Protest Songs
Barbara Dane & Lucinda Williams: Speaking Up
William Dart profiles two of America's staunchest women songwriters, Barbara Dane and Lucinda Williams, who doesn't hold back from cutting to the chase on her new album, Good Souls Better Angels. Video, Audio
For Pete and Mervyn's Sake - New Horizons goes political
William Dart takes a brief look at Kiwi political songs, including some songs from the archives by Mervyn Thompson, and a tribute CD to union man and songwriter Peter Conway called 'For Pete's Sake'… Audio
Protest songs don't work in a schismed society
The call that protest songs have expired Audio
For Pete and Mervyn's Sake - New Horizons goes political
William Dart takes a brief look at Kiwi political songs, including some songs from the archives by Mervyn Thompson, and a newish tribute CD to union man and songwriter Peter Conway called For Pete's… Audio
The Sampler: Bruce Springsteen
Nick Bollinger reviews Bruce Springsteen's High Hopes. Audio
Woody Guthrie - Part 6
The folk ballads of Britain have a strong tradition of protest songs. Examples from Jeannie Robertson, Frankie Armstrong, June Tabor, Chumbawumba and Leon Rosselson. The series ends with a bracket of… Audio
Woody Guthrie - Part 4
Continuing a look at the protest song singers who followed Bob Dylan - Janis Ian, Joni Mitchell, Holly Near, Bruce Springsteen and others. Audio
Woody Guthrie - Part 3
Bob Dylan famously wrote his "Song to Woody" in 1962, writing some of the most celebrated and trenchant protest songs of the period. Others followed, from Tom Paxton and Judy Collins, to Buffy… Audio
Woody Guthrie (1912-1967)
William Dart presents a six-part introduction to the music and influence of the seminal figure of Woody Guthrie. Audio