David Rovics - Songs of Social Significance
April 12, 2008
We’re in for a special treat April 12, when progressive singer-songwriter David Rovics will be our guest. He’ll do 2 shows that day… an afternoon concert for kids of all ages, and an evening performance aimed at adults.
David is a political folkie in the vein of Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs, Billy Bragg, and Patrick Street. He’ll wake you up and challenge you to confront the inequalities and injustices you’ve been ignoring lately.
David has been called the musical voice of the progressive movement in the US. Amy Goodman has called him “the musical version of Democracy Now!” Since the mid-90’s Rovics has spent most of his time on the road, playing hundreds of shows every year throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Japan. He and his songs have been featured on national radio programs in the US, Canada, Britain, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Denmark and elsewhere.
He has shared the stage regularly with leading intellectuals (Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn), activists (Medea Benjamin, Ralph Nader), politicians (Dennis Kucinich, George Galloway), musicians (Billy Bragg, the Indigo Girls), and celebrities (Martin Sheen, Susan Sarandon). He has performed at dozens of massive rallies throughout North America and Europe and at thousands of conferences, college campuses and folk clubs throughout the world.
Schedule
(Central Standard Time is 1 hour earlier than Eastern Standard time)
- 1:00 pm CST: Tour of SVI and Moonshadow
- 3:00 pm CST: David Rovics all-ages show
- 5:00 pm CST: pot luck dinner
- 7:00 pm CST: David Rovics performance
If you want to spend the night, it’ll be $5 per person - bring a tent and camping gear.
No pets, please. We love your pet animals, too… however they will likely cause problems with our domesticated animals.
You may wish to join David and others on April 13, as they protest the Y-12 nuclear weapons facility in Oak Ridge, TN. More information can be found and transportation arranged during the day at SVI. Please join us in April for this special weekend.
More info about David: davidrovics.com
Help spread the word: download a gig poster, print it up, and post it on your favorite bulletin board…
If you’d like to see and hear what David is all about, check out the podcast video below…
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