PMN TRANS-ATLANTIC SONG SESSION
Sunday, 13th July 2025
– In the Eastern US: 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM
– In the UK: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
The People's Music Network (PMN) continues our series of music sharing events to forge international links among musicians in North America and the United Kingdom who use their music in the service of movements for justice.
FREE LIVESTREAM: Sunday, July 13, 2025, 12:00 – 2:00 PM (ET) on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoyVD_kmmUc *** Once event ends, the livestream will be archived at this same link.
FREE LIVESTREAM: Sunday, July 13, 2025, 12:00 – 2:00 PM (ET)
on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoyVD_kmmUc
*** Once event ends, the livestream will be archived at this same link.
JOIN US ON ZOOM: To be part of the audience on Zoom, press the "Register" button on the left. As a member of PMN, you may register for free. Non-members can register for a donation of $5 or more.
PERFORMERS:
1. 12.06 PM(ET) Pat Lamanna (US)
2. 12.12 PM(ET) Russ Chandler (UK)
3. 12.18 PM(ET) Sharleen Leahey (US)
4. 12.24 PM(ET) Maggie & Pete Eiseman-Renyard (duo: Double Barrel) (UK)
5. 12.30 PM(ET) Nikki Nesbary (US)
6. 12.36 PM(ET) Paul Steele (UK)
7. 12.42 PM(ET) Faith Nolan (Canada)
8. 12.48 PM(ET) Jack Warshaw (UK)
9. 12.54 PM(ET) Joanie Calem (US)
10. 1.00 PM(ET) Tayo Aluko (UK)
11. 1.06 PM(ET) Mario Cancel-Bigay (US)
12. 1.12 PM(ET) Alison Frosdick (UK)
13. 1.18 PM(ET) Ruben Gonzalez (US)
14. 1.24 PM(ET) Kathy Wallis (UK)
15. 1.30 PM(ET) Lydia Adams Davis (US)
16. 1.36 PM(ET) Neil Rogers & Janette Lawrence (duo: Bruin’s Ruin) (UK)
17. 1.42 PM(ET) Arelis Figueroa (US)
18. 2.00 PM(ET) David Kidman & Melissa Marosy (duo: Confluence) (UK)
19. 1.54 PM(ET) Charlie King (US)
22. 1.48 PM(ET) Amanda MacLean (UK)
21. 2.06 PM(ET) Steve Suffet (US)
22. 2.12 PM(ET) Ben Grosscup (US)
ABOUT THIS SESSION: This Trans-Atlantic Song Session is similar to singers sessions found in folk clubs throughout the United Kingdom and the open mic nights in the United States and Canada. The MC will call upon participants in assigned order. When called upon, you will have up to five minutes of performance time for a song, recitation, or poem. If you want to listen only, be sure to register using the "audience" registration option. Your five minutes includes a brief comment about the previous performer plus any introduction. We request that participants attend the entire session. We ask that performers honor PMN’s purpose by choosing a song, recitation, or poem that focuses on freedom, peace, social justice, human rights, and/or liberation.
ELIGIBILITY TO PERFORM: All participants in this singers session must...
* If you are not yet a member of PMN, you may join here: https://www.peoplesmusic.org/join-PMN
HOW WE SELECTED THE PERFORMERS:
Technical Orientation Session: 60 minutes before showtime @11:00am (ET) / 4:00pm (UK).
Performers are invited to a technical orientation session, 60 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/
ABOUT PMN: With roots going back to 1977, the People's Music Network for Songs of Freedom and Struggle is a diverse community of performing artists, activists, and allies, based mostly in the US, who use music, poetry, and other art forms as catalysts for a just and peaceful world. Before the pandemic, PMN's main activity had been holding two large in-person get-togethers each year referred to as gatherings or convergences. During the covid pandemic, PMN began hold many on-line activities. Today PMN holds both in-person and on-line events.
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