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Joe Hill Roadshow in Lansing, Michigan

The Joe Hill Roadshow makes a return appearance in Lansing Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. at the MSU Community Music School. Tickets are $18, $5 for students.  Performing are Magpie (Greg Artzner and Terry Leonino), Charlie King and George Mann.

If you haven’t heard these songs before, you’ll be surprised how funny and singable they are—and how much the lyrics ring true today.

“The IWW has always seemed to me to be remarkably free of ideological blinders,” King says. “They were clear-eyed about the owning class and the working class, and knew that at times of crisis your worst enemies may be found among the latter. They have been consistently pragmatic in their strategies—and their songs reflect that.”

“Joe Hill created a body of very practical, well-crafted songs that wear very well a century later,” says Charlie King. “The 1% are as tenacious as then, and the 99% need the demystifying reminders found in Wobbly songs. An injury to one is still an injury to all.”

 

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The IWW in its Heyday

Eric Chester, author41t31ijmpdl-_sx325_bo1204203200_ of The IWW in Its Heyday, will be speaking about the book at three East Coast events.

Saturday, September 24: Somerville Public Library, 2 pm. 79 Highland Avenue, Somerville MA.

Wednesday, September 28:  Off the Common bookstore,71 S Pleasant St.,  Amherst MA, 7 pm .

Tuesday, October 11: Wooden Shoe Books, 704 South St., Philadelphia PA, 7 pm.  (Cosponsored by Bindlestiff Books)