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Woody Guthrie

2026/05/07

Songs of Struggle, the 1930s, Including the latest version of Woody's popular 'All you fascists bound to lose'

Anvils and Anthems

2026/04/30

Feel the drum, find the fight. Mayday brass, songs that stir for red rallies

Indigenous Valour. Lest we forget

2026/04/23

The uncredited record pf Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women who fought as Australian troops overseas. They stand tall, brave to the grave.

Ballads of the Banished

2026/04/16

Chains and refrains, the felon chorus. Songs of the poor souls transported to the penal settlements of Australia

Gone Troppo.

2026/04/09

From Outback to Ocean. Chill to sounds shaped by the warm, coastal environments of the Top End

Hear the Courage. Keep the Flame.

2026/04/02

Songs from the Easter Rising of 1916. Music does more than accompany history. It preserves it, amplifies it, and sometimes even inspires it.

Soft Voices, Loud Times. Peter, Paul and Mary

2026/03/26

Strum Stories from Folk Files. In the early 1960s Peter Paul and Mary helped popularise the folk music revival.

Dolores Keane, Candlelight over Connemara

2026/03/19

Songs of a singular voice. Her gift brought the beauty of Irish song to the global stage,

Shamrock Shakedown

2026/03/12

Halo or Hoax? Legend audit of St Patrick, the fact,the myth ,the marvel.

IWD Greetings

2026/03/05

Greetings for International Womens' Day 2026. Joined by Lynne Schroeder of https://www.youtube.com/@ExploreWithLynne

The Story of Seaman Dan

2026/02/26

Seaman Dan’s music combines blues, hula and jazz with the traditional music of his Torres Strait Islander culture. His combination of ‘Ailan’ style music and beautiful baritone voice takes you to a place where you can feel and smell the saltwater breeze.

The Legacy of Joe Hill

2026/02/19

Songwriter, itinerant laborer, and union organiser, Joe Hill was well known in hobo jungles, on picket lines and at workers' rallies. Thanks in large part to his songs and to his stirring, well-publicised call to his fellow workers on the eve of his execution—"Don't mourn, organise!"—Hill became, and has remained, the best-known IWW martyr and labour folk hero.

The Futility of War with Eric Bogle

2026/02/12

Possibly the best Australian song of all time is Bogle's tribute to the soldiers who died in the First World War, and a passionate protest against the whole concept of war. Plus more anti-war songs

In Appreciation of Ewan MacColl

2026/02/05

On a plaque dedicated to Ewan MacColl in London, the inscription includes: "Presented by his communist friends 25.1.1990 ... Folk Laureate – Singer – Dramatist – Marxist ... in recognition of strength and singleness of purpose of this fighter for Peace and Socialism".

Keeping Faith

2026/01/22

Faith Petric (1915 - 2013) was a political radical, musician, mother, and worker who united folk music and activism through almost a century of American social movements. Over her long and purposeful life, she inspired all to take responsibility for social change, for women and elders to defy stereotypes and for everyone she met to sing along.