Women musicians.
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Rickie Lee Jones / by Susan Sailow
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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.…
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Carmen McRae / interviewed by Angela Davis.
Jazz singer, composer and actress Carmen McRae (1920 – 1994) talks with activist Angela Davis (1944 – ) in San Francisco on November 18, 1977. The interview was recorded around the time of McRae’s show at Club Mocambo in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. McRae discusses her early career as a pianist, her approach to performance,…
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Gay music for a spring night / produced by the Fruit Punch Collective.
Performances by three San Francisco area gay musicians. Blackberri, Gwen Avery, and Steven Grossman.|GAY MUSIC FOR A SPRING NIGHT / produced by Fruit Punch Collective (Gay Men’s Radio of KPFA). – Performances of three San Francisco area Gay musicians, recorded live: Blackberri, a Black composer and performer well-known in Northern California through his performances at…
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Bessie Jones at freight and salvage (Part 1 of 2) / produced by Martha Oelman and Joan Medlin.
(Tape label) Bessie Jones at Freight and Salvage. This program is completely self-contained. Born in 1902, Bessie Jones has spent most of her life in the Georgia Sea Islands. The music she presents is a combination of the songs and games of the Islands as well as those taught to her by her granfather who…
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Lois Ann Thomas / produced by Joan Medlin (Episode 20)
Feminist folksinger and composer Lois Ann Thomas has long been performing her music for the women’s community in the San Francisco Bay Area. Two of her performances were recorded live with a grant from the California Arts Council; the first set was recorded at The Bacchanal, a woman’s bar in Albany, California in February 1977;…
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Hedy West / produced by Joan Medlin.
Hedy West presents songs by and about women, beginning with two of her own, and including many traditional pieces, which are played by West on banjo. Songs featured in the program include When I die; There’s anger in the land; Poor miner’s farewell; Babies in the mill; A single life; Single girl; The whore’s lament;…
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Katrina Krimsky / produced by Susan Sailow
This episode features the music of Katrina Krimsky, a Bay Area composer, musician, and teacher. Includes an in-studio interview with her. Produced and presented by Susan Sailow. Engineered by Joan Medlin. Music recorded by Tony Ferro, except for “Grace.” Made possible by a grant from the California Arts Council. Self-contained. Track list: 1. continuity —…
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The music of Margaret Fabrizio and Elinor Armer / produced by April McMahon (Episode 29)
This episode of Focus on Women Composers features harpsichord music composed by Margaret Fabrizio and Elinor Armer, recorded on October 29, 1976 at 1750 Arch Street in Berkeley, which is now the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies. Bob Schumacher is recording engineer. Presented and produced by April McMahon. Margaret Fabrizio is a harpsichordist…