Saturday, July 12th, 2008
THE WOODSTOCK WOODY GUTHRIE TRIBUTE - 7PM
22 Rock City Road
Woodstock
NY
12498
The Flames of Discontent host this annual Woodstock concert which commemorates the anniversary of Woody Guthrie's birth. We'll perform our renditions of many of Woody's most radical songs and bring on other fine artists to help out, too. The evening will close off with all of the performers offering a group version of "This Land is Your Land", complete with the rarely heard verses and original chorus. PLease join us and our friends HOPE MACHINE , MANCINI & MARTIN and CHRIS RUHE as we ring in Woody's birthday and countdown the end of the Bush era!
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
Shodack Island State Park
Working Families Picnic--Fundraiser for the People's Weekly World - noon - 6PM
Castleton-on-Hudson
NY
Price: suggested donation--$10
The Flames will perform music in an old-fashioned leftie picnic, sponsored by the Hudson Valley/Capital District of Friends of the People's Weekly World. Great food, networking, tabling by many progressive oprganizations, too. Proceeds will be donated to the People's Weekly World newspaper. All are welcome---pls RSVP to gabe.gls@gmail.com
Saturday, October 11th, 2008
THE DISSIDENT FOLK & ARTS FESTIVAL 2008 - 6PM - 11PM
477 Main Street
Beacon
NY
12508
845-831-4988
The 2008 edition of the DISSIDENT FOLK & ARTS FESTIVAL, occuring annually in the Hudson Valley city of Beacon, will surely be the best yet. Hey, this is the year we need to mobilize people to get out and vote...as well as the year in which we prepare for the end of the Bush-Cheney criminal syndicate. Expect some great things to happen among the musicians, poets and guest speakers PLUS this year there will be a featured set of Gospel music and Freedom Songs from the various struggles for civil rights. Currently performers will include noted protest singer BEV GRANT and her group THE DISSIDENT DAUGHTERS, THE FLAMES OF DISCONTENT (offering a set of militant music from the 1920s and 30s), musician/activist CHRIS RUHE, expansive theatre troupe THE HUDSON RIVER PLAYBACK THEATRE, East Village performance artist/musician THE NOTORIOUS SLINK MOSS, radical poets ROBERT MILBY
and ADDISON GOODSON, Hip-Hop poet OL SOUL, and more. We will be closing the show with a song-circle tribute to protest music legend Phil Ochs.
Saturday, December 6th, 2008
THE WOODSTOCK PHIL FEST: A PHIL OCHS BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE - 7PM
Woodstock
NY
The Flames return for the annual Woodstock birthday tribute to the protest song's grandest voice. Watch this space for info on which other artists will join us this year.