On Sun, 31 Oct 1999, Ed Cray wrote:
> Which reminds me that Bob De Cormier (and others) organized
> left-wing-oriented choirs in New York City in the 1930s and 1940s.
>
> And if you go overseas, there are important choir traditions with serious
> social implications in Wales, in the former Soviet Union and its
> one-time satellites (the Bulgarian Women's Choir, for one).
And choirs sang freedom songs during the civil rights movement; check out
"Voices from the Civil Rights Movement", a Smithsonian/Folkways 2-CD set
that is brilliantly organized & annotated.
Peace.
Paul
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