RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_5808e041-5d9a-4b4d-ae18-e2d9c0f98f0b -- Rendered At Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:14:38 +0000 Freedom Highway https://redcircle.com/shows/freedom-highway en-US All rights reserved. Nick Panken Freedom Highway follows the long tradition of music as an expression of struggle and solidarity. In all movements for justice, from the enslaved struggling for emancipation, to the employed struggling against exploitation, songs emerge as a means of building strength in the face of power. Each week we follow these songs across borders of race, class, gender and geography with an hour of politically potent music and conversation exploring connections between these histories and the present day. 5808e041-5d9a-4b4d-ae18-e2d9c0f98f0b Freedom Highway follows the long tradition of music as an expression of struggle and solidarity. In all movements for justice, from the enslaved struggling for emancipation, to the employed struggling against exploitation, songs emerge as a means of building strength in the face of power. Each week we follow these songs across borders of race, class, gender and geography with an hour of politically potent music and conversation exploring connections between these histories and the present day.

]]> episodic no Nick Panken freedomhighway@radiokingston.org false full Neither Just Nor Wise Neither Just Nor Wise Nick Panken A playlist of politically meaningful songs from throughout the past 70 years

 

Black Power | The Peace | Black Power | 1975

All Is One | Mighty Sparrow | Calypso A La King | 1970

To The White People Of America | New York Ensemble | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022

We Will Overcome | “Texas” Bill Strength | 1952

It’s Outrageous | Larry Estridge | Broadside Ballads, Vol. 7 | 1973

Already Guilty | Free Radicals, Swatara Olushola | White Power Outage, Vol. 1 | 2020

Profilin | The Frightners, Preet Patel | Always | 2022

Effects of Slavery | Macka B | Global Messenger | 2000

H2OGate Blues | Gil Scott-Heron, Brian Jackson | Winter In America | 1972

Politicians In My Eyes | Death | …For The Whole World To See | 2009 (1975)

Preacher and the Slave | Socialists | 2012-2019 | 2021

]]> <p>A playlist of politically meaningful songs from throughout the past 70 years</p><p> </p><p>Black Power | The Peace | Black Power | 1975</p><p>All Is One | Mighty Sparrow | Calypso A La King | 1970</p><p>To The White People Of America | New York Ensemble | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022</p><p>We Will Overcome | “Texas” Bill Strength | 1952</p><p>It’s Outrageous | Larry Estridge | Broadside Ballads, Vol. 7 | 1973</p><p>Already Guilty | Free Radicals, Swatara Olushola | White Power Outage, Vol. 1 | 2020</p><p>Profilin | The Frightners, Preet Patel | Always | 2022</p><p>Effects of Slavery | Macka B | Global Messenger | 2000</p><p>H2OGate Blues | Gil Scott-Heron, Brian Jackson | Winter In America | 1972</p><p>Politicians In My Eyes | Death | …For The Whole World To See | 2009 (1975)</p><p>Preacher and the Slave | Socialists | 2012-2019 | 2021</p> 924dd31d-f24f-49aa-b108-1391f99b505f https://redcircle.com/shows/5808e041-5d9a-4b4d-ae18-e2d9c0f98f0b/episodes/2294b991-5122-4f10-89ba-267248c90a9d Wed, 22 Jun 2022 23:55:13 +0000 3399 false full Strike Sweet Freedom’s Song Strike Sweet Freedom’s Song Nick Panken Songs Of Slavery and Emancipation is a multimedia project presenting recently discovered songs composed by enslaved people and explicitly calling for resistance to slavery. The book, CD and documentary film come out Friday June 17, and we hear from Mat Callahan who spearheaded the project. He tells about the origins of these songs, the process of researching them and the significance of publishing them now in some cases for the first time in centuries. 

 

Recognition March of the Independence of Hayti | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022

March On | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022

The Negro’s Complaint | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022

Nat Turner | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022

Children, We All Shall Be Free | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022

Hymn of Freedom | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022

Uncle Gabriel The Negro General | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022

Song of the “Aliened American” | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022

The Band of Thieves | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022

]]> <p>Songs Of Slavery and Emancipation is a multimedia project presenting recently discovered songs composed by enslaved people and explicitly calling for resistance to slavery. The book, CD and documentary film come out Friday June 17, and we hear from Mat Callahan who spearheaded the project. He tells about the origins of these songs, the process of researching them and the significance of publishing them now in some cases for the first time in centuries. </p><p> </p><p>Recognition March of the Independence of Hayti | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022</p><p>March On | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022</p><p>The Negro’s Complaint | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022</p><p>Nat Turner | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022</p><p>Children, We All Shall Be Free | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022</p><p>Hymn of Freedom | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022</p><p>Uncle Gabriel The Negro General | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022</p><p>Song of the “Aliened American” | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022</p><p>The Band of Thieves | Songs of Slavery and Emancipation | 2022</p> 7ffd2b7d-5914-4fcd-b046-a3026a5e6abf https://redcircle.com/shows/5808e041-5d9a-4b4d-ae18-e2d9c0f98f0b/episodes/79bdd412-beca-4de8-8763-d42c839f1e05 Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:24:00 +0000 3320 false full The Poor Shall Wear The Crown The Poor Shall Wear The Crown Nick Panken A playlist of politically meaningful songs performed mostly a cappella by vocal ensembles.

 

The Workers Song | The Longest Johns, Seth Lakeman | Smoke & Oakum | 2022

The Song of the Lower Classes | Martin Carthy | Out of the Cut | 1982

Poverty Knock | Chumbawamba | English Rebel Songs 1381-1984 | 2003

We Do The Work | John Fromer | We Do The Work | 2000

I’m Gon’ Stand!!! | Sweet Honey In The Rock | Breaths | 1988

Rich Man’s House | Resistance Revival Chorus | This Joy | 2020

Which Side Are You On? | Windborne | Recollections | Revolutions | 2020

Freedom Is A Constant Struggle | Barbara Dane and the Chambers Brothers | Barbara Dane and the Chambers Brothers | 1966

Had, Took, Misled | Bernice Johnson Reagon | Give Your Hands to Struggle | 1975

Digger’s Song | The Horses Of The Gods | We Wish You Health | 2020

Cable Street | The Young’uns | Strangers | 2017

]]> <p>A playlist of politically meaningful songs performed mostly a cappella by vocal ensembles.</p><p> </p><p>The Workers Song | The Longest Johns, Seth Lakeman | Smoke &amp; Oakum | 2022</p><p>The Song of the Lower Classes | Martin Carthy | Out of the Cut | 1982</p><p>Poverty Knock | Chumbawamba | English Rebel Songs 1381-1984 | 2003</p><p>We Do The Work | John Fromer | We Do The Work | 2000</p><p>I’m Gon’ Stand!!! | Sweet Honey In The Rock | Breaths | 1988</p><p>Rich Man’s House | Resistance Revival Chorus | This Joy | 2020</p><p>Which Side Are You On? | Windborne | Recollections | Revolutions | 2020</p><p>Freedom Is A Constant Struggle | Barbara Dane and the Chambers Brothers | Barbara Dane and the Chambers Brothers | 1966</p><p>Had, Took, Misled | Bernice Johnson Reagon | Give Your Hands to Struggle | 1975</p><p>Digger’s Song | The Horses Of The Gods | We Wish You Health | 2020</p><p>Cable Street | The Young’uns | Strangers | 2017</p> fca01f75-4ead-4fe2-967f-010b43172f10 https://redcircle.com/shows/5808e041-5d9a-4b4d-ae18-e2d9c0f98f0b/episodes/353abf1d-0a16-4874-8ada-a883b544ff99 Wed, 01 Jun 2022 23:35:28 +0000 3291 false full This Kind of Thing Still Lives Today This Kind of Thing Still Lives Today Nick Panken For his 81st birthday, we listen to politically meaningful songs written by Bob Dylan, as performed by other artists.

Blowin’ In The Wind | Bettina Jonic | The Bitter Mirror: Songs By Bob Dylan & Bertolt Brech | 1975

The Death of Emmett Till | Isaac Taylor | Peace In The Valley | 2018

Only A Pawn In Their Game | Barbara Dane | Hot Jazz, Cool Blues & Hard-Hitting Songs | 2018

The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll | Les Shelleys | Les Shelleys | 2010 

The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll | Charlie Ballentine | Life is Brief: The Music of Bob Dylan | 2018

License to Kill | Richie Havens

The Times They Are A Changin’ | Nina Simone | To Love Somebody | 1969

With God On Our Side | The Neville Brothers | Yellow Moon | 1989

Masters of War | The Flying Pickets | Lost Boys | 1984

Masters of War | Bill Frisell | Further East/Further West | 2005

]]> <p>For his 81st birthday, we listen to politically meaningful songs written by Bob Dylan, as performed by other artists.</p><p>Blowin’ In The Wind | Bettina Jonic | The Bitter Mirror: Songs By Bob Dylan &amp; Bertolt Brech | 1975</p><p>The Death of Emmett Till | Isaac Taylor | Peace In The Valley | 2018</p><p>Only A Pawn In Their Game | Barbara Dane | Hot Jazz, Cool Blues &amp; Hard-Hitting Songs | 2018</p><p>The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll | Les Shelleys | Les Shelleys | 2010 </p><p>The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll | Charlie Ballentine | Life is Brief: The Music of Bob Dylan | 2018</p><p>License to Kill | Richie Havens</p><p>The Times They Are A Changin’ | Nina Simone | To Love Somebody | 1969</p><p>With God On Our Side | The Neville Brothers | Yellow Moon | 1989</p><p>Masters of War | The Flying Pickets | Lost Boys | 1984</p><p>Masters of War | Bill Frisell | Further East/Further West | 2005</p> 141ac0b2-ef2c-489a-90c2-7b21408979c8 https://redcircle.com/shows/5808e041-5d9a-4b4d-ae18-e2d9c0f98f0b/episodes/10a18cce-a5e3-4b09-b64d-f1cee0379663 Thu, 26 May 2022 01:04:36 +0000 3336 false full Much Concerned But Not Involved Much Concerned But Not Involved Nick Panken A playlist of politically meaningful songs, including several from Stevie Wonder who turned 72 last week.

 

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free | Mavis Staples, Levon Helm | Carry Me Home | 2022

You Haven’t Done Nothin’ | Stevie Wonder | Fulfillingness’ First Finale | 1974

Black Man | Stevie Wonder | Songs in the Key of Life | 1976

It’s Wrong (Apartheid) | Stevie Wonder | In Square Circle | 1985

Pastime Paradise | Stevie Wonder | Songs in the Key of Life | 1976

Can’t Put It In The Hands of Fate | Stevie Wonder, Rapsody, Cordae, CHIKA, Busta Rhymes | 2020

The Preacher and the Slave | Utah Phillips | Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways | 2006

Preacher and the Slave | Socialists | 2012-2019 | 2021

I Pity The Country | Leanne Betasamosake Simpson | Theory of Ice | 2021

List of Demands (Reparations) | The Kills | 2018

]]> <p>A playlist of politically meaningful songs, including several from Stevie Wonder who turned 72 last week.</p><p> </p><p>I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free | Mavis Staples, Levon Helm | Carry Me Home | 2022</p><p>You Haven’t Done Nothin’ | Stevie Wonder | Fulfillingness’ First Finale | 1974</p><p>Black Man | Stevie Wonder | Songs in the Key of Life | 1976</p><p>It’s Wrong (Apartheid) | Stevie Wonder | In Square Circle | 1985</p><p>Pastime Paradise | Stevie Wonder | Songs in the Key of Life | 1976</p><p>Can’t Put It In The Hands of Fate | Stevie Wonder, Rapsody, Cordae, CHIKA, Busta Rhymes | 2020</p><p>The Preacher and the Slave | Utah Phillips | Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways | 2006</p><p>Preacher and the Slave | Socialists | 2012-2019 | 2021</p><p>I Pity The Country | Leanne Betasamosake Simpson | Theory of Ice | 2021</p><p>List of Demands (Reparations) | The Kills | 2018</p> 4073e5e5-7825-4cf6-b74c-565c7677bfb0 https://redcircle.com/shows/5808e041-5d9a-4b4d-ae18-e2d9c0f98f0b/episodes/a0240e0b-c43d-4966-81f0-8d796c5169e5 Thu, 19 May 2022 00:53:18 +0000 3358 false full Class War, Last War Class War, Last War Nick Panken We listen to a playlist of songs exploring themes of freedom and class war. "There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning." - Warren Buffett 

 

Who’s Free | Super Sounds Namba | 1981

Rich Get Richer | The O’Jays | Survival | 1975

None Of Us Are Free | Solomon Burke, Blind Boys of Alabama | Don’t Give Up On Me | 2002

The Capitalist Blues | Leyla McCalla | The Capitalist Blues | 2019

Bourgeois Blues | The Last Internationale | New York, I Do Mind Dying | 2013

The Guillotine | The Coup | Sorry To Bother You | 2012

Class War | The Dils | 198 Seconds Of The Dils | 1977

Do They Owe Us A Living? | Crass | The Feeding of the 5000 | 1978

Do They Owe Us A Living? | Croy and the Boys | Of Course They Do | 2020

Class War | Ty Segall | Fudge Sandwich | 2018

I Hate The Rich | The Dils | 1977

Class War - How Much | She Drew The Gun | Behave Myself | 2021

]]> <p>We listen to a playlist of songs exploring themes of freedom and class war. &#34;There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.&#34; - Warren Buffett </p><p> </p><p>Who’s Free | Super Sounds Namba | 1981</p><p>Rich Get Richer | The O’Jays | Survival | 1975</p><p>None Of Us Are Free | Solomon Burke, Blind Boys of Alabama | Don’t Give Up On Me | 2002</p><p>The Capitalist Blues | Leyla McCalla | The Capitalist Blues | 2019</p><p>Bourgeois Blues | The Last Internationale | New York, I Do Mind Dying | 2013</p><p>The Guillotine | The Coup | Sorry To Bother You | 2012</p><p>Class War | The Dils | 198 Seconds Of The Dils | 1977</p><p>Do They Owe Us A Living? | Crass | The Feeding of the 5000 | 1978</p><p>Do They Owe Us A Living? | Croy and the Boys | Of Course They Do | 2020</p><p>Class War | Ty Segall | Fudge Sandwich | 2018</p><p>I Hate The Rich | The Dils | 1977</p><p>Class War - How Much | She Drew The Gun | Behave Myself | 2021</p> d78ab886-8ac9-4aca-a9a2-7e85d3fdf280 https://redcircle.com/shows/5808e041-5d9a-4b4d-ae18-e2d9c0f98f0b/episodes/0ac40d70-3c66-4be5-b138-f515745c9952 Thu, 12 May 2022 00:44:42 +0000 3321 false full It Has Always Been Around It Has Always Been Around Nick Panken Rakel Stammer joins to discuss the egregious breach of freedom that would be the outlawing of an individuals choice whether or not to carry a pregnancy to term, in the wake of the newly leaked Supreme Court document indicating an imminent decision as such. In between conversation we listen to several songs emerging from the long fight for bodily autonomy in the form of access to abortion in the 20th century.

 

La Femme Fatale | Digable Planets | Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time And Space) | 1993

Abortion is illegal (The Ballad of Paragraph 218) | Sylvia Anders, D. Justus Noll | There’s Nothing Quite Like Money | 2000

Abort The System | Poison Girls | Songs of Praise | 1985

Abortion Song | New Haven Women’s Liberation Rock Band | Mountain Moving Day | 1972

Back Alley Surgery | Malvina Reynolds | Mama Lion | 1980

]]> <p>Rakel Stammer joins to discuss the egregious breach of freedom that would be the outlawing of an individuals choice whether or not to carry a pregnancy to term, in the wake of the newly leaked Supreme Court document indicating an imminent decision as such. In between conversation we listen to several songs emerging from the long fight for bodily autonomy in the form of access to abortion in the 20th century.</p><p> </p><p>La Femme Fatale | Digable Planets | Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time And Space) | 1993</p><p>Abortion is illegal (The Ballad of Paragraph 218) | Sylvia Anders, D. Justus Noll | There’s Nothing Quite Like Money | 2000</p><p>Abort The System | Poison Girls | Songs of Praise | 1985</p><p>Abortion Song | New Haven Women’s Liberation Rock Band | Mountain Moving Day | 1972</p><p>Back Alley Surgery | Malvina Reynolds | Mama Lion | 1980</p> 90ba3f36-c52a-4713-95d4-4e478562243d https://redcircle.com/shows/5808e041-5d9a-4b4d-ae18-e2d9c0f98f0b/episodes/4801c311-7922-4d81-aca4-1fa1d46d53a3 Thu, 05 May 2022 18:49:05 +0000 3327 false full I Wonder About This Freedom I Wonder About This Freedom Nick Panken To mark his centennial we spend the hour listening to the politically engaged music of Charles Mingus, the seminal jazz composer and bass player born April 22, 1922. Never shy to express his convictions, Mingus would often speak to contemporary political issues including war and racism, with commentary in song titles as well as recitations or lyrics within his songs.

 

Original Faubus Fables | Charles Mingus | Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus | 1960

Don’t Let It Happen Here | Charles Mingus | Music Written For Monterey 1965 (Not Heard... Played in its Entirety, at UCLA) | 1966

It Was A Lonely Day in Selma, Alabama - Freedom | Mingus Big Band | Blues & Politics | 1999

Freedom - Pt.1 | Charles Mingus | The Complete Town Hall Concert | 1962 

Oh Lord Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on Me | Charles Mingus | Oh Yeah | 1962

]]> <p>To mark his centennial we spend the hour listening to the politically engaged music of Charles Mingus, the seminal jazz composer and bass player born April 22, 1922. Never shy to express his convictions, Mingus would often speak to contemporary political issues including war and racism, with commentary in song titles as well as recitations or lyrics within his songs.</p><p> </p><p>Original Faubus Fables | Charles Mingus | Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus | 1960</p><p>Don’t Let It Happen Here | Charles Mingus | Music Written For Monterey 1965 (Not Heard... Played in its Entirety, at UCLA) | 1966</p><p>It Was A Lonely Day in Selma, Alabama - Freedom | Mingus Big Band | Blues &amp; Politics | 1999</p><p>Freedom - Pt.1 | Charles Mingus | The Complete Town Hall Concert | 1962 </p><p>Oh Lord Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on Me | Charles Mingus | Oh Yeah | 1962</p> fd5ab772-0c69-4e75-a2ba-24287c9fc004 https://redcircle.com/shows/5808e041-5d9a-4b4d-ae18-e2d9c0f98f0b/episodes/8c496f90-4020-403c-9281-e5c0f7982469 Wed, 27 Apr 2022 23:21:05 +0000 3356 false full Many Thousand Gone Many Thousand Gone Nick Panken Coming off last week's episode where we heard Paul Robeson's first commercial recording from 1947 of the song No More Auction Block, we trace the evolution of this song from it's likely 19th century composition by black workers held in slavery, to it's many interpretations in the mid and late 20th century, as well as it's melodic offspring in the form of well known songs We Shall Overcome and Blowin' In The Wind.

No More Auction Block | Paul Robeson | 1952

No More Auction Block For Me | Odetta | At Carnegie Hall | 1960

No More Auction Block For Me - William Riley, 1943 | Helen Creighton | Sankofa Songs, A Legacy of Roots and Rhythm: African Nova Scotian Songs From The Collection Of Dr. Helen Creighton | 2019

No More Auction Block For Me | Alan Mills | O’ Canada: A History in Song | 1956

No More Auction Block For Me | Sweet Honey In The Rock | Songs of the Civil War | 1991

No More Auction Block | Pete Seeger | America’s Favorite Ballads - Vol. IV | 1961

No More Auction Block - Live at the Gaslight Cafe, New York, NY - October, 1962 | Bob Dylan | The Bootleg Series, Vol. 1-3 | 1991

Blowin’ In The Wind | Bob Dylan | The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan | 1963

We Shall Overcome | Sing Out! Hootenanny | 1963 (recorded between 1950-1955)

We Will Overcome | Texas Bill Strength | 1952

No More, No More | Richie Havens | Live at the Cellar Door and at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium | 1972

 

]]> <p>Coming off last week&#39;s episode where we heard Paul Robeson&#39;s first commercial recording from 1947 of the song No More Auction Block, we trace the evolution of this song from it&#39;s likely 19th century composition by black workers held in slavery, to it&#39;s many interpretations in the mid and late 20th century, as well as it&#39;s melodic offspring in the form of well known songs We Shall Overcome and Blowin&#39; In The Wind.</p><p>No More Auction Block | Paul Robeson | 1952</p><p>No More Auction Block For Me | Odetta | At Carnegie Hall | 1960</p><p>No More Auction Block For Me - William Riley, 1943 | Helen Creighton | Sankofa Songs, A Legacy of Roots and Rhythm: African Nova Scotian Songs From The Collection Of Dr. Helen Creighton | 2019</p><p>No More Auction Block For Me | Alan Mills | O’ Canada: A History in Song | 1956</p><p>No More Auction Block For Me | Sweet Honey In The Rock | Songs of the Civil War | 1991</p><p>No More Auction Block | Pete Seeger | America’s Favorite Ballads - Vol. IV | 1961</p><p>No More Auction Block - Live at the Gaslight Cafe, New York, NY - October, 1962 | Bob Dylan | The Bootleg Series, Vol. 1-3 | 1991</p><p>Blowin’ In The Wind | Bob Dylan | The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan | 1963</p><p>We Shall Overcome | Sing Out! Hootenanny | 1963 (recorded between 1950-1955)</p><p>We Will Overcome | Texas Bill Strength | 1952</p><p>No More, No More | Richie Havens | Live at the Cellar Door and at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium | 1972</p><p> </p> c30d14cc-f5d3-414f-b845-661130b9c219 https://redcircle.com/shows/5808e041-5d9a-4b4d-ae18-e2d9c0f98f0b/episodes/34164c8d-5c5e-4add-92a5-e57be829cc3d Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:47:26 +0000 3337 false full Alive As You or Me Alive As You or Me Nick Panken Paul Robeson was a widely celebrated singer (among many other vocations) and a fiercely outspoken revolutionary. Born April 9, 1898 in Princeton, NJ, the son of a formerly enslaved man, Robeson understood the connections between racial discrimination and labor exploitation. His commitment to using his public life in the struggle against racism and capitalism brought significant personal consequences, facing violence from the KKK, political persecution from the House Un-American Activities Committee, and the revocation of his passport for a number of years. We learn about his sustained commitment in the face of resistance, in between recordings of his extraordinary voice.

 

No More Auction Block | Paul Robeson | 1947

Spring Song | Paul Robeson | 1941

The Peat-Bog Soldiers | Paul Robeson | 1942

Joe Hill | Paul Robeson | 1942

My Thirty Thousand | Billy Bragg, Wilco | Mermaid Avenue Vol. III | 2012

Scandalize My Name | Paul Robeson | 1959

]]> <p>Paul Robeson was a widely celebrated singer (among many other vocations) and a fiercely outspoken revolutionary. Born April 9, 1898 in Princeton, NJ, the son of a formerly enslaved man, Robeson understood the connections between racial discrimination and labor exploitation. His commitment to using his public life in the struggle against racism and capitalism brought significant personal consequences, facing violence from the KKK, political persecution from the House Un-American Activities Committee, and the revocation of his passport for a number of years. We learn about his sustained commitment in the face of resistance, in between recordings of his extraordinary voice.</p><p> </p><p>No More Auction Block | Paul Robeson | 1947</p><p>Spring Song | Paul Robeson | 1941</p><p>The Peat-Bog Soldiers | Paul Robeson | 1942</p><p>Joe Hill | Paul Robeson | 1942</p><p>My Thirty Thousand | Billy Bragg, Wilco | Mermaid Avenue Vol. III | 2012</p><p>Scandalize My Name | Paul Robeson | 1959</p> 187437bd-023d-4fb4-8c20-681cc600c1b6 https://redcircle.com/shows/5808e041-5d9a-4b4d-ae18-e2d9c0f98f0b/episodes/acbdd621-6fec-4e45-9227-7e812860377a Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:09:53 +0000 3308 false full Til We're Dealing With The Fact Til We're Dealing With The Fact Nick Panken In 1973 Lavender Country crowdsourced funding to make the first known openly gay country music album. Now nearly 50 years later Lavender Country is bringing their brand new follow-up record on tour, with a nearby show Friday April 9 at the Egremont Barn. We listen to selections from an interview with Lavender Country founder Patrick Haggerty originally aired in 2018, where he speaks about using music to communicate connections between the struggle for gay liberation and wider revolutionary movements.


Cryin’ These Cocksucking Tears | Lavender Country | Lavender Country | 1973

Waltzing Will Trilogy | Lavender Country | Lavender Country | 1973

Straight White Patterns | Lavender Country | Lavender Country | 1973 

Clara Frazer, Clara Frazer | Lavender Country | Blackberry Rose | 2022

Workers - Get Ready | Progressive Labor Party | Power To The Working Class | 1971

Roll The Union On | The Song Swappers | Talking Union and Other Union Songs | 1941

There Is Power In A Union | Billy Bragg | Talking With The Taxman About Poetry | 1986

Roll The Union On | John Handcox

]]> <p>In 1973 Lavender Country crowdsourced funding to make the first known openly gay country music album. Now nearly 50 years later Lavender Country is bringing their brand new follow-up record on tour, with a nearby show <a href="http://www.theegremontbarn.com/events/2022/4/8/the-round-up-featuring-lavender-country-paisley-fields-and-more" rel="nofollow">Friday April 9 at the Egremont Barn</a>. We listen to selections from an interview with Lavender Country founder Patrick Haggerty originally aired in 2018, where he speaks about using music to communicate connections between the struggle for gay liberation and wider revolutionary movements.</p><p><br></p><p>Cryin’ These Cocksucking Tears | Lavender Country | Lavender Country | 1973</p><p>Waltzing Will Trilogy | Lavender Country | Lavender Country | 1973</p><p>Straight White Patterns | Lavender Country | Lavender Country | 1973 </p><p>Clara Frazer, Clara Frazer | Lavender Country | Blackberry Rose | 2022</p><p>Workers - Get Ready | Progressive Labor Party | Power To The Working Class | 1971</p><p>Roll The Union On | The Song Swappers | Talking Union and Other Union Songs | 1941</p><p>There Is Power In A Union | Billy Bragg | Talking With The Taxman About Poetry | 1986</p><p>Roll The Union On | John Handcox</p> f10d0099-ef41-428e-b1f0-18a53b8b5f6f https://redcircle.com/shows/5808e041-5d9a-4b4d-ae18-e2d9c0f98f0b/episodes/657587c9-917b-4003-b20f-77950b6bbde2 Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:33:32 +0000 3333 false full No Freedom Without Peace No Freedom Without Peace Nick Panken We begin with Gil Scott-Heron's musical reference to President Eisenhower's 1961 warning about the formation of a military industrial complex, then we go back and explore the history and ongoing relevance of wartime era songs of the past, in particular the first commercially successful anti-war song, I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier, from 1915.

 

Work For Peace | Gil Scott-Heron | 2001

Madison Avenue | Gil Scott-Heron | Secrets | 1978

I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier | Morton Harvey | 1915

Let Us All Speak Our Minds | Elizabeth Knight | Songs of the Suffragettes | 1958

I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier | John Kirkpatrick | Tunes From The Trenches | 2015

I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier | Rana Choir | 2018

Stay Down Here Where You Belong | Tiny Tim | God Bless Tiny Tim | 1968

Praise The Lord and Pass The Ammunition | Eli Radish Band | I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier | 1969

Over There | Eli Radish Band | I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier | 1969

When Johnny Comes Marching Home | Eli Radish Band | I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier | 1969


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]]> <p>We begin with Gil Scott-Heron&#39;s musical reference to President Eisenhower&#39;s 1961 warning about the formation of a military industrial complex, then we go back and explore the history and ongoing relevance of wartime era songs of the past, in particular the first commercially successful anti-war song, I Didn&#39;t Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier, from 1915.</p><p> </p><p>Work For Peace | Gil Scott-Heron | 2001</p><p>Madison Avenue | Gil Scott-Heron | Secrets | 1978</p><p>I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier | Morton Harvey | 1915</p><p>Let Us All Speak Our Minds | Elizabeth Knight | Songs of the Suffragettes | 1958</p><p>I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier | John Kirkpatrick | Tunes From The Trenches | 2015</p><p>I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier | Rana Choir | 2018</p><p>Stay Down Here Where You Belong | Tiny Tim | God Bless Tiny Tim | 1968</p><p>Praise The Lord and Pass The Ammunition | Eli Radish Band | I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier | 1969</p><p>Over There | Eli Radish Band | I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier | 1969</p><p>When Johnny Comes Marching Home | Eli Radish Band | I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier | 1969</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/freedomhighwaywkny/" rel="nofollow">instagram.com/freedomhighwaywkny</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/freedomhighwaywkny" rel="nofollow">facebook.com/freedomhighwaywkny </a></p><p><a href="https://radiokingston.org/en/broadcast/freedom-highway" rel="nofollow">radiokingston.org/broadcast/freedom-highway</a></p> 94e40435-bbd1-4c68-a537-366d19a4a6c5 https://redcircle.com/shows/5808e041-5d9a-4b4d-ae18-e2d9c0f98f0b/episodes/91d13f4e-d1b6-4844-9eed-478bbff7d9c3 Wed, 30 Mar 2022 19:22:43 +0000 3380 false full Trouble You Can't Hide Trouble You Can't Hide Nick Panken Following up last week's four year anniversary show, we hear more songs from more artists who we have previously featured in depth on Freedom Highway for their commitment to voicing radical political perspectives through music, and their impactful contribution to this longstanding and ongoing practice.

 

Worker's Song | Dick Gaughan | Handful Of Earth | 1981

The Flood And The Storm | Woody Guthrie | Ballads of Sacco & Vanzetti | 1960

With God On Our Side | Bob Dylan, Joan Baez | The Bootleg Series Vol. 6 Concert at Philharmonic Hall 1964 | 2004

Living With War | Neil Young | Living With War | 2006

War | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Rastaman Vibrations | 1976

We Shall Not Be Moved | Barbara Dane | 1970

They’ll Never Keep Us Down | Hazel Dickens | 1981

How Long Have You Been Blind | Floyd Red Crow Westerman | The Land Is Your Mother | 1984

Nazi | Chumbawamba | Showbusiness (Live) | 1995

]]> <p>Following up last week&#39;s four year anniversary show, we hear more songs from more artists who we have previously featured in depth on Freedom Highway for their commitment to voicing radical political perspectives through music, and their impactful contribution to this longstanding and ongoing practice.</p><p> </p><p>Worker&#39;s Song | Dick Gaughan | Handful Of Earth | 1981</p><p>The Flood And The Storm | Woody Guthrie | Ballads of Sacco &amp; Vanzetti | 1960</p><p>With God On Our Side | Bob Dylan, Joan Baez | The Bootleg Series Vol. 6 Concert at Philharmonic Hall 1964 | 2004</p><p>Living With War | Neil Young | Living With War | 2006</p><p>War | Bob Marley &amp; The Wailers | Rastaman Vibrations | 1976</p><p>We Shall Not Be Moved | Barbara Dane | 1970</p><p>They’ll Never Keep Us Down | Hazel Dickens | 1981</p><p>How Long Have You Been Blind | Floyd Red Crow Westerman | The Land Is Your Mother | 1984</p><p>Nazi | Chumbawamba | Showbusiness (Live) | 1995</p> 7788285a-0c80-4d90-b1bc-43b40c49fa20 https://redcircle.com/shows/5808e041-5d9a-4b4d-ae18-e2d9c0f98f0b/episodes/d2cd8ef9-f0de-4b5c-a2fe-22c54f154698 Thu, 24 Mar 2022 02:38:26 +0000 3318 false full People You Know It's True People You Know It's True Nick Panken For the four year anniversary show, we listen to an eclectic playlist of songs from some of the luminaries of Freedom Highway - politically engaged artists who we've previously devoted full hourlong episodes to throughout the past four years of broadcasting.

 

When Will We Be Paid | The Staple Singers | We’ll Get Over | 1970

Whitey On The Moon | Gil Scott-Heron | Small Talk At 125th and Lenox | 1970

Freedom Death Dance | Eugene McDaniels | Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse | 1971

Revolution (Pts 1 & 2) | Nina Simone | To Love Somebody | 1969

My Country ‘Tis of Thy People You’re Dying | Buffy Sainte-Marie | Little Wheel Spin and Spin | 1966 

Joe Hill | Paul Robeson | 1936

Casey Jones | Pete Seeger, The Song Swappers | Talking Union and Other Union Songs | 1955

There Is Power In A Union | Billy Bragg | Talking With The Taxman About Poetry | 1986

No Country’s Law | Roy Bailey | Sit Down And Sing | 2005

Overtime | Malvina Reynolds | Malvina Reynolds | 2007

More Time | Linton Kwesi Johnson | More Time | 1999

I Ain’t Marching Anymore | Phil Ochs | I Ain’t Marching Anymore | 1965

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]]> <p>For the four year anniversary show, we listen to an eclectic playlist of songs from some of the luminaries of Freedom Highway - politically engaged artists who we&#39;ve previously devoted full hourlong episodes to throughout the past four years of broadcasting.</p><p> </p><p>When Will We Be Paid | The Staple Singers | We’ll Get Over | 1970</p><p>Whitey On The Moon | Gil Scott-Heron | Small Talk At 125th and Lenox | 1970</p><p>Freedom Death Dance | Eugene McDaniels | Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse | 1971</p><p>Revolution (Pts 1 &amp; 2) | Nina Simone | To Love Somebody | 1969</p><p>My Country ‘Tis of Thy People You’re Dying | Buffy Sainte-Marie | Little Wheel Spin and Spin | 1966 </p><p>Joe Hill | Paul Robeson | 1936</p><p>Casey Jones | Pete Seeger, The Song Swappers | Talking Union and Other Union Songs | 1955</p><p>There Is Power In A Union | Billy Bragg | Talking With The Taxman About Poetry | 1986</p><p>No Country’s Law | Roy Bailey | Sit Down And Sing | 2005</p><p>Overtime | Malvina Reynolds | Malvina Reynolds | 2007</p><p>More Time | Linton Kwesi Johnson | More Time | 1999</p><p>I Ain’t Marching Anymore | Phil Ochs | I Ain’t Marching Anymore | 1965</p><p>All past episodes can be found at:</p><p><a href="radiokingston.org/broadcast/freedom-highway" rel="nofollow">radiokingston.org/broadcast/freedom-highway</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/freedomhighwaywkny/" rel="nofollow">instagram.com/freedomhighwaywkny</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/freedomhighwaywkny" rel="nofollow">facebook.com/freedomhighwaywkny</a></p> 68f6cd40-0073-4de9-a234-17996a711700 https://redcircle.com/shows/5808e041-5d9a-4b4d-ae18-e2d9c0f98f0b/episodes/ab77e751-4f0a-4d7c-ba29-05d7920e718f Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:41:17 +0000 3337 false