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Anne Feeney in Luck at the Cafe Wren This Thursday, October 11 |
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Pittsburgh-based agitator Anne Feeney performs music that she says is designed to “comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” Not many women have chosen to walk the path of Woody Guthrie, but Feeney’s made a career of it for the past 35 years. She has lived her life on the frontlines – performing at thousands of rallies, picket lines and demonstrations over the years – including the WTO demonstrations in Seattle, Solidarity Day in Washington, DC, and for 1.5 million at the April 25, 2004 March for Women’s Lives. Feeney’s bottomless songbag draws on Irish, bluegrass, traditional, labor, pop, folk and contemporary material. She’s as likely to sing a traditional song or an obscure gem by one of her many friends in the singer/songwriter circuit as she is one of her own award-winning songs. Feeney’s anthem, “Have You Been to Jail for Justice?”is featured on Peter, Paul and Mary’s CD, “In These Times,” and also on “Carry It On,” –their 5 CD boxed set.
While Feeney may prefer the excitement of performances at rallies and demonstrations, she knows that many of her fans prefer pepper-spray free environments to listen to the songs and stories that make up her sometimes caustic, sometimes hilarious, always inspiring show. The woman that Utah Phillips calls the “best labor singer in North America” performs at Café Wren Thursday, October 11th at 7:30pm. Tickets are available at the door on a sliding fee scale $5-$15. A hat will be passed for the new Anathoth Community Farm building fund. For more information, call 472-8721.
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