Musician Activists & Songleaders
There are hundreds (thousands?!) of performing musicians who use audience participation as a major part of their shows.
Here are just a few of our many allies in building community and justice through their music work:
- Ysaye Barnwell (who performed for many years with Sweet Honey in the Rock)
- Billy Bragg
- Tom Chapin
- Joe Crookston
- Melanie DeMore
- Emma's Revolution (Pat Humphries & Sandy O)
- Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (2 time Grammy winners for best kids album!)
- John Flynn
- Aaron Fowler & Laura Dungan
- Bill Harley (another 2 time Grammy winner)
- Reggie Harris / Kim & Reggie Harris
- Charlie King
- Lea Gilmore (great blues woman activist based in Baltimore)
- Joe Jencks (formerly of Brother Sun)
- Magpie (Greg Artzner & Terry Leonino)
- John McCutcheon
- Holly Near
- Sarah Pirtle (Parent's Choice Gold Award winner, former editor of the Children's Music Network journal Pass It On)
- Bernice Johnson Reagon (formerly of the SNCC Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock)
- John Roberts & Tony Barrand (of Nowell Sing We Clear)
- Sally Rogers
- Betsy Rose
- Two of a Kind (David & Jenny Heitler-Klevens)
- Niyonu Spann (formerly of Tribe)
- Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul & Mary)
We urge you to find out where musicians like these are performing and lift your heart up in song with them at their concerts. You'll be glad you did!
