Women musicians.
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Malvina and Dorothy / produced by Dorothy Healey.
Folk singer Malvina Reynolds talks with Dorothy Healey and sings some of her own songs about the workers’ movement, computers, nuclear power, non-realism, the KKK, and rape. Reynolds and Healey talk about communicating with people of all ages, her life and her family, the movement against nuclear power and the basis for her political beliefs.…
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Strange paradise / Cris Williamson interviewed by Helene Rosenbluth
Musician Cris Williamson talks with Helene Rosenbluth about her spiritual self, her role as a superstar of the women’s community, her old albums, her new work, and her future vision. This is an in-depth interview that is mixed with music from three of her albums: Changer and the changed; Live dream; and Stranger in paradise.…
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Alix Dobkin live! / interviewed by Helene Rosenbluth
Alix Dobkin–Live! Or, who is the Avon lady? Alix Dobkin, singer and songwriter, talks about her music, her politics, her separatist philosophy, lesbianism, her European tour, and antisemitism in Europe. The interview is mixed with excerpts from her March 21, 1980 concert at Fritchman Auditorium in Los Angeles. Produced by Helene Rosenbluth, KPFK.
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On the left / Malvina Reynolds interviewed by Dorothy Healey
Dorothy Healey interviews Malvina Reynolds at KPFK. They talk about communicating with people of all ages, the motivation for Malvina’s life, her family, the movement against nuclear power, and the basis for her political beliefs. Healey relates her history of getting out of jail in Los Angeles, meeting Malvina, and labor struggles. Reynolds talks about…
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Olivia Records: women in the recording industry
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A women’s guitar / Gill Burns ; interviewed by Edward Haber.
Guitarist, folksinger and songwriter Gill Burns is interviewed by Edward Haber at WBAI’s studios, featuring live performance of her English folk music as well as music played off of recordings. Burns discusses her involvement with the Women’s Guitar Workshop record and about the evolution of her songwriting career.
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Scottish song and fiddle / Allan Carr and Jane Rothfield ; interviewed by Edward Haber.
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My song is my own / Frankie Armstrong ; interviewed by Edward Haber.
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Fiddle music / Marie Rhines ; interviewed by Edward Haber.
Marie Rhines is a fiddler of Scottish, Irish, and American music. In this interview with Edward Haber, she talks about her music and plays examples of her fiddling style from records. Rhines talks about her interest in American Appalachian fiddle music, her particular interpretations of different styles of folk music, and the difficulties of notation…