Artists - ecologically oriented folk musicians

The Banana Slug String Band
www.bananaslugstringband.com

A renowned, comical group of musicians
and environmental educators from the
coastal redwoods of Northern California.
Using voices, guitars, mandolin, bass, harmonica,
banjo and percussion, their children's
songs range from rockin' boogies to
sensitive ballads, from folk songs to reggae
and rap.

Allette Brooks
www.allettebrooks.com

She's a classically trained vocalist singing
acoustic folk. Her third album, Swim With
Me, just released, is straight-up social commentary
combined with a bitingly sarcastic
sense of humor; spunky and thoughtful.

Carter & Connelley
www.carterandconnelley.com

Between them, Curt Carter and Tom
Connelly sing original lyrics and play
acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, harmonica,
and flute. The latest from Illinois'
preeminent folk warriors, Songs from the
Seventh Direction, combines upbeat
acoustic music and harmonies with lyrical
messages asking us not to take our Earth for
granted and to consider what is really
important in life.

Darryl Cherney
www.darrylcherney.com

A legendary Earth First! organizer and
musician, he's a campfire favorite who has
been in the thick of the old-growth preservation
struggle on the North Coast of
California. Along with fiddler Judi Bari, Darryl
was car bombed. He maintains a wicked
sense of humor and can create a campaign
song faster than most tree-huggers. His
lyrics, songbook, and music are online.

Clan Dyken
www.clandyken.com

Clan Dyken have refined their tribal-funk-eco-folk-rock
for eighteen years. As with
most of these artists, no recording compares
to a live concert, but the Dykens' recent
efforts capture their penetrating passion
and catalyzing messages. Check out
Bushleague Hits, Revive the Beauty Way,
and Green Prayer.

The Depavers
www.culturechange.org

Led by noted neoLuddite and antiroad
crusader Jan Lundberg, they're more eco-rock,
but wholly original. Listen to "Have a
Global Warming Day" on their web page.

Alice Di Micele
www.alicedimicele.com

Alice Di Micele is one of the finest woman
singer/songwriters in the Pacific Northwest.
She calls her brand of music groove-folk, or
acoustic-soul. "My job as a musician is to
communicate emotion and to stir the place
inside the human spirit that feels connected
to all other souls."

Flying Folk Army
flyingfolk.ca

Upbeat and irreverent, Flying Folk Army
makes radical folk music for people with
short attention spans. From Celtic numbers
to acoustic renditions of disco standards,
this Vancouver B.C.-based group is made up
of musicians who are part-time comedians,
activists, and troublemakers. They've even
produced a dance tune about genetically
modified foods, perfect for hoedowns.

Joules Graves
www.joulesgraves.com

An energetic, passionate ecofeminist
folksinger who has been helping audiences
across the US to sing Earth chants and
dance together for over ten years. A self-taught
musician, her most recent self-released
CD is People of the Earth Tribe.

Robert Hoyt
www.roberthoyt.com

As one of the leading ecofolkies in the
nation (despite his disinclination to use the
title), Robert Hoyt has spent much of the
past ten years touring the nation on the college
circuit and beyond. Sophisticated,
funny songwriting delivered with a variety of
sophisticated guitar styles. Listen to his
music on his web page.

Greg Keeler
www.troutball.com

Greg comes off as a goofy yet intelligent
country-western parodist whose songs poke
fun at everything worth poking fun at.
Besides being a poet and musician, Keeler is
a professor of literature in Montana and an
avid fisherman. You can download most of
his work through his web page.

Dana Lyons
www.cowswithguns.com

Otherwise known as the Godfather of
Grange, Dana is a wickedly funny lyricist and
a fine singer. His title song from Cows With
Guns has been on the country charts in
Australia and a #1 hit for Dr. Demento.

Magpie
www.magpiemusic.com

Their folk spirit and music comes out of
the 1960s; Greg Artzner and Terry Leonino
have performed together for twenty-nine
years. They harmonize with fresh soulful
sounds and topical material that comes as
close to the sound of the Weavers as anything
to be found this millennium. Living
Planet is their most eco-oriented release.

Jay Mankita
www.jaymankita.com

A consumate folk artist who performs in a
whimsical, versatile style for both children
and adults; a good portion of his work is
environmentally or peace-and-justice based.

Peg Millet
www.juggling.org/~conway/millett/

A longtime Earth First! activist who was
framed and convicted of monkey wrenching,
Peg has one of the most beautiful voices I've
ever heard. Her two albums are Clear
Horizon and Gentle Warrior.

Casey Neill
www.summershow.com/casey/

Though he's been on the grassroot folk
scene for a decade, he considers himself
more of a punk rock musician who plays traditional
Irish music and writes pop songs on
an acoustic guitar. His distinctive twangy
voice and sometimes moody lyrics graphically
portray unique images and insights.

Jim Page
www.jimpage.net

Jim Page is a humorous and moving poet-musician
who combines the topical quality
of Phil Ochs with the passion of Leonard
Cohen and the prose of Dylan. He has a lyrical
style similar to Arlo Guthrie's. A folk lifer,
he has been a street musician in Seattle for
more than thirty years.

Libby Roderick
www.alaska.net/~libbyr

An acclaimed singer/songwriter, poet,
activist, teacher, and lifelong Alaskan. Libby
sings with great compassion, poetry, and
love for the planet.

David Rovics
www.davidrovics.com

A political activist singer-songwriter who
has been on the front lines of recent environmental
and anti-globalization actions. He
is a bluegrass picking troublemaker who,
like many ecofolk artists, performs at
demonstrations and on campuses across
the country.

Peter Siegel
www.petesiegel.com

He knows how to incite and delight
through words and music, evoking the politics
and humor of Mojo Nixon, Jello Biafra
and Tom Lehrer. A thoughtful artist who
blows open and validates the consciousness
of his audiences.

Stan Slaughter
www.stanslaughter.com

Most of Stan Slaughter's music is focused
on education around recycling, composting,
and hazardous waste. "My tour is funded by
solid waste grants in the Midwest. There are
not enough green-type folks to come out for
an eco-concert there, but there are plenty of
schools." He has taken his message to more
than 1,200 schools and 440,00 children.

Walkin' Jim Stoltz
www.walkinjim.com

He has trekked more than 25,000 miles
across America. His six albums contain many
poetic songs about the wild places on Earth.

Anke Summerhill
www.ankesummerhill.com

Much of Anke Summerhill's music touches
on themes of nature, eliciting some
haunting, memorable melodies.

Elisa M. Welch
www.art.net/elisa/

Elisa M. Welch calls herself "a countercultural
ethnomusician who specializes in Left
Coast Neo-Celtic Folk." In addition to playing
many instruments, she has a soothing voice.

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