Folksinger George Mann announces the release of "Farewell to the Thief!", the fourth and final CD in the long-running series that Mann has produced since 2001. This new CD features some of the nation's best-known folk artists, including Tom Paxton, Utah Phillips, Anne Feeney, Magpie, Jim Page, and the duet emma's revolution, as well as Mann and Julius Margolin, his 91-year-old singing partner, in a delightfully funny and hard-hitting collection of songs about the excesses of the Bush administration.
Garnet Rogers, Roy Zimmerman, the Seattle Labor Chorus, Anne Hills, the Fruit of Labor Singing Ensemble, Citizens Band, Steve Robinson, Chris Bricker, Patriot Act and Jon Fromer are also featured on the CD.
The brainchild of Mann, a New York City-based singer/songwriter, the "Hail to the Thief!" series has garnered attention and support from progressive media, anti-war groups and thousands of folk music lovers around the world since the first release in 2001. "We're so happy to be seeing the end of the Bush years," Mann said. "This CD will send them packing with a few last shots, and a number of poignant songs about the disaster that has been George Bush and Dick Cheney's administration."
The artists are all working activists and singers and represent many regions of the United States. The CD is dedicated to Utah Phillips, the legendary songwriter and storyteller who died in May after a long battle with heart disease.. "Utah was speaking with me about being part of this CD right up until his death, and we are honored to have him represented on the CD with one of his last pieces, titled 'What We Need,' and we wish he could have lived to see this final CD and the end of the Bush years," Mann said.
This is not your typical record production team. Julius turned 92 in August and is a lifetime union and peace activist. George teamed up with Julius in 1999 and they sing and record left-of-center folk and labor songs. They produced the first CD, “Hail to the Thief! Songs for the Bush Years” CD in August 2001; “Hail to the Thief II: Songs to Send Bush Packing!” in 2004; and "Hail to the Thieves: Songs to Take Our Country Back!" in 2006. Based in New York City, they have spent years singing and traveling the country together.
Copies of the CD are available for $15 (includes postage and shipping). International orders please add $3 for postage. Checks or money orders may be sent to:
George Mann, P.O. Box 697, New York, NY 10033.
Online purchase: http://shop.georgeandjulius.com
For more information, to hear audio clips, and to arrange interviews, check out www.georgeandjulius.com or use the contact info at the top of this release.
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