Registration Deadline: Tuesday, January 14, at 11:59 PM (ET)
In this Zoom event, members of the People's Music Network from around the world share songs of Freedom and Struggle in a fun, inclusive, supportive, and collaborative online setting!
The Topic
PMN members will gather on Zoom, using songs and poems to discuss the political, economic, and ecological crisis in the United States. Please bring your musical expressions to this session, and leave the political speeches at the door. We'll grapple with threats magnified by the 2024 US Presidential election such as right-wing authoritarianism, Christian nationalism, state-sanctioned criminality, and attacks on immigrant communities. We're singing about the persistent continuity of racism, poverty, militarism, and environmental destruction in our society, and the impact on the whole world.
As a community, the People's Music Network gathers strength and courage to face scary challenges by singing songs that nourish our spirits, and help us make sense of events unfolding around us. Come be inspired and renewed through this participatory process of sharing a politically-conscious musical culture.
How to Participate
Using the button on the left side of this web page, PMN members and invited artists can register to share a song or a poem and/or to be part of the audience for this event. After registering, you receive an e-mail message containing the Zoom Meeting link. Due to time constraints and a vibrant community of performers keen to participate (400 active PMN members in total), it isn't always possible to include every interested performer in the final line up. In the event that not everyone performs, we'll make a wait list. Most people perform live, but we also welcome pre-recorded videos, immediately preceded by a live introduction.
Free Livestream TUNE INTO THE LIVE BROADCAST via YOUTUBE
Thursday, January 16, 2025 7-9pm (ET) / 4-6pm (PT)
*** Right after the show ends, the archive of the livestream will be available at this same link.
LYRICS: https://bit.ly/2025-01-16-Swap
PERFORMER LIST:
1. 7.06 PM (ET) - Ryc Ward "Land of the Free!" www.brotherjim.net
2. 7.16 PM (ET) - Bett Padgett "Don't Take My Child From Me" www.bettpadgett.com
3. 7.26 PM (ET) - Steve Siegelbaum "Somewhere In This World"
4. 7.36 PM (ET) - Linda Allen "Ashes and Smoke" www.lindasongs.com
5. 7.46 PM (ET) - Paul Kaplan "Christmas Morn" www.paulkaplanmusic.compaulkaplanmusic.com
6. 7.56 PM (ET) - Louise Hetzler "Stay Alive" www.louiseina.hearnow.com
7. 8.06 PM (ET) - Doug Hendren - Musical Scalpel "Make The Angels Weep" www.MusicalScalpel.com
8. 8.16 PM (ET) - Bernella Levin "Bernella Levin" www.MichaelandNell.com
9. 8.26 PM (ET) - Angie Whitehurst ""
10. 8.31 PM (ET) - Andy Antipin "Ballad of Accounting" www.andyantipin.com
11. 8.41 PM (ET) - Ben Grosscup "Shut Down The System Now!" www.youtube.com/@BenGrosscup
Eligibility to Perform:
Performers in this swap must:
1) Be invited artists and/or PMN members in good standing.* 2) Register using the online form. 3) Have a computer with functioning video camera and microphone. * If you are not a PMN member, you may join here: https://www.peoplesmusic.org/join-PMN
1) Be invited artists and/or PMN members in good standing.*
2) Register using the online form.
3) Have a computer with functioning video camera and microphone.
* If you are not a PMN member, you may join here: https://www.peoplesmusic.org/join-PMN
How we Select the Performers
We give priority to PMN members who are new or relatively new to our series of online song and poetry swaps. We will highlight songs by any PMN member who presented an earlier version of the song to our monthly Songwriters Peer Feedback Session, "If I had a Song" (check upcoming dates here).
Every PMN member wishing to perform at this event is invited to register and to do so sooner than later. Selection for the final performance list, however, is not first-come first-served. PMN hosts song sharing events regularly. If we can't fit you in this time, anticipate more opportunities soon!
Technical Orientation Session: 45 minutes before showtime @6:15pm (ET) / 3:15pm (PT).
Performers are invited to a technical orientation session, 45 minutes before showtime, where we discuss and practice how to get the best sound when doing a musical performance on Zoom. Each performer has a chance to sing a verse of a song and then receive feedback on ways to improve the audio quality. Artists new to Zoom are strongly encouraged to attend the tech orientation, because doing so will build your confidence in using these tools. The audio quality that listeners hear of your live performance depends on the equipment you have and how you use it. Check out this great resource for performers wanting to get their best audio quality when playing on Zoom. It comes from our friends at Folk Alliance Region Midwest: https://www.farmfolk.org/zoom-performer-toolbox/
Help Publicize!
Encourage your friends to tune into this online musical event for progressive culture: Share the event on Facebook!! https://www.facebook.com/events/477943034959489
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