Because I don’t really have time to do a pod-cast, or any kind of internet radio show (and frankly if I were going to play music I probably wouldn’t find much in a pod-safe directory). So I’m going to continue blogging as I would otherwise, and offer you a playlist, as a sort of Intellectual Radio Program. All the thought without any of the pesky listening.

We’ll call it Radio Marrakesh, because I think that’s what I’m going to call any radio show or radio-like show that I do. So here’s the playlist. It’s a sort of angry political (in my mind) bunch of songs (with a little humor), that I’ve been listening to for a while. Powerful songs, which have a coherent political statement but also have great emotional power. I don’t quite have the order worked out, so don’t blame me there.

Title - Artist - Album

  • Palaces of Gold - Martin Carthy - The Collection
  • Ballad of Harry T. More - Sweet Honey in the Rock - The Women Gather 30th Anniversary
  • Samson and Delilah - Spencer Bohren - Carry The Word
  • A Prince Among Men - Andy Irvine - Rain on the Roof
  • Time to Ring Some Changes - Richard Thompson - Starting as Henry the Human Fly
  • The Monument (Lest We Forget) - Andy Irvine - Rain on the Roof
  • Joe Hill (Ballad of, to the Tune of John Hardy) - Phil Ochs - Montreal, Canada - 22 October 1966
  • Hard Times of Old England - Steeleye Span - All Around My Hat
  • Joe Hill (I Dreamt I Saw Joe Hill Last Night) - Joan Baez - The Best of Woodstock
  • Wasn’t That A Time - Pete Seeger
  • Viva La Quince Brigada - Pete Seeger
  • Five Years - Tom Smith - Debasement Tapes
  • Raggedy - Pete Seeger - American Industrial Ballads
  • Another Clearing Time - Stravaig - Movin' On
  • Pharaoh - The House Band - Green Linnet 20th Anniversary Collection
  • The Pit Stands Idle - Housebound - Groundwork
  • Ballad of William Worthy - Phil Ochs - All the News that’s Fit to Sing
  • The White Collar Holler - Stan Rogers - Between the Breaks… Live
  • I Ain’t Marching Anymore - Phil Ochs - I Ain’t Marching Anymore

So There you go. Enjoy

Cheers!