Women folk musicians

  • Kathy Smith and Burt Lee

    Guests on this show are folk singers Kathy Smith and Burt Lee and producer Mark Roth. The discussion is about how hard it can be to make it financially as a musician, how much one can put themselves into live performing, and some differences with other forms of music, such as rock. “The new folk”…

  • Vera Johnson, herself

    Vera Johnson (1920-2007), a 52-year old native Canadian folk singer (at the time of this recording), sings with her masterful lyrics about her life, politics, and the women’s movement. Vera came to Houston in February 1973 to sing for the National Women’s Political Caucus, which was hosting their first convention, in Houston, Texas from February…

  • Tribute to Malvina Reynolds / produced by Ed Schoenfeld.

    This is a program of music and reflections produced at KPFA by Ed Schoenfeld on the night of folksinger Malvina Reynold’s (August 23, 1900 – March 17, 1978) death. Includes two KPFA pitches by Reynolds. People who call in to share their thoughts on Malvina are Petria MacDonnell reading the epitaph Malvina wrote for herself…

  • Peggy Seeger at KPFA / produced by Susan Kernes

    Peggy Seeger visited KPFA and talked about performing, writing music, why she doesn’t call herself a feminist, and why women need to work together. Interspersed with the interview are excerpts from a performance at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, recorded by Tony Ferro on November 21, 1978. The interview was also recorded…

  • Faith Petric sings folk songs / produced by Ed Schoenfeld.

    Faith Petric (September 13, 1915-October 24, 2013) sings folk songs written by other musicians in the studio. Produced by Ed Schoenfeld. They discuss the Wobblies (Industrial Workers of the World), Bruce “Utah” Phillips, Petric’s own biographical history, the folk music scene in the Bay Area, and Petric’s involvement with the San Francisco Folk Music Club.…