May 2015 - Anne Feeney's Fellow Travelers' Advisory - Volume 9, Number 12

Hi there 

Gosh, I can't believe that I haven't written to you since last September!  For nine years I didn't miss a single month of the Fellow Travelers' Advisory (well - almost nine - this is Volume 9, Number 12).  Next month, when I begin my tenth year as your more faithful correspondent, I promise to do a better job. There are lots of exciting events coming up, and you can find out about them here. I'm writing to you from beautiful Costa Rica, where my sister Kathleen has lived for over a year now. She is taking a master's degree in International Law and Human Rights  at the University for Peace in Ciudad Colon.

Fellow Travelers' Advisory Volume One #1 was published on April 4, 2005.  They are all archived here: http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/ blogspot - There are even some wonderful "Muse and Whirled Retorts" archived there from my wild,wooly, whimsical performing partner, poet Chris Chandler.

Before I start with all my exciting upcoming plans, I want to at least tip my hat to 2014 -
a wonderful year.

First, overall my health was great throughout 2014, and it still is.  I spend a lot more time than I would like with doctors and getting MRIs and CTs,  Except for occasional bouts of dizziness and fatigue it's all good.

Second, the tour to Ireland for the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival was terrific.  I'm planning another one for the summer of 2016.  I'll have the dates soon.  We had a fabulous group of people, as we always do, and I had so much fun introducing my activist friends to each other, and to the rich progressive culture of Ireland.

Here's our merry group:

 Maya Conn, Anne Feeney, Paddy Downes, Mark Schneider, Jane Doyle, Julien Minard, Melodi Shapiro Brown, Jeff Crosby, Joan Friedenberg, Laura Freeman, Dori Roche Binsted, Nina Fendel,Marjie Crosby, Dan Fendel, Dorrie Rosenblatt,  Sue Moore, Bonnie Coleman,  Laura Daniels Vickie Hedian, Leah Hoechstetter,Ray Owens and Martha Livingston in Dublin

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Jackie Fralley, Charlie Bernhardt, Ray Korona, Anne Feeney, Pat Wynne, Chris Chandler, Bev Grant, Charlie King, Julius Margolin, Virginia Ortega Gray, George Mann, Pat Humphries, Francisco Herrera and Jon Fromer at the 2007 (?) Great Labor Arts Exchange, which returns to the site of the former George Meany Center - now the ROSA PARKS and TOMMY DOUGLAS CENTER for LABOR RENEWAL!!!

Feminist rock legend Bev Grant and I hatched a CA mini-tour in conjunction with her powerful show, "We Were There"  - which our dear comrade Chris Bricker produced in San Luis Obispo, and we reprised it in Santa Cruz thanks to Amy Newell and Louis LaFortune.

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Pittsburgh musicians celebrated Pete Seeger's life, legacy and music on May 3rd

Over 1000 people tried to get a seat at the 800 seat capacity First Unitarian Church.

Our community really came together around music and the amazing person that Pete was.  

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Brad Yoder and I teamed up to travel to the Kerrville Folk Festival together, and we did a few shows on the way there and back..  Thanks to all our Cincinnati friends, Danny Yeager in College Station, Leslie Harris in Dallas,  Tim O'Connor in Oklahoma City and my new friends at the Blue Door, and the great Judy Ancel in Kansas City

Our friend in Dallas, Leslie Harris, taught us how to make a "Light Brigade."

a skill I quickly put to work in Pittsburgh with the help of the Amalgamated Transit Union:

 Back in the 'burgh.... I was hoping to send this newsletter out on Earth Day, but life intervened. But here is a fabulous Earth Day link from my wonderful friends of the Flying Folk Army in Vancouver:

click on the cherry tomato and check out this fabulous website

http://users.resist.ca/flyingfolk.ca/funstuff.htm

Support people who have been damaged by fracking

http://www.friendsoftheharmed.com/

Friday, May 1st, 2015 12:00 PM Joe Hill 100 Roadshow - May Day Kickoff with Jan Hammarlund direct from Sweden, and more!! Haymarket Monument 175 N. Desplaines St. Chicago,, IL 60661 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair Price: free - all welcome Friday, May 1st, 2015 9:00 PM Joe Hill 100 Roadshow - May Day Kickoff with Jan Hammarlund direct from Sweden, and more!! The Hideout 1354 W Wabansia Chicago, IL 60642 773-227-4433 http://www.hideoutchicago.com/The Joe Hill Road Show kicks off its tour in Chicago on May Day to celebrate the music, life, and legacy of martyred IWW labor songwriter Joe Hill (1879-1915). The legendary Hill was judicially executed by firing squad in 1915 on a trumped up murder charge in Salt Lake City, Utah. Join Chicago musician Bucky Halker and emcee Paul Durica, as well as musicians Anne Feeney (PA), Jan Hammarlund (Sweden), and JP Wright (KY) for a night of Joe Hill songs and readings. Alexis Buss joins them for a presentation about a new Joe Hill memorial songbook. Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 2:00 PM Joe Hill 100 Road Show with Jan Hammarlund direct from Sweden, and more!! 528 Church St Batavia, IL http://joehill100.comFeatured performers include: Anne Feeney, JP Wright, Jan Hammarlund and Bucky Halker. For a preview go to: https://youtu.be/hEbu7z9Lvds Tuesday, May 5th, 2015 7:00 PM Joe Hill 100 Road Show with Jan Hammarlund direct from Sweden, and more!! Paradigm Cafe 1202 N. 8th Street Sheboygan, WI 53081 http://joehill100.com Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 7:00 PM Joe Hill 100 Tour with Jan Hammarlund direct from Sweden, and more!! Barrymore Theater 2090 Atwood Ave Madison, WI 53704 Thursday, May 7th, 2015 2:00 PM Joe Hill 100 Road Show - with Jan Hammarlund direct from Sweden, and more!! Luna Cafe 330 Main Ave De Pere, WI 54115 http://joehill100.comThe JOE HILL 100 ROAD SHOW travels to De Pere/Green Bay, WI, in an effort to save Wisconsin. Scheduled performers include: Lil´ Rev, Anne Feeney, JP Wright, Jan Hammarlund and Bucky Halker. Friday, May 8th, 2015 8:00 PM Joe Hill 100 Road Show with Jan Hammarlund direct from Sweden, and more!! Anodyne Coffee Roasters 224 W Bruce Street Walkers Point - Milwaukee, WI 53211 http://joehill100.com Saturday, May 9th, 2015 7:00 PM Joe Hill 100 Road Show with Jan Hammarlund direct from Sweden, and more!! New Moon Cafe with Jan Hammarlund direct from Sweden, and more!! Park Plaza Shopping Center, 401 N Main St, Oshkosh, WI 54901 (920) 232-0976 http://joehill100.com Sunday, May 10th, 2015 2:00 PM Joe Hill 100 Road Show with Jan Hammarlund direct from Sweden, and more!! East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street St Paul, MN 55106 http://joehill100.com Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 8:00 PM MALVINA REYNOLDS UNCOVERED - WITH ANNE FEENEY AND (DIRECT FROM SWEDEN) JAN HAMMARLUND!! very exciting venue in the works keep checking this page for details! Chicago, ILwe may be offered a large hall with good sound, ample parking, and a microbrewery sponsor!! keep your fingers crossed.... or if you're swedish - hold your thumbs! Thursday, May 14th, 2015 7:00 PM MALVINA REYNOLDS UNCOVERED - WITH ANNE FEENEY AND (DIRECT FROM SWEDEN) JAN HAMMARLUND!! House Concert Southfield, MI 48033 248-631-8432 http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html Price: $20Call for directions and to reserve your seat. RESERVATIONS ARE NECESSARY!! Friday, May 15th, 2015 7:30 PM MALVINA REYNOLDS UNCOVERED - WITH ANNE FEENEY AND (DIRECT FROM SWEDEN) JAN HAMMARLUND!! CLEVELAND HEIGHTS HOUSE CONCERT ClEVELAND hEIGHTS, OH 44106 216-214-7673 http://janhammarlund.se/in-english/ Price: SUGGESTED $20call Sue to reserve a seat and get directions. Saturday, May 16th, 2015 6:00 PM Pittsburgh Artists Against Fracking present "Freedom from Fracking Benefit" Concert Mr Small's Fun House 400 Lincoln Ave Millvale, PA https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/779201 Price: see belowLocal musician and activist Mike Stout will be on the bill along with Anne Feeney, national rockers, Rusted Root, internationally renowned hip hop artists, Kellee Maize and Jasiri X, as well as the African-American women´s group UJAMAA – with 13 bands total across 3 stages. Tickets available HERE: General Admission standing only tickets are $30 each pre-sale and VIP seate) tickets are $40 each pre-sale. On the day of the show General Admission tickets are $35 and VIP are $45. Thursday, June 25th, 2015 - Sunday, June 28th, 2015 2015 Great Labor Arts Exchange The Rosa Parks and Tommy Douglas Center 10000 New Hampshire Ave NW Silver Spring, MD 20903 http://www.laborheritage.org/glae-2015/ Price: see website Thursday, June 25th, 2015 - Saturday, June 27th, 2015 at 2:00 PM 37th Annual Great Labor Arts Exchange The Rosa Parks and Tommy Douglas Center 10000 New Hampshire Ave NW Silver Spring, MD 20903 http://laborheritage.orgREGISTER BEFORE MAY 25TH FOR THE EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT Wednesday, July 1st, 2015 7:00 PM BELLINGHAM!! Teamsters and Turtles - Together at Last! with Anne Feeney and Dana Lyons Roeder Home Bellingham, WA Price: $15-25 suggested Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 8:00 PM SEATTLE!! Teamsters and Turtles - Together at Last! with Anne Feeney and Dana Lyons Capitol Cider 919 E Pike St Seattle, WA 98122 paul @ 206-214-6169 http://www.capitolcider.com/ Friday, July 3rd, 2015 7:00 PM OLYMPIA - Teamsters and Turtles - Together at Last! with Anne Feeney and Dana Lyons Traditions Café and World Folk Art 300 5th Avenue SW Olympia, WA 98501 360-705-2819 http://www.traditionsfairtrade.com/pages/tradhome.html Sunday, July 5th, 2015 4:00 PM ABERDEEN - Teamsters and Turtles - Together at Last! with Anne Feeney and Dana Lyons VFW Post #1-224 105 E Heron Aberdeen, WA 206-769-1123 http://www.kghifm.org Price: $15-25proceeds from the show will, in part, benefit your wonderful lo-power community station: http://www.kghifm.org as always, no one is turned away for lack of funds Monday, July 6th, 2015 7:00 AM PORT ANGELES - Teamsters and Turtles - Together at Last! with Anne Feeney and Dana Lyons PORT ANGELES - UU Church Hall Port Angeles, WA 360-683-8407 http://annefeeney.comemail to syvanenx(@)teleport.com Wednesday, July 8th, 2015 7:00 PM FLORENCE - Teamsters and Turtles - Together at Last! with Anne Feeney and Dana Lyons KB GALLERY 1458 First Street Old Town Florence, ORStuart Henderson is the presenter. shenderson(a)hotmail.com Friday, July 10th, 2015 - Sunday, July 12th, 2015 OREGON COUNTRY FAIR! Teamsters and Turtles - Together at Last! with Anne Feeney and Dana Lyons Oregon Country Fair Veneta, OR http://oregoncountryfair.org/ Price: see websitewe're confirmed!!! yay! look for us at Shady Grove on Saturday at noon and Sunday at Blue Moon at 2:30 pm Wednesday, July 15th, 2015 7:00 PM ASHLAND - Teamsters and Turtles - Together at Last! with Anne Feeney and Dana Lyons Ashland First Congregational Church of Christ 717 Siskiyou Blvd Ashland, OR 97520 541-482-6988wes brain is the contact. brain@mind.net Saturday, July 18th, 2015 8:00 PM EUGENE - Teamsters and Turtles - Together at Last! with Anne Feeney and Dana Lyons Sprout! 418 A Street Springfield (Eugene), OR 97401 (541) 345-7106 https://www.facebook.com/Marketplace.SproutLauren Regan is the contact - lregan@cldc.org Sunday, July 19th, 2015 8:00 PM PORTLAND - Teamsters and Turtles - Together at Last! with Anne Feeney and Dana Lyons Alberta Rose Theatre 3000 NE Alberta St. Portland, OR 97211 http://albertarosetheatre.com Monday, July 20th, 2015 7:30 PM ASTORIA -Teamsters and Turtles - Together at Last! with Anne Feeney and Dana Lyons Blue Scorcher 1493 Duane Astoria, OR http://www.bluescorcher.coop/#whatCarol Newman is the contact. Tuesday, July 21st, 2015 7:30 PM TACOMA - Teamsters and Turtles - Together at Last! with Anne Feeney and Dana Lyons First United Methodist Church 621 Tacoma Ave S Tacoma, WA 98402 412-877-6480 http://annefeeney.com/calendar.htmlMarilyn Kimmerling is presenting the show.mkimmerling@harbornet.com Saturday, September 5th, 2015 8:00 PM Joe Hill Centenary Salt Lake City, UT` Thursday, November 19th, 2015 8:00 PM NW Oregon Labor Council presents Anne Feeney - Honoring the Legacy of Joe Hill TBAJim Cook is the contact

The very dear departed...

I will always love and remember larry and pat penn, ray korona, larry evans, raybo, david winters, karen brandow, pete seeger, utah phillips,  jon fromer, faith petric - I miss you all so much.

There is so much more I want to tell you about, but I also want to put this in your inbox today.  Thanks so much for being part of my community of friends, family, fans and fellow travelers.  See you in June!