Recently I attended a tribute tour in memory of Utah Phillips put on and organized by his son Duncan and a number of musicians from Utah. The session took place at the historic Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, NY. I knew of Utah from my involvement in the Catholic Worker. Met him a number of times on his travels east. He was a prolific writer and storyteller. His experiences helped him draw pictures and images that he put to music and words. Mostly about people and events but always about fairness and justice. Anyway it was a great show. It may help motivate me to keep Utah's spirit and message alive through song. You can get more information about Utah, his life and music
at The Long Memory website.
"In a modern day, mass-marketing economy, a revolutionary song is any song that you choose to sing yourself - welcome to the revolution"
-Utah Phillips-
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