=#146 THE NATIONAL TOPICAL SONG MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 1983 REVIVAL & SURVI\;J\L 1-'1-'1-'1-'1-'1-'1-' OO-lOJC)lV:>I-'Oc.oOO The Return -_J'iil'''''''-''C, . >tJ~/f:h: of t,551!( '\ r, I' '--, Ii Lenny,: Broadside Anderson,.. n Joanna ;, Cazden, NEW YORK, Nov. 1 (UPI)- Broadside, the Bob National Topical Song Magazine, published for 20 Dylan years by veteran folksinger Sis Cunningham and her husband, Gordon Friesen (with the help of Kristina innumerable volunteers and hangers-on), is back, Lems with 20 pages of songs, poems, articles, reviews, Holly irreverency and bacchanalia every month. Near Launched by Sis and Gordon in 1962, Broad­ Tom side played an inOuential and important role in Paxton 'ffie "folk revival" of the 1960s. Among its frequent contributors were such writers as Julius Lester, Phil Ochs, Tom Paxton, Malvina Reyn­ olds, Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger. Although many of the contributors were unknown at the time outside of a small circle of friends, their songs were published because of the inherent good qualities of the music. Broadside was a vital element in the development of these artists, providing them with an outlet for their music and with a forum for the exchange of ideas. In recent years the publication had declined to an annual. However, with the cooperation and approval of Sis and Gordon, the magazine is being resuscitated. The announcement that Broadside was returning-as a 20-page month­ ly-was greeted with great enthusiasm by those who were familiar with its past, and subscriptions and words of support have been received from such diverse corners and Brooklyn, Tokyo, Co­ penhagen, San Mateo, Far Rockaway, Monsey and Greenwich Village. (Additional subscriptions, however, are still available.) This issue contains information about Broadside's past and future, including a state­ ment of purpose by Sis and Gordon, to which the new staff adheres. It also contains important news about the BROADSIDE BENEFIT CON­ CERT coming on December 7th at 8 PM at the Speak Easy, 107 McDougal St., and about the special Phil Ochs issue coming in December. BROADSIDE/ LTD .• P.O. Box 1464 • New York/ NY 10023 • USA $2.00 2 HAND ME DOWN MY JOOGING SHOES words and music by Tom BROADSIDE -+±: 146 Paxt~n The National Topical Song Magazine-rr ~ © 1978, Accabonac Music ~ F Printed by Pe!mission Published Monthly by: Broadside, Ltd. J. J ) FJ P.O. Box 1464 ,if 3sf1F£13 r M I13 ) I J , J J J J Jj New York, NY 10023 rW;( oo.f -Ii r '" >f,. II, 1 "IS h)./Ao" 1 ih. f'1', CA« Ie'j i/."" en ~ j ee ,. "J 'II,. T""5 "/', 1 w" if Publisher ....................... Norman A. Ross Editor ........................... Jeff Ritter G7 <" Contributing Editor ....... Sonny Ochs ):T]! J J ( J a $ Poetry Editors .............. D. B. Axelrod (.lr ,Cfr: I J? J ) J ] fJ J 1 f11 J. C. Hand tal ;'!tOft IdWI\. r (J I5tJfh~fJd h~ b~, J was -I~ Qt:J.ri :/vs t b 4/Jti ~ Ca.1"4 f1.-fj'/lJ /1' tar! I Assistant Editor ............ Gordon Grinberg Editorial Board ............. Sis Cunningham F Gordon Friesen ISSN: 0740-7955 Paul Kaplan COPYRIGHT '\983 Broadside , Ltd. subscribe no ,, comi ng in 1984 J SPECIAL ISSUES DEVOTED TO {1ct. ih -e/"4' "'I' afiJ/ l;'JiJ., em j~6/n. /;'1<- IV! c..J fftlf,).. fI't't"JJf'O'ohl"t,: face} f( 1/l"tJ @New Nicaraguan Songs F .. Native American Songs @Environmental Songs J '} rll J J J J J 'l (f I J) :rPJ":, 1=3 n .. Women IS Songs t; "Music of Chile ) BROADSIDE # 146 Pacific Ocean Individual sub: ... $20 Institutional sub.$25 j -" "I refuse to accept the cynical no­ tion that nation after nation must The music was strictly rolling thunder I knew they'd all succeed or bust spiral down a militaristic stairway in­ My dog took off with his tail tucked under I knew by the size of the cloud of dust, to the hell of nuclear destruction. I I stood at the side of the road to watch' them pass I knew by the sound of blisters going "crack", believe that unarmed truth and un­ Their shirts were nicely understated I thought I'd head back to the farm conditional love will have the final They all looked terribly dedicated When suddenly someone snagged mY,arm, Some looked strong and some looked low on gas And there I was .in the middle of a seething pack word in reality. " Some were built like land locked whales I was sweating like a fool, I was out of breath, Martin Luther King, Jr. Some wore shorts rom Bloomingdale':' Trying to keep from getting stomped to death Speech accepting Nobel Some had legs that looked like six feet long I must have been an edifying sight to see Peace Prize They'd clearly come to do or die I cried, "You folks can jeer and scoff, December 11, 1964 And as the herd went thundering by, But my legs are broke and they're falling ofL" So help me folks, they all broke into song (chorus) And by now you know what they turned and said to rne. (Chorus) BROADSIDE # 146 2 3 - HAND ME DOWN MY J<.x;GING SHOES words and music by Tom Paxton BROADSIDE -+t:: 146 The National Topical Song Magazine-rr ~ © 1978, Accabonac Music ~ F Printed by Pe!mission Published Monthly by: Broadside, Ltd. P.O. Box 1464 fi Ir~_I2~~~r~£j~~F~f7l~J§l2J~'~J'~J~)~J~iF,J~- ~J~J~J~J~5] New York, NY 10023 ,if !,IJ;, 00.1 {ir· '" ,fro 1/ , f wlS ~.Ik.'"l fit. 1'1', CA«k,;; tA", ct, ~ J eli'"J ,,/'"T ""'5 "/', I w"tf Publisher ....................... Norman A. Ross Editor ........................... Jeff Ritter G7 Contributing Editor ....... Sonny Ochs (. l r , C, t i J7j J f] ) 1 Poetry Editors .............. D. B. Axelrod J:l ] i" J. c.. Hand b~ih~f}d YJtJ h~, J was Jvs f"~ 4/~i JelL C(}.1"4 0-f,o/I; /1' tal X Assistant Editor ............ Gordon Grinberg Editorial Board ............. Sis Cunningham F Gordon Friesen ISSN: 0740-7955 Paul Kaplan COPYRIGHT 1983 Broadside , Ltd. subscribe no comi ng in 1984 " J 1h -Gr4' (jf!J--i Vh it)/Jfl. IV! SPECIAL ISSUES DEVOTED TO f;et "'I' /AJil-, likt. r:..d Itlf;-b-. If. ..... cJ.Jl'a'r;hI''f_c f.tcej ~ 1/ /'tJ .. New Nicaraguan Songs F "Native American Songs .. Environmental Songs J J r E) J J J J J 'l @I J) £ a: J n .. Women's Songs t; .- n ., Music of Chile II'Eo; <f /. It,,1 6" t in eae ( 51.) 1A1; J,,,,,';' r ""'"': -,. '" ;'",4, f''I'k 10 -k-J(} W ~ S"(J bl"--t Central ---.lj!J., ( ( fJ tiL.Lf \ I11 21) fJ [) J 3 1 America BROADSIDE # 146 Pacific Ocean Individual sub: ... $20 Institutional sub.$25 :: .. - "I refuse to accept the cynical no­ tion that nation after nation must The music was strictly rolling thunder I knew they'd all succeed or bust spiral down a militaristic stairway in­ My dog took off with his tail tucked under I knew by the size of the cloud of dust, to the hell of nuclear destruction. I I stood at the side of the road to watch- them pass I knew by the sound of blisters going "crack", believe that unarmed truth and un­ Their shirts were nicely understated I thought I'd head back to the farm conditional love will have the final They all looked terribly dedicated When suddenly someone snagged mY,arm, Some looked strong and some looked low on gas And there I was in the middle of a seething pack word in reality. " Some were built like land locked whales I was sweating like a fool, I was out of breath, Martin Luther King, Jr. Some wore shorts rom Bloomingdale';, Trying to keep from getting stomped to death Speech accepting Nobel Some had legs that looked like six feet long I must have been an edifying sight to see Peace Prize They'd clearly come to do or die I cried, "You folks can jeer and scoff, December 11, 1964 And as the herd went thunder ing by, But my legs are broke and they're [ailing ofL" So help me folks, they all broke into song (chorus) And by now you know what they turned and said to rne. (Chorus) BROADSIDE # 146 ----~~~~HH~~~HH~~~~~~~~~~~&5 4 Sis Cunningham recieved this song from Pete Seeger. We decided to print it as Sis recieved it with Pete's note intact. Holly uses this song as the focal point HOLLY NEAR & RONNIE GILBERT of her concerts and had the entire crowd of Avery Fisher Hall on their feet singing together. The only change in the song is the third verse. It is now sung,IIWe Are Gay and Straight Togetherll. Lifeline is the live album documenting Holly and Ronnie's tour last year. It's avaU able co..fO l' ii.l'e~ from Redwood Records, 476 West MacArthur Blvd.Oakland, CA for (C) $8.50. The album contains "We Sb Are Singing People" and other standards [rom their concerts. It has the exuberance of their .' live performances and comes across as two women having a I, \Ak- great time singing. j (C) £10 (c) tb PEGGY SEEGER AND EWAN MACCOLL Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert finished off The scene was very much like a family their fall concert tour with two perform­ reunion at Town Hall in New York with ances at New York's Avery Fisher Hall in Pete Seeger, John Cohen, Alan Lomax, New York City.