[etni] Whiskey in the Jar for the social workers
- From: "laurie ornstein" <laurenmadeline@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: israelfolkcommunity@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Ask_Etni <ask@xxxxxxxx>, etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, "moshe landsman" <moshel99@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 13:02:55 +0300
Hi All,
I haven't been singing on the street since the teachers' strike ended in the
fall. But lest I rest on my laurels....
I've been asked to support the social workers in song in tomorrow's
Beersheva demo at 4 PM by the Pedagogical Center on Sderot Rager. (The
protesters will be marching from Ben Gurion U. to the lawn stage at 3:45)
What will I be singing? To start with, a feminist protest song to the tune
of "Whiskey in the Jar", new lyrics co-penned with 2 social work students.
The funny thing is that they brought me some words to the melody of the
Hebrew song - "Seeman she atah tza-eer". As we were fine-tuning the lyrics,
it hit me....the tune is Irish! Go know where a song will end up! - Charles
Seeger called it "the folk process". They've also got a new version of
"Machar". I'll do a few traditional labor protest songs, with relevant
verses, in English, too!
So, if you're in the neighborhood and want to make your voice heard against
privatization of the social services, join us there.
Laurie
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