The Radical Songbook

Bob Dylan celebrated his 85th birthday on May 24 and we'll keep the party going with lots of great Dylan songs on The Radical Songbook.But first, we'll celebrate Memorial Day with Eric Burdon, Phil Ochs, Dr. John and John Prine. Then we'll hear the latest haiku from Kathryn Wood. And we'll go ICE fishing and rant at Donald Trump with the delightfully foul-mouthed Lily Allen. You have been warned!

Tune in The Radical Songbook for birthday tributes to a couple of revolutionaries and a timeless ode to liberals everywhere.Plus some Malvina Reynolds, memories of John Hammond Jr., and more good sounds for your ears.

Tune in The Radical Songbook for a conversation with Jaylyn Suppah, co-founder of the Tribal Democracy Project. We'll learn why the Tribal Democracy Project is necessary and essential to democracy, despite what some local Democrats say about the organization and its support of Deschutes County Commissioner candidate Amanda Page.Plus some Bob Dylan covers and other good sounds for your ears.

Tune in The Radical Songbook for songs in memory of the six college students who were killed on campus while protesting the Vietnam War in May 1970. Plus a tribute to singer/songwriter/guitarist Dave Mason, an original member of Traffic, and a commentary on the Deschutes County Commissioner election.

May Day is International Workers Day and a Day Without Immigrants in Oregon with rallies and marches happening across the state--including here in Bend. No work, no school, no shopping.Tune in to learn the history of May Day and some history of strikes by U.S. workers in the 20th Century, plus some great worker and union songs by artists like Anne Feeney, Billy Bragg, Rebel Voices, the Dropkick...

Need a break from the chaos of Trump? So do I. Tune in the radical 1966 Songbook on Pirate Butte Radio with some of the singles they were on the radio 60 years agoIf you are as old as I am, you know the lyrics. And even if you were born in 1967 or after you will recognize many of these great tunes.

Zeva Rosenbaum, who is running for Congress in Oregon's Fifth Congressional District, is Michaels guest on The Radical Songbook. Plus some new and old songs of social significance.

Tune in The Radical Songbook on Pirate Butte Radio for songs of social significance. We'll offer a critique of capitalism and some union history, and wave the red flag, as the bold marauder throws another one of his minions under the bus and wanders down desolation row. All good sounds for your ears.

New songs and old from Bette Midler, Mary Lou Fulton, Bettye Lavette, Bev Grant, Mavis Staples, Rebel Voices, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Colleen Kattau, Crys Matthews, Marianne Faithfull and more.

Tune in The Radical Songbook on Pirate Butte Radio for a baseball medley, a haiku, some Augie Meyers tunes and a tribute to our profa president.Good sounds for your ears.