tour took her to 41 states, 2 Canadian provinces, Guatemala, Sweden, Denmark and Ireland. Her anthem "Have You Been to Jail for Justice?" is being sung in paddywagons everywhere and was featured as one of the 'top protest songs of all time' in the DORO Productions Documentary: "Get Up, Stand Up: The History of Pop and Protest" which has aired worldwide, and nationally on PBS. Peter, Paul and Mary are among the many artists who have recorded Anne's songs.

She's having several CD Release Parties (see below) and you can request her music on a gazillion stations (see below that) - Buy her CD, catch her live, or listen for her on your favorite folk show!


DETROIT CD RELEASE PARTY

Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Detroit CD Release Party 4PM-7PM
Julie Hurwitz and Al Benchich's House
Balmoral
Detroit, MI 48203
248-547-7729
Price: $10-20 sliding
Come by Al and Julie's house after Labor Notes to celebrate the release of DUMP THE BOSSES OFF YOUR BACK. Call Barb Ingalls at the number above (AFTER 10:30AM, please -- Barb works nights) to reserve a seat, get the exact address and directions! See you there!


PITTSBURGH CD RELEASE PARTY

Saturday, April 26th, 2008 7:00 PM - 9:00PM
CD Release for Dump the Bosses Off Your Back with Anne Feeney AND many Ornery Duffers!
Club Cafe
56-58 South 12th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
http://clubcafelive.com
Price: $10
doors open at 6PM, the show will start by 7PM - Celebrate the release of my best CD ever!!


NEW JERSEY CD RELEASE

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 - 7PM
Mayday Celebration and CD Release!!
Botto House American Labor Museum
83 Norwood St
Haledon, NJ
This concert will feature a number of other fine labor singers.


TORONTO CD RELEASE

Sunday, May 4th, 2008 8:00 PM
CD RELEASE
Anne Feeney with special guest Peter Kastner
Free Times Cafe
320 College St.
Toronto, ON
(416) 280-6456


SUSQUEHANNA MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL

I'll have plenty of my new CD with me at this wonderful camping festival located halfway between Philadelphia and DC!!

Friday, May 9th - Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival
Ramblewood Resort
2564 Silver Road
Darlington, MD 21035
http://www.susquehannamusicandartsfestival.com/

CHICAGO CD RELEASE!!

Sunday, May 18th, 2008 7:30 PM
Sponsored by the Chicago Branch of the IWW
location TBA


WISCONSIN CD RELEASE!!

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 8:00 PM
Benefit Concert for U Utah Phillips
Barrymore Theater
2090 Atwood Ave
Madison, WI 53704
Larry Penn, David HB Drake, Anne Feeney and more!!


STATIONS THAT HAVE RECEIVED
"DUMP THE BOSSES OFF YOUR BACK"

(a * means they've already played at least one cut!!)

WFMT - 98.7 - Chicago, IL - Rich Warren - The Midnight Special*
WXPN - 88.5 - Philadelphia - Gene Shay*
KBOO - 90.7 - Portland, OR (several copies - all folk shows)
WERU - 89.9, 102.9, 104.7 - Maine (Several copies - all folk shows)
WORT - 89.9 - Madison, WI (several copies - all folk shows)
WFDU - 89.1 - New York - Ron Olesko & Bill Hahn*
WDCB - 90.9 - DuPage, IL - Lilli Kuzma
WYSO - 91.3 - Yellow Springs, OH - Norman Whitman Detours*
KUSP - 88.9 - Santa Cruz,CA - The Open Road
WMNF - 88.5 - Tampa FL - The Women's Show
KZSC - 88.1 - Santa Cruz, CA - Clytia Fuller, Heaven's Bar & Grill
KZSC - 88.1 - Santa Cruz, CA - all folk shows
101.1 - Santa Cruz, CA - Free Radio
KKUP - 91.5 - Cupertino CA - Laura Testa
KPFK - 90.7 - Los Angeles, CA - Axis of Justice, Tom Morello
WRCT - 88.3 - Pittsburgh - Rust Belt Radio, Saturday Light Brigade*
WYEP - 91.3 - Pittsburgh, PA - Ken Batista, American Sampler*
WYEP - 91.3 - Pittsburgh, PA - Bruce Mountjoy, Bluegrass Show
WYEP - 91.3 - Pittsburgh, PA - John Trout, Traditional Ties
WYEP - 91.3 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rosemary Welch, Music Director
KKFI - 90.1 - Kansas City - Judy Ancel, Heartland Labor Forum
KKFI - 90.1 - Kansas City - all folk shows
WPKN - 89.5 - Bridgeport, CT - Pamela Smith, Amazon Radio*
WVBR - 93.5 - Ithaca, NY - Phil Shapiro, Bound for Glory
WFUV - 90.7 - New York, NY - John Platt, Sunday Breakfast
KMST - 96.3 - Rolla, MO - Jim Sigler "Sounds Eclectic"
KBAC - 98.1 - Santa Fe, NM - Transitions with Alan Hunter
KAOS - 89.3 - Olympia, WA - all folk shows, Radio8Ball with Andras Jones*
KAZU - 90.3 - Pacific Grove, CA
WSPN - 91.1 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Chris Magill
KGNU - 88.5 - Boulder, CO - all folk shows
WPRK - 91.5 - Winter Park, FL
WCVF - 88.9 - SUNY, Fredonia, NY - General Eclectic
WCSB - 89.3 - Cleveland, OH - Richard Koloda
WFHB - 91.3 - Bloomington, IN
WAIF - 88.3 - Cincinnati - Boiling Point
KPFT - 90.1 - Houston, TX - Folk Shows & Voices@Work
KUT - 90.5 - Austin, TX - Tom Pittman
KEOS - 89.1 - College Station, TX*
KBAC - 98.1 - Albuquerque - Ken Yavit - Transitions
WAMU - 88.5 - Washington, DC - Dick Spottswood
WYRS - 90.7 - Ocean City, NJ - Ain't Misbehavin - Terry Sikoryak
APR - 91.5 - AL Public Radio - Jeremy Butler - All Things Acoustic
WAMU - 88.5 - Traditions - Mary Cliff
WVUD - 91.3 - Newark, DE - Suzy Wollenburg
WRPI - 91.5 - Schenectady, NY - Sonny Ochs
WVUD - 91.3 - Newark, DE - Three Degrees or Less - Mary Post
WMRA - 90.7 - Harrisonburg, VA - Tina Owens - Acoustic Cafe
WPSU - State College, PA *
WUMB - 91.9 - Boston, MA
KFAI - 90.3 - Minneapolis, MN
KANU - 91.5 - Lawrence, KS - Radio Bob "Trail Mix"
CFRO - 102.7 - Vancouver, BC Co-op Radio
CBC - Roots & Wings
CHES - 101.5 - Erin, ON - Steve Clark
CKUA - 580AM - Tom Coxworth, Folk Routes
CJRT - 91.3 - Regina, SK - Regina's Mighty Shores
CFRO - 102.7 - Vancouver, BC Co-op Radio, Paul Norton - What the Folk
CKUT - 90.3 - Montreal, QC - Folk Directions with Gerry Goodfriend*
CKUT - 90.3 - Montreal, QC - Folk Roots/Folk Branches with Mike Regenstreif
CKPC - 92.1 - Brantford, ON - Jan Vanderhorst - Just Us Folk
WSLR - 96.5 - Sarasota,FL*
KBCS - 91.3 - Bellvue, WA - Lunch with Folks - John Sincock*
WEFT - 90.1 - Champaign/Urbana, IL - Labor Show*
WBGU - 88.1 - Bowling Green, OH - David Sears*
WRUR - 88.5 - Rochester, NY - A Variety of Folk
WTSR - 91.3 - Princeton, NJ - Peter Kernast, Legacy
WBAI - 99.5 - NYC, NY - Building Bridges, Ken Nash
WOBC - 91.5 - Oberlin, OH - Becca Derry - Modern Folk
CFMU - - Hamilton, ON - Freewheeling with Jim Marino - Sat AM 10-12
CITR - 101.9 -Vancouver, BC - Val Cormier
CIUT - 89.5 - Toronto, ON - Steve Fruitman
5EBI - 103.1 - South Australia - Henk deWeerd - Folk Till Midnight
WVGN - 107.3 - US Virgin Islands - Doug Dick
KPSU - 1450AM - Portland, OR - Judith Gennett - Raggle Taggle Gypsy
WRUW - 91.1 - Cleveland, OH - Jim Gilliland
KEUL - 88.9 - Glacier City, AK - It's All Folk - Karen Rakos
WUFT - FM89 - Gainesville, FL - Cathy deWitt
WBRS - 100.1 - Waltham, MA - Bob Weiser
WMUA - 91.1 - Amherst, MA - Acoustic Cafe
WKSU - 89.7 - Kent, OH - David Fuente
WNHU - 88.7 - New Haven, CT - John Mazza
WGLT - 89.1 - Normal, IL - Bruce Bergethon
KXCI - 91.3 - Tucson, AZ - Susan Banes
WRKF - 89.3 - Baton Rouge, Taylor Caffery*
KDHX - 88.1 - St Louis, Paul Stamler
WHUS - 91.7 - Storrs, CT - Susan Forbes Hanson
WWUH - 91.3 - Hartford, CT - Ed McKeon*
WMUD - 89.3 - Moriah, NY - Chip Morgan
KVMR Nevada City, CA several copies - all folk shows
KRFC Steve Brockman
KPIG - Please Stand By w John Sandige
WLSU Mike Alzo The Folk Show
LIVE 365 Internet Radio - Tom Callaghan
KPFK FolkScene
WOMR - Provincetown, MA - Bob Weiser*
WMRA Lisa Ha Acoustic Cafe
WNYC - 93.9 - New York, NY - Oscar Brand
WFUV - 90.7 - New York, NY - Bob Sherman - Woody's Children
WMUC - 88.1 College Park, MD - John McLoughlin Roots 'n Wings
VT Public Radio - Robert Resnick
KNBA - 90.3 Anchorage, AK - Bud Johnson, Acoustic Accents
KUNI - Cedar Falls, IA - Karen Impola
WNUR - 89.3 - Chicago, IL The Folk Show, Sue Kessell
KZFR - 90.1 - Chico, CA - Peace and Justice Show with Laurel Blankinship Avalon
WUSB - Stony Brook, NY - Charlie Backfish
WRIF Detroit, MI - Peter Werbe
WJFF - 90.5 - Liberty NY - Angela Page
ThePoint - Crossroads - Todd Tyson's show in VT
Dan Alloway's Folk Fury in El Paso*
WZNZ-AM Jacksonville, FL* Progressive Roots
KOPN - 89.5 - Columbia, MO - Clint Harding's Show*
WV Public Radio
WMBR - 88.1 - Cambridge MA - Chuck Rosina
KSKQ - 94.9 LPFM - Ashland, OR - Brain Labor Report*
WDVX - 102.9 - Knoxville, TN
WWOZ - 90.7 - New Orleans, LA - Hazel and the Delta Rambler
CKMO - Victoria, BC - Village 900
KMUN - 91.9 - Astoria, OR*
KLCC - 89.7 - Eugene, OR
WXOJ - 103.3 - Northampton, MA - The Enviro Show, Glen Ayers
WIUP - 90.1 - Indiana, PA - Jim Rogers show*
WBCR - Great Barrington, MA - Graham and Barbara Dean's show
KCSC - Edmond, OK
WMMT - 88.7 - Whitesburg, KY
KPFA - 94.1 - Berkeley, CA - Across the Great Divide*



Syndicated, Satellite and/or Internet

Mike Flynn, Folk Sampler - http://www.folksampler.com/
Estrogen Music http://www.estrogenmusic.com
XM Radio - XM 15- The Village - Mary Sue Twohy
DMX Radio
Grassy Hill Radio
E-town
Acoustic Cafe, Rob Reinhart
World Cafe, David Dye
Bob MacKenzie - Sound Bytes - http://www.communication.ca/soundbytes/
HOBER Thinking radio
Democracy NOW
WIN Internet Radio - Workers' Independent News - http://laborradio.org
Whole Wheat Radio - Talkeetna, AK

Please call and request your favorite songs! And lots of these stations stream live on the internet.... expand your audio horizons! Let me know if you hear my music on the radio - I'd like to write the DJ and thank her/him!! (anne (a)annefeeney.com)


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Anne Feeney’s Fellow Travelers’ Advisory - APRIL 2008, VOLUME FOUR, #1
Pittsburgh
26 March 2008

IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:
(details at the bottom of this message and continuously updating at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html)

Thursday, March 27 - Pittsburgh w ROY ZIMMERMAN
Saturday, March 29 - Pittsburgh w Roger McGuinn
April 3-6 - BURIED: The Story of the Sago Mine Disaster
April 11-13 - Labor Notes - Dearborn, MI
(possible Detroit CD release party on the 13th)


I'm looking for places to have CD release parties on April 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 or 27... anyone interested???



Hi Folks:

Thanks so much for reading my email news! It's really the only way I have to stay in touch with you. Write back and let me know what you're up to!

You can buy my cds at http://cdbaby.com/all/unionmaid

You can have THE FELLOW TRAVELERS' ADVISORY delivered to your inbox monthly by signing up here

I've got lots of news this month, but I'll try to keep it short:

In this issue:

THE NEW CD IS READY!
ROY ZIMMERMAN IN PITTSBURGH and CHAMPAIGN
BURIED: THE STORY OF THE SAGO MINE DISASTER
SUSQUEHANNA MUSIC AND ARTS FEST
UNION WOMEN!!! POLK CONFERENCE COMING!
REFLECTIONS ON THE FLORIDA TOUR
IRELAND 2008
BIRTHDAYS
TOUR DATES



THE NEW CD IS READY!!!!

I couldn't be more excited! This is my best recording ever.

"Dump the Bosses Off Your Back" should be available from http://cdbaby.com/all/unionmaid and http://laborheritage.org in the next couple days. You can hear some of the songs at http://myspace.com/annefeeneyreally

It's a fantastic collection of songs... 6 previously unrecorded songs of mine, 6 great songs from colleagues Kiya Heartwood, James Keelaghan, Al Grierson, John William Davis, Evan Greer and Colum Sands, and three unforgettable versions of IWW classics. I'm joined by the finest musicians in Pittsburgh, as well as Anne Weiss, the Austin Lounge Lizards, Commander Cody and Emma's Revolution. Oooh la la!!
Please order your copy right away to help me dig out from the mountain of debt I incurred with this great project.

If you send me the name and station address of your favorite folk radio show, I'll send them a CD with your compliments, and let you know that it's there, so that you can request your favorite songs.

At this point, I think I have sent the CD to all the sponsors of the recording... If you sent me $100 and didn't get a CD yet, please accept my apologies and drop me a line to let me know. I'll get one in the mail to you immediately! And I mailed out the last of the pre-orders today... so if you don't have your CD very soon, call me or write me!

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ROY ZIMMERMAN in Pittsburgh, March 27th
Champaign, March 28th

One of the many highlights of the fabulous FL tour I just completed was getting to do a couple shows with the best political satirist in North America - the brilliant ROY ZIMMERMAN. ( http://royzimmerman.com )

His hilarious "Defenders of Marriage" is the most requested song from my last CD. The material he's traveling with now is just terrific.

He and I are doing a show at

7:30PM on Thursday, March 27th
at Jim and LLouise's house

(I know, it's not much notice -- drop whatever you're doing and be there, though... you won't regret it!)

Email me at anne@annefeeney.com or call me at 412.877.6480 to reserve a seat and get directions. This is Roy's first Pittsburgh show and I want to give him a great welcome. I still have 15 seats left!

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Roy appears to be as much of a driving fool as I am. He's doing a show the NEXT night in Champaign, IL!

FRIDAY, March 28th at the IMC in Champaign, IL
(that's 481 miles away!!!)

The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
202 S. Broadway (at Elm in the old post office building)
Urbana, IL
8 pm - Tickets: $15 at the door

That's a great venue and I hope all you C/U folks are taking note and clearing your calendars immediately! Roy is the best!

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BURIED: THE STORY OF THE SAGO MINE DISASTER
April 3, 4, 5 and 6
Waller Hall Studio Theater - IUP - Indiana, PA

I'm thrilled to be part of another production of Jerry Starr's brilliant play about the Sago mine disaster. My talented companera Sue Powers will be with me for this production at Indiana University of Pennsylvania -- just outside of Pittsburgh.

http://www.hhs.iup.edu/laborcenter/CurrentEvents/Buried.shtml

In this moving drama, we get to watch the transformation of the miners' wives from widows to warriors as they investigate the causes of the Sago mine disaster. There are about a dozen songs featured in the show -- I wrote two of them for this play.

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7TH ANNUAL SUSQUEHANNA MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
Mothers' Day Weekend - May 9-11
Ramblewood Resort, Darlington, MD
http://www.susquehannamusicandartsfestival.com/smaf_001.htm

This is a great festival located halfway between Baltimore and Philadelphia in the resort town of Darlington, MD... on the Ramblewood Resort We'll be camping (although there are lots of moderately priced motels nearby for those of you who don't camp...), singing, eating and shopping all weekend...

The lineup for this festival is always awesome. They are still finalizing this year's lineup, but SONiA and Disappear Fear, Kim and Reggie Harris, Terry Allard, Tret Fure, Wishing Chair, Chris Chandler, Brian QTN, The Dreamsicles, Tom Kimmel, Joe Jencks, Stephanie Corby, Christine Havrilla and We're About 9 are all confirmed.

This is a rain-or-shine festival with lots of cozy indoor performance spaces if the weather is inclement...

I'd love to see you there!

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UNION WOMEN! CHECK OUT THE REGINA POLK CONFERENCE

If you are a female union member living in IL, IN, WI, MI or IA, register now for the fantastic Regina Polk Institute for union women leaders!
http://www.ift-aft.org/UserFiles/File/pdf/2008%20Womens%20Labor%20Conference.pdf
is a link to the conference brochure
and
http://lep.ilir.uiuc.edu is a link to the scholarship application form


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REFLECTIONS ON THE FLORIDA TOUR

This was the best FL tour ever! But I ended up with so many tales to tell that I've moved this section to my blog - right below this post, but you can fast-forward to it clicking here..

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IRELAND

Thanks to all of you who wrote me in response to the Ireland newsletter ... I wish I could take you all with me. There are still a few seats left, and if you'd like to see Ireland with me this summer, check out http://www.annefeeney.com/Pages/enchantedwaytours.html or drop me a line. (anne@annefeeney.com)

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BIRTHDAYS & NEWS

Happy Birthday to lifelong pal Bette Jacobson (Mar 26), APWU-FL Prez Martha Shunn (Mar 27), cousin Mary Weldon (Mar 29), cousin Kelly Grefenstette Warren (Mar 31), folksinger/agitator David Rovics (Apr 10 ), Canadian folksinger/troublemaker/punk Joey Only (Apr 17) turns 30! and my dear dear friend Rosanna Lane (Apr 19)

Joyce Kornbluh, marvelous activist and writer of Rebel Voices: An IWW Anthology and many other fine books, turns eighty on Apr 16 1928 --

Send her a card and thank her for all she's done for working people:

Joyce Kornbluh
1005 Berkshire Rd
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Julius Margolin is home from the hospital, and is doing great on his own! He and I will be gigging together on Mayday at Botto House in Haledon, NJ.

I'll be part of a Utah Phillips benefit concert in Madison in May, and organizing a similar concert here in Pittsburgh. He could still use your best wishes and financial support: Checks to:

Utah Phillips
PO BOX 1235
Nevada City, CA 95959

Canadian labour activist Joey Hartman is recovering nicely from her "lump-out-a-me" -- a get well greeting to #2402 6888 Station Hill Dr, Burnaby, BC V3N-4X5 would be in order!

My Swedish friend, Per Forsberg, just got a cool write-up about the exotic 'lawnmowers' he cares for!
http://www.dalademokraten.se/Nyheter/Smedjebacken/Dyr-men-snygg-grasklippning/

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TOUR DATES:

Thursday, March 27th, 2008 7:30 PM
Roy Zimmerman and Anne Feeney in Concert
Jim & Llouise's House in Friendship
call or email for address
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
412-877-6480
http://royzimmerman.com
Price: $20
Don't miss this intimate opportunity to hear America's foremost political satirist - the brilliant, hilarious and outrageously talented Roy Zimmerman!! I'll do a short set, too. This show will sell out (only 30 seats total) ... so call now to reserve seats!

Saturday, March 29th, 2008 7:30 PM
Opening for Roger McGuinn
Calliope presents at Carnegie Lecture Hall
4400 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-361-1915
http://www.calliopehouse.org
Price: $40

Thursday, April 3rd-Sunday, April 6th, 2008 8:00 PM
BURIED: The Story of the Sago Mine Disaster
IUP - Indiana, PA
http://www.hhs.iup.edu/laborcenter/CurrentEvents/Buried.shtml
Come see this wonderful production of Jerry Starr's powerful play.

Friday, April 11th-Sun April 13th, 2008
Labor Notes
Hyatt Regency
Dearborn, MI
http://labornotes.org
This is the cutting-edge conference for labor activists!
Their publication is outstanding, too....

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 4:00 PM
Carlow College
Pittsburgh, PA
wollerjj(@)carlow.edu is the contact

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 8:00 PM
Mayday Celebration
Botto House American Labor Museum
83 Norwood St
Haledon, NJ

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 8:00 PM
St Catherine's & District Labour Council Mayday Celebration
Niagara Arts Centre
Niagara/St Catherine's, ON
Canada
ballen (@)cogeco.ca>


Sunday, May 4th, 2008 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and Peter Kastner
Free Times Cafe
320 College St.
Toronto, ON
(416) 280-6456


Friday, May 9th- Sunday, May 11th 2008
Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival
Ramblewood Resort
2564 Silver Road
Darlington, MD 21035
http://www.susquehannamusicandartsfestival.com/smaf_001.htm

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 8:00 PM
Benefit Concert for U Utah Phillips
Barrymore Theater
2090 Atwood Ave
Madison, WI 53704
Larry Penn, David HB Drake, Anne Feeney and more!!
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FLORIDA 2008 !!!
This was the best FL tour ever!
Ken and Cee Cee, my fabulous Jacksonville hosts, now have a great radio show - Progressive Roots - Sunday nights on WZNZ radio, streaming live at http://www.1460.us from 8-10PM. Check out their myspace, and for all your performers on my list - send them your CDs!!


My visit to the Miccosukee Land Coop was the best ever! Kayaking on Wicissa with Peter Broderson was fabulous - even saw a big ol' gator. The show was lots of fun too... and the next night we saw Roy Zimmerman in Tally, with a great opening set by Floridian Grant Peeples... Roy invited me up for a couple numbers, too! This picture is of Doug Gauss, me and Roy Zimmerman - I'm loving Doug's shirt!



Then on to St Augustine where we ended up raising $1000 for the Winter Soldier Campaign at a concert I did at the UU Fellowship of St Augustine. It was such a fun show! And I stayed with American legend Stetson Kennedy and his wonderful wife Sandra Parks... I just wish our visit could have lasted longer. Here's a photo by JD Pleasant taken at the St Augustine gig.





It was so wonderful to get to Orange City and reconnect with the oh-so-talented Magda Hiller and her most charming daughter Wyatt (partner Chip is no slouch either!).

Then on to JAX for two busy days on campus at UNF, thanks to Andy Johnson, United Faculty, UNF and the efforts of my friend and comrade, Stan Swart. This time I met some really wonderful, engaged, concerned, bright students at UNF. It was so great to see Candice Carter again, and the Amnesty Chapter concert at the Gallery was the best show ever at UNF... Thanks to Shelley Clay-Robinson and her family, and to Roy Zimmerman for a great guest set.

Stan hosts "The Brother Stan Labor Show!"
Saturdays, 10 AM - 12 Noon
AM 1460 -- and streaming live at http://www.1460.us
Call-In # = 854-1460

LISTEN IN! -- CALL IN!

Before I left Jacksonville, I got to spend most of a day with Jackie Brown's dear friend Ysryl -- he and I paid a call on Dorothy Pitman Hughes ... a feminist icon and wonderful writer who recently opened a bookstore in JAX. Dorothy managed Jackie Brown's remarkable campaign for mayor of Jacksonville (many of you will remember me raving about how amazing Jackie was in these newsletters. My friend Jackie died last year of breast cancer at the age of 46). Ysryl, on the other hand, is a living miracle, having survived catastrophic injuries to his brain when the tailgate from a dump truck almost took his head off last fall.

From Jacksonville I headed to Tampa and had a great visit with Gloria Holloway and her family, and my dear friend Diane Stein. Gainesville with Jenny and Joe Courter was terrific, and the show raised a few hundred dollars to help send them to Venezuela... I'll be looking forward to their eyewitness report. Sarasota was great... catching up with Martha Shunn, the extremely dedicated and effective president of the Florida Postal Workers' Union ... and singing union songs for two hours inside Whole Foods was awesome! I wish I could get some YouTube videos of that show!

WSLR community radio, 96.5 in Sarasota is a great addition to the audio landscape there... the latest project of the amazing Dave Beaton and Arlene Sweeting of Fogartyville... It was great to see the whole Fogartyville gang turn out for the show at JRs Packinghouse... Steve Stokes, Jim Glover, The Merrills and the Johnsons (Ireland bound with me, this summer!), Aunt Marilyn, Faith Fippinger, CC Carter... so many more -- thanks! You made it into a very special night for me!

From Sarasota I headed to Florida Gulf Coast University for a reunion with my old Edgewood neighbor, Vicki Dimidjian, and a chance to meet some terrific activists on this very reactionary campus... Angela and Rob - you're my heros! Then on to my Ft Myers haven with Wendyl and Bill and the gang from Manna Reading Room. And what a fun-filled St Pat's afternoon it was with the United Irish of SW Florida!!! Many thanks to Laura Griffin for lining that up!

The tour ended with two great concerts for the Immokalee Workers in Lake Worth and Dania Beach. Here's a photo that Leonard Bryant took at the concert in Lake Worth -- (The Friends Meeting House that hosted the concert was recently featured on NBC news as a spot where the FBI was infiltrating the anti-war movement!)



Vicki Ryder and Ray Del Papa did a fantastic job of organizing these concerts, which raised close to $2000 for the Immokalee workers' campaign for justice... check out http://ciw-online.org to learn more about their amazing work. And David Engels wrote a lovely review of the Dania Beach concert and posted it on my guestbook, http://www.annefeeney.com/guestbook.html ... a nice highlight to the Dania Beach show was Jerry Gray's banjo and singing -- part of the legendary Canadian folk group, The Travellers, Jerry regaled me with stories about introducing young Gordon Lightfoot to audiences at the Mariposa Folk Festival.

I got to spend those last two days in Florida with Brooke Bell and Amy Carol Webb ... their warmth and hospitality is overwhelming... and Amy http://amycarolwebb.com played my new guitar and sang me two fabulous songs from her upcoming Florida songs CD.

I took Amtrak there and back ... I'll be very happy when we have a democrat in the White House and some much needed funding is sent in Amtrak's direction. I'm hoping to be riding the train a lot in 2008... I'll keep you posted on that adventure. Anyway, there's the Sunshine State in a nutshell.... Thanks to everyone who made it so special!
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Anne Feeney's Fellow Travelers' Advisory - MARCH 2008, VOLUME THREE, #12
IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:

(details at the end of this post and continuously updating at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html)

CLEVELAND - March 1 and 2 - Hey folks -- if you know anyone in the Cleveland area, PLEASE email them the details about these shows

FLORIDA - March 6-19

Nineteen gigs in 14 days in 10 cities, plus 4 or 5 in-class presentations! Check the details at the end or continuously updating at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html

Tallahassee
St Augustine
Orange City
Jacksonville
Tampa
Sarasota
Gainesville
Ft Myers
Lake Worth
Dania Beach



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I'm always looking for work: email me at anne@annefeeney.com if you'd like to help set up a concert, or have me play at your college, conference, convention or riot.

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IN THIS ISSUE:

New CD is ready!!!
End of an era
Florida tour
BURIED
Grant update
Oscars
Julius Margolin & Utah Phillips Health Updates
March Birthdays
Family News
Tour Dates



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DUMP THE BOSSES OFF YOUR BACK




It's finished!!! ... I dropped off the master at the duplicator this afternoon. I am SOOOOOOOOO excited. This is unquestionably my best CD ever. You're going to love it. It will be ready in about two weeks and I'll have it for sale on CDBaby very soon after that. I spent today writing thank you notes and addressing mailers to all the $100 sponsors of the CD -- They'll be the first to get these 15 tunes:

1. Dump the Bosses off your Back 2:02
2. Preacher and the Slave 3:24
3. You Will Answer 2:54
4. Hillcrest Mine 3:11
5. Goonies 2:40
6. We Fought Back 2:44
7. Santiago Cruz 2:54
8. Ya Basta 3:12
9. Sago 3:43
10. 50¢ Sneakers and Five Dollar Wine 3:04
11. Hallelujah, I'm a Bum 4:03
12. How Much for the Life of a Miner? 2:43
13. How Long? 4:29
14. Brave New Christmas 4:01
15. Whatever You Say, Say Nothing 2:15


It's too late to get your name in the liner notes of the CD, but if you'd like to help me with the crushing $14,000 debt I'm carrying from this project, I'd sure appreciate it.

Your check to :


Anne Feeney * 2240 Milligan Ave * Pittsburgh, PA 15218


will be most welcome and deeply appreciated. You can send me a donation via paypal too... there's a "Donation" button just underneath my picture on the right hand side of this page.

And many many thanks to the folks who stepped up to help me with this. Doing a recording is a real leap of faith on a budget like mine, but when you get to hear it, you'll think it was worth it, I'm sure. Commander Cody came in to play piano and sing on "Preacher and the Slave." The Austin Lounge Lizards harmonized my a capella gospel tune "You Will Answer," and Pat and Sandy (Emma's Revolution) harmonize on "Hillcrest Mine." And when you hear the lush magnificent harmonies that Anne Weiss arranged for "How Long?" you'll be dazzled!

I'm doing a CD release concert in Detroit on the Sunday of Labor Notes - April 13th...

I'd love to do a CD release concert in your hometown too - so let me know if you have any ideas. Also.. if you have a great folk show on the radio, let me know about it. I'm happy to send CDs to your favorite folk show... and I'll tell them you sent me!

If you write reviews of folk music for any publication, let me know and I'll send you a review copy!



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End of an era... Martin D-28 #232732 retires

I'm still somewhat traumatized by the news that my sweet Martin D-28 is no longer well enough to travel. I have had to retire my beloved guitar. It's just too fragile to continue subjecting it to the rigors of touring. It's the only guitar I've ever owned or played. I bought it new for $400 in 1969 -- It's the only "thing" I've ever been really attached to...

I had to buy a new guitar. I'll be taking my new Larrivee with me to Cleveland and Florida. It's a beautiful guitar, and I'm sure I'll learn to love it. (Guitar prices seem to have kept pace with CEO compensation in the last 40 years, but my friends at Swissvale Music have made me a generous deal.) Still, incurring such a major expense in the middle of doing a CD was DEFINITELY NOT in my plans.

I'm looking forward to this new era, though. Be sure to come up and check her out at my upcoming gigs!


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Florida is action-packed, as you'll see below! If you know anyone who lives in Florida, please forward this newsletter to them. Gloria Holloway is worried about turnout for the house concert she's doing for me in Tampa. If you know someone in Tampa, please send the info on to them...

It will be great to do some work with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers while I'm there, too... http://ciw-online.org

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BURIED

A new production of BURIED: The Story of the Sago Mine Disaster opens at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (just about 40 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh) on April 3 and runs through April 6th.

Jerry Starr's powerful play about the transformation of the Sago women from widows to warriors is riveting, and it's my pleasure and honor to provide the music throughout this production, along with my talented friend Sue Powers on banjo.

For more information go to:
http://www.hhs.iup.edu/laborcenter/CurrentEvents/Buried.shtml

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My research on my Grandfather's life and work is on hiatus until I return from Florida... but there is so much source material out there, I feel like I'm really getting to know him, even though he died more than 12 years before I was born. I'm so grateful to the IUP Labor Center for giving me this opportunity to dig into this most personally interesting chapter of PA labor history.


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We ended up with 16 dinner guests for our Oscars party. You can read my reviews of 2007's films at:

http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2008/02/2008-movie-picks.html

Our menu was:

THERE WILL BE BLOODy Marys

Saganaki - A flaming Greek cheese dish, which exploded at table, courtesy of Bridget Shields - It was served with sliced baguettes as our tribute to MICHAEL CLAYTON

a JUNO salad of baby bella mushrooms, baby arugula, baby spinach, baby swiss cheese, raspberries and jerusalem artichokes courtesy of Dan and Monique

Our entree was a stretch, but really... when this dish was invented for the King of Sweden in 1897 the average life expectancy was 45 years -- It was NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN ... We served a variation of the Swedish classic, Veal Oscar, substituting free range hormone/anti-biotic free pork filets for the veal ..

and our dessert of ATONEMENT was Burnt Almond Torte, provided by Mary Magan.

mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmm

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Julius Margolin (http://georgeandjulius.com) is doing much better. Thanks to all of you who sent cards. He'd still enjoy hearing from you, I'm sure, if you haven't gotten around to sending him a card yet..

Julius Margolin
330 W 28th, Apt 3-G
New York, NY 10001

I'm looking forward to performing with him at Botto House on Mayday.

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Utah Phillips is still not at home ... He has decided not to have a heart transplant. You can listen to him explain why in a podcast posted at

http://utahphillips.org/podcast/index.html

I'm going to be arranging a benefit concert for him here in Pittsburgh, and performing at one in Madison, WI in May.


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MARCH BIRTHDAYS


Shirley Shultz Myers Mar 1
Mary McCahill Madera Mar 1
Griffin Lane McCahil Mar 13
Ron Berlin Mar 15
Tom Weldon Mar 17
Bette Jacobson Mar 26
Mary Weldon Mar 29
Kelly Grefenstette Mar 31

Happy Happy!



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FAMILY NEWS

My daughter Amy is now officially a certified massage therapist. She has completed her coursework and passed the state exam in Texas. Congratulations!

Joseph and Manelle McCahill welcomed Baby Benjamin on Feb 21st... healthy and beautiful!

Mary and Tom Weldon visited Aunt Claire in Aiken, SC a couple weeks ago. Claire was overjoyed!

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The Tour:

Anne Feeney

Saturday, March 1st, 2008 7:30 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
UU Society of Cleveland
2728 Lancashire Road
Cleveland Heights, OH
216.932.1898
http://uusocietyofcleveland.tripod.com/index.html
Price: $10
The Church is located between Euclid Heights Blvd. and Coventry Rd.

Lancashire is a one-way street that is entered from Euclid Hts. Blvd. The Society is a 2 storied brick building on the right hand side, across from Musicians Towers. Parking is available on either side of the building, on the street, or in metered public parking lots nearby.



Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 10:45 AM
Unitarian Service
UU Society of Cleveland
2728 Lancashire Road
Cleveland Heights, OH
http://uusocietyofcleveland.tripod.com/index.html
Price: free - all welcome


Thursday, March 6th, 2008 6:30 PM
Concert and Pot Luck!
Imaginary Fool's Juggling, Singing and Gourmet Supper Club
Tallahassee, FL
850-878-4149
Price: $10-20 suggested
This is one of my favorite gigs ... I look forward to it all year long.


Friday, March 7th, 2008 8:00 PM
Roy Zimmerman in Concert with Grant Peeples
American Legion Hall
229 Lake Ella Dr.
Tallahassee, FL
(I'll probably do a few numbers at this show, and Roy will be dropping in on my shows for the next few days, too! - Roy is the composer of "Defenders of Marriage" and many many more of my favorite political tunes.)
Tickets: $10 advance and at the door. For more info, visit wakullareporter.com or write to zimconcert@gmail.com.


Saturday, March 8th, 2008 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert on International Women's Day
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of St. Augustine
2487 A1A S
St Augustine, FL 32080
904-540-3575
Price: $10
Terry Buckenmeyer is organizing this concert. Terry's cell: 904-540-3575
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Iraq Veterans against the War will be tabling at the concert, and we will be accepting your generous checks and contributions for their work at the show.
904-471-2047 is the number of the church.



Sunday, March 9th, 2008 10:30 AM
Music for Church Service
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of St Augustine
2487 A1A South and Florida Avenue
St Augustine, FL 32605
http://www.nrdp.net/uufsa/
Price: free - all welcome
3/4 miles south of Route 312



Sunday, March 9th, 2008 3:00 PM
Music for Church Service
Mosaic Unitarian Universalist Church
425 S Volusia Ave (17-92)
Orange City, FL 32774
http://mosaicuu.org/
Price: free - all welcome



Sunday, March 9th, 2008 5:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert with special guest Magda Hiller!!
Mosaic Unitarian Universalist Church
425 S Volusia Ave (17-92)
Orange City, FL 32774
http://mosaicuu.org/
Price: $15



Monday, March 10th, 2008 12:00 PM
artist-in-residence
University of North Florida Campus
4567 St. Johns Bluff Road South
Jacksonville, FL 32224
(904)-620-1654
Stan Swart, "Brother Stan the Union Man," is my host and contact for this residency.



Monday, March 10th, 2008 7:30 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
University of North Florida Campus Theater -- Robinson Student Services Building (Building #14, Room #1700)
4567 St. Johns Bluff Road South
Jacksonville, FL
Price: free - all welcome



Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 12:00 PM
artist-in-residence
University of North Florida Campus
4567 St. Johns Bluff Road South
Jacksonville, FL
(904)-620-1654
http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=16&groupid=144545&ck=
"Brother Stan the Union Man," Stan Swart, is my host and your contact for this residency.



Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 5:00 PM
Anne Feeney In Concert for Campus Chapter of Amnesty International
UNF Art Gallery Auditorium
Jacksonville, FL
904-620-1654
http://www.unf.edu/dept/gallery/
Price: donations welcome
Shelly Clay-Robison is organizing this concert... shellyclayrobison(@)hotmail.com
Come, and learn more about the important work of Amnesty International!


Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 5:30-6:15PM (tentative)
Instore Concert at Vinyl Fever
4110 Henderson Blvd
Tampa, FL 33629
(813) 289-8399


Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 7:30 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
House Concert at Gloria's
Tampa area, FL
813-837-6572
Price: $15
Come at 7:30... we'll start promptly at 8. Reserve a space now... email Gloria at gshello@tampaybay.rr.com or call 813-837-6572 - House concerts are a fabulous way to hear music! Don't be shy, call Gloria now!



Thursday, March 13th, 2008 7:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
JR's OLD PACKINGHOUSE CAFE
987 S. Packinghouse Road
Sarasota, FL 34232
371-9358
http://www.oldpackinghouse.net/
Price: $your generous tips!



Friday, March 14th, 2008 6:00 PM
Singing for the Vegetables
Whole Foods
1451 1st Street
Sarasota, FL 34236
941-955-8500 ext. 215
Price: FREE



Saturday, March 15th, 2008 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
The 2nd Street Bakery
1511 NW 2nd St
Gainesville, FL
352-505-5039
http://www.afn.org/~iguana



Sunday, March 16th, 2008 10:30 AM
Unitarian Universalists of Gainesville
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesville
4225 NW 34th St
Gainesville, FL 32605



Sunday, March 16th, 2008 4:00 PM
Progressive Student Alliance, Code Pink and EPEC Pot Luck
FGCU Student Union Ballroom
Ft Myers, FL
http://ivaw.org/wintersoldier
Price: donations
nferaldi(@)gmail.com - Nancy Feraldi is the contact. We'll also be screening "Winter Soldier Campaign" from IVAW (click on the URL above for more info about the film). Presented by the Environmental and Peace Education Center, the Progressive Student Alliance and Code Pink of SW Florida. Directions: "Student Union" (#17 on the campus map): http://www.fgcu.edu/info/Map/Campus_MainMap.asp
Free/no-permit-needed guest parking is plentiful on Sunday evenings either in the Student Union bldg parking lot or directly across the street in guest lot.
Map directions to FGCU campus:
http://www.fgcu.edu/info/Directions.asp
Nancy's phone number is 239-489-4249
cell: 808-285-9842



Monday, March 17th, 2008 1:00 PM
Concert for Unitied Irish of SW Florida
contact Laura Griffin for location
Ft Myers, FL
239-823-4743
http://www.swflairish.com/index.html
swflagirl(@)aol.com



Monday, March 17th, 2008 7:00 PM
St Patrick's Day Feast !!!
Manna Reading Center
2040 Collier Ave.
Fort Myers, FL
(239) 277-7866
http://www.mannareadingcenter.com/
This will be so much fun!! In addition to my usual hell-raising repertoire, this show only will include a huge selection of Irish favorites - ballads, drinking songs, sing-alongs, sea chanteys and more!! Don't miss it.


Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 7:30 PM
CIW Benefit Concert
Society of Friends (Quakers) Meeting House
823 North A St.
Lake Worth, FL
561-330-9016
Price: $15- $10 low income/student
Vicki Ryder (vickiryder@juno.com)is organizing this! Sponsored by South Florida Peace and Justice
TICKETS available at SOMA Café • 609 Lake Avenue



Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 7:30 PM
Honor CIW on the Feast of St Joseph the Worker
St Maurice Church
2851 Stirling Road
Dania Beach, FL
(754) 423-0051
http://ciw-online.org
Price: $15 ($10 low inc/student)
This is a fundraising concert to benefit the work of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers.

St Maurice is located one mile west of I-95 and is between Miami and Fort Lauderdale. We hold most of our tri-county peace and justice meetings there. Father Roger is very supportive of the movement and will promote the event within the parish. Ray Del Papa is the contact - mrrratpp(@)aol.com



Thursday, April 3rd through Sunday, April 6, 2008 - 8PM
BURIED: The Story of the Sago Mine Disaster
IUP Waller Hall Studio Theater
Indiana, PA
This powerful play by Jerry Starr, documents the transformation of the miners' wives from widows to warriors, and features lots of wonderful music.

http://www.hhs.iup.edu/laborcenter/CurrentEvents/Buried.shtml



April 11th & 12th & 13th, 2008
Labor Notes Conference
Hyatt Regency
Dearborn, MI
http://labornotes.org



Sunday, April 13th, 8PM
Detroit CD Release of "Dump the Bosses Off Your Back"
location tba
contact is Barb Ingalls: 248-547-7729 or bigrafx(@)cavtel.net
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Anne Feeney's Fellow Travelers' Advisory - FEBRUARY 2008, VOLUME THREE, #11
IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:

February - PITTSBURGH, with FOUR SHILLINGS SHORT!
March - Cleveland, Tallahassee, Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Orange City, Tampa, Sarasota, Gainesville, Ft. Myers, Palm Beach County, Dania Beach

BUY CDS: http://cdbaby.com/all/unionmaid




IN THIS ISSUE:
THE GRANT!!
THE STUDIO!!
PLEASE SEND A GET WELL CARD TO TWO LABOR LEGENDS!
BEST LINKS SENT TO ME THIS MONTH
FAMILY NEWS
ELEVEN GOING TO JAIL FOR JUSTICE - CLOSE THE SOA!
SPECIAL IRELAND MAILING
OSCARS/WRITERS' STRIKE




1 February
Pittsburgh

Hi Folks!

I can't remember the last time that I was home for a whole month! It's been a great month... lots of time to cook and eat well, to work out at the gym, to update my mailing list (welcome to all of you new folks!) and to work on the very exciting project I've undertaken thanks to a grant from the Labor Center at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

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THE GRANT!!!

My grandfather, William Patrick Feeney (1876-1939), was a union organizer for the United Mineworkers of America. He started work in the infamous New Hartley Colliery near Bedlington, England in 1888 (that's right, he was twelve) - and emigrated to the US in 1890. He went straight into the mines here, married, fathered ten children, served a term in the PA legislature, introduced one of Pennsylvania's first mine safety bills, played the violin and sang (and wrote) union songs, knew Gene Debs, Fannie Sellins and Mother Jones -- and thanks to the digitized archives of the local papers from that era, I have found thousands of articles chronicling his most interesting life. I'll be writing some papers ... if not a book... if not a musical... who knows?

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THE STUDIO!!

I'm FINALLY finishing DUMP THE BOSSES OFF YOUR BACK - my new CD. With any luck, the CD will feature a lot of my talented friends, including Evan Greer, Anne Weiss, the Austin Lounge Lizards, Commander Cody and many many more! I could really really really use a few more sponsors. If you're in a position to help, send $100 to

Anne Feeney
2240 Milligan Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15218

I'll be happy to put your name (or your sweetheart's name -- there's an unusual Valentine's gift!) in the liner notes.

This fifteen song CD should be finished by the time I leave for Florida.

Here's what's going to be on it:

Preacher and the Slave (Joe Hill) 4:11
You Will Answer (Feeney) 2:48
How Long? (Feeney) 4:51
Dump the Bosses off Your Back (John Brill) 2:09
How Much for the Life of Miner? (Feeney) 2:21
Santiago Cruz (Feeney) 2:03
Ya Basta! (Evan Greer) 3:13
Hallelujah I'm a Bum (McClintock/Kotheimer) 4:12
Sago (Kiya Heartwood) 4:20
Hillcrest Mine (James Keelaghan) 3:16
50 Cent Sneakers and $5 Wine (Al Grierson) 3:13
Goonies (Feeney) 3:18
Whatever You Say, Say Nothing (Colum Sands) 2:16
Brave New Christmas (John William Davis) 4:07
We Fought Back (Feeney) 2:18

It costs about $2500 to master and press 1000 CDs. It costs about $5000 in studio time for the sound engineer. It costs about $10,000 to pay the musicians who work on the recording. It costs another $1000 to pay the pension for the musicians working on the recording. It will cost about $600 to pay the composers of the 'cover songs' for the rights to record their songs. It costs several hundred dollars to get the printing for the artwork. Layout, design and typeset can run into hundreds of dollars. Add in lots of transportation, copying, snacks for the musicians in the studio. And then mailing dozens of free copies for review to radio and press .... These are daunting numbers to come up with on a folksinger's budget...

You can put a donation on your credit card by clicking on the Donate button in the right hand column of this page underneath my picture. If that doesn't work for you for some reason, and you'd still like to contribute on a credit card, email me anne@annefeeney.com and I can invoice you. Your generosity and support makes my work and music possible.

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SEND A GET WELL CARD TO TWO LABOR LEGENDS!


Two wonderful friends of all working people could use some get well wishes:

Julius Margolin (http://georgeandjulius.com), 91 years old, lifelong activist and IATSE member (stagehands' union), is back home from the hospital after treatment for lymphoma, flu, intestinal problems and more. httpHe is such a dear and amazing person with 70+ years of activism and support for working folks everywhere. You may have seen UNION MAN - the wonderful film that George Mann produced about Julius' life. He's still in remarkable spirits and thinking of others. Please send him a thank you/get well card at:


Julius Margolin
330 W. 28th St.
Apt. 3G
NY NY 10001

And the golden voice of the great Southwest, Utah Phillips, is in San Francisco undergoing evaluation for a heart transplant. http://utahphillips.org His health is deteriorating, and we are all hoping that he will get some really hopeful information on this visit. In addition to the stress of his illness, Phillips has financial concerns too. He's been deprived of his livelihood just as his expenses have skyrocketed.

Send him a card and/or a check at:

Utah Phillips
PO BOX 1235
Nevada City, CA 95959

and do yourself a favor and go listen to Phillips tell 'the funniest story ever,'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks-LmHAGouQ


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BEST LINKS SENT TO ME THIS MONTH

http://blip.tv/file/520347/ - bush coins
http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2007/02/20/bayoneting-a-scarecrow/
http://www.solidarity.com/hkcartoons/impeach.html

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FAMILY NEWS

My cousin Kelly Grefenstette of South Carolina is married to pro golfer Charles Warren -- We're very excited to see that Charles is leading the pack at a big tournament- the FBR Open in Phoenix! Go Charles!!

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=golf-m/news/ben4126948.htm

My cousins Kevin McCahill and Mary Lane McCahill of Columbia, MD just went sailing in the British Virgin Islands. There's a link to some photos below, and here's a wonderful excerpt from Mary's trip diary:

"The highlight of the trip for Kevin and me was the amazing snorkelling in the choral reefs of the BVI, and we snorkelled our hearts out, literally for hours. We saw so many beautiful undersea creatures it's beyond description, including an immense and ancient Hawksbill sea turtle with whom I had the blessed fortune to swim briefly. He (the turtle) actually looked at me and was close enough to touch, but I respected his home and let him swim off in peace. We also saw many of the wonderful living jewels of the reef including the blue chromies, four-eyed butterflyfish, blue tangs, parrotfish, trunkfish, yellowtails, bluehead wrasse, fairy basslets, and some big ugly guys like barracuda, tarpon and grouper. The reef itself has its own beauty with many varieties and colors of coral such as staghorn and brain corals and gently swaying green and purple sea fans. Snorkelling for us is like meditation: the world around us becomes very quiet and still as the sea life continues to move about or sway gently in the current somewhat oblivious to our presence. It is so peaceful and warm and comforting that the sound of the water becomes a chant and draws us into it's utter quiet. "

Thanks Mary!
http://www.digiproofs.com/ecom/page_view.pl?p=Fxt2DCn

BIRTHDAYS ----

Lauren Grefenstette Jan 8, Chris Chandler Jan 16, Jim Marks, Jan 16, Shannon Metcalfe Jan 16, Blanka Engstrom Jan 16, (Happy Anniversary Kelly & Charles Warren Jan 25), Tom Weldon Jan 27, Art Deckard Jan 29, Ed McCahill Jan 29, Maryellen Hayden January 31, Kevin Weldon Feb 3, Joe McCahill Feb 15, Ross Chapman Feb 24, Shirley Shultz Myers Mar 1, Mary McCahill Madera, Mar 1.

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ELEVEN GOING TO JAIL FOR JUSTICE!

At the School of the Americas Watch Vigil last November, eleven people engaged in civil disobedience to CALL YOUR ATTENTION to the atrocities being committed in our name and with our tax dollars. Honor their sacrifice by visiting http://soaw.org and educating yourself on our very own "terrorist training camp.'

The SOAW 11 are:

- Joan Anderson, 65, Casper, WY - 30 days and a $500 fine
- Ozone Bhaguan, 33, Duluth, MN - 90 days and no fine
- Le Anne Clausen, 29, Chicago, IL. - 30 days and no fine
- Art Landis, 74, Perkasie, PA - 30 days and no fine
- Ed Lewinson, 78, Newark NJ - 90 days and a $500 fine
- Chris Lieberman, 54, Albuquerque, NM - 60 days and no fine
- Diane Lopez Hughes, 58, Springfield, IL - 45 days and a $500 fine
- Tiel Rainelli, 25, Canton, OH. - 90 days and a $500 fine
- Gus Roddy, 45, Chicago, IL - 30 days and a $500 fine
- Stephen Schweitzer, 45, Binghamtom, NY - 60 days and a $500 fine
- Michelle Yipé, 45, of Argonia, KS - 30 days and a $500 fine

http://www.soaw.org/article.php?id=1621 Read more about the SOAW 11...

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SPECIAL IRELAND MAILING

I know I promised only one email a month, so I'm giving you a heads-up. If you'd like to go to Ireland with me in 2008, I'm sending out a special mailing in mid-February with all the details. If you're not interested, you can delete it without reading it, because that is all that will be in the mailing.

If you can't wait until then for the details, check out the new page that Dave Livingston set up for me:

http://www.annefeeney.com/Pages/enchantedwaytours.html

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OSCARS/WRITERS' STRIKE


This is a great exposition of the issues in the writers' strike, if you've had a hard time figuring it out.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=oJ55Ir2jCxk


And this one is hilarious
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzRHlpEmr0w&NR=1

If management won't come up with a real settlement, I won't be holding my Oscars party. There wouldn't be any joy in watching a writer-less Oscars show.

Still, the eternal optimist, I'm catching as many films as possible hoping for the best. I've posted my 2008 film reviews on the blog.

http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/



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FEBRUARY/MARCH DATES:

Friday, February 22nd, 2008 8:00 PM - PITTSBURGH
Four Shillings Short and Anne Feeney in Concert
Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church
416 W North Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412.877-6480
http://www.art.net/~4ss
Price: $15 suggested
If you missed the first concert, you won't want to miss this one! And if you came to the last 4ss concert you'll be spreading the word, I'm sure.. what fun!!


Sunday, February 24th, 2008 8:00 PM
Oscars Party
2008 Oscars Party
2240 Milligan Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15218
invitation only
http://www.oscarfrenzy.com/
(cancelled if the writers' strike continues.......)


Saturday, March 1st, 2008 7:30 PM - CLEVELAND
Anne Feeney in Concert
UU Society of Cleveland
2728 Lancashire Road
Cleveland Heights, OH
216.932.1898
http://uusocietyofcleveland.tripod.com/index.html
Price: $10
The Church is located between Euclid Heights Blvd. and Coventry Rd.

Lancashire is a one-way street that is entered from Euclid Hts. Blvd. The Society is a 2 storied brick building on the right hand side, across from Musicians Towers. Parking is available on either side of the building, on the street, or in metered public parking lots nearby.


Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 10:45 AM - CLEVELAND
Unitarian Service
UU Society of Cleveland
2728 Lancashire Road
Cleveland Heights, OH
http://uusocietyofcleveland.tripod.com/index.html
Price: free - all welcome


Thursday, March 6th, 2008 6:30 PM - TALLAHASSEE
Concert and Pot Luck!
Imaginary Fool's Juggling, Singing and Gourmet Supper Club
Tallahassee, FL
850-878-4149
Price: $10-20 suggested
This is one of my favorite gigs ... I look forward to it all year long.


Saturday, March 8th, 2008 8:00 PM - ST AUGUSTINE
Anne Feeney in Concert on International Women's Day
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of St. Augustine
2487 A1A S
St Augustine, FL 32080
904-540-3575
Price: $10
Terry Buckenmeyer is organizing this concert. Terry's cell: 904-540-3575

No one turned away for lack of funds.

Iraq Veterans against the War will be tabling at the concert, and we will be accepting your generous checks and contributions for their work at the show.
904-471-2047 is the number of the church.



Sunday, March 9th, 2008 10:30 AM - ST AUGUSTINE
Music for Church Service
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesville
2487 A1A South and Florida Avenue
St Augustine, FL 32605
http://www.nrdp.net/uufsa/
Price: free - all welcome
3/4 miles south of Route 312


Sunday, March 9th, 2008 3:00 PM - ORANGE CITY
Music for Church Service
Mosaic Unitarian Universalist Church
425 S Volusia Ave (17-92)
Orange City, FL 32774
http://mosaicuu.org/
Price: free - all welcome


Sunday, March 9th, 2008 5:00 PM - ORANGE CITY
Anne Feeney in Concert with special guest Magda Hiller!!
Mosaic Unitarian Universalist Church
425 S Volusia Ave (17-92)
Orange City, FL 32774
http://mosaicuu.org/
Price: $15


Monday, March 10th, 2008 12:00 PM - JACKSONVILLE
artist-in-residence
University of North Florida Campus
4567 St. Johns Bluff Road South
Jacksonville, FL 32224
(904)-620-1654
Stan Swart, "Brother Stan the Union Man," is my host and contact for this residency.


Monday, March 10th, 2008 7:30 PM - JACKSONVILLE
Anne Feeney in Concert
University of North Florida Campus Theater -- Robinson Student Services Building (Building #14, Room #1700)
4567 St. Johns Bluff Road South
Jacksonville, FL
Price: free - all welcome


Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 12:00 PM - JACKSONVILLE
artist-in-residence
University of North Florida Campus
4567 St. Johns Bluff Road South
Jacksonville, FL
(904)-620-1654
http://wagepeace.net/
"Brother Stan the Union Man," Stan Swart, is my host and your contact for this residency.


Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 5:00 PM - JACKSONVILLE
Anne Feeney In Concert for Campus Chapter of Amnesty International
UNF Art Gallery Auditorium
Jacksonville, FL
904-620-1654
http://www.unf.edu/dept/gallery/
Price: donations welcome
Shelly Clay-Robison is organizing this concert... shellyclayrobison(@)hotmail.com



Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 7:30 PM - TAMPA
Anne Feeney in Concert
House Concert at Gloria's
Tampa area, FL
813-837-6572
Price: $15
Come at 7:30... we'll s