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appalachiablue

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Tue Feb 8, 2022, 06:57 PM Feb 2022

'Brother Can Ya Spare A Trillion?' Anne Feeney, Pgh Labor Activist, Folksinger: Many Thanks, RIP



- Folksinger/Agitator Anne Feeney sings her song "Corporate Welfare Polka" or 'Brother Can Ya Spare A Trillion' at The UU Church in St. Augustine, Fla.

.. According to her obituary in Rolling Stone, Anne played over 4,000 shows in her lifetime and made a living as a musician traveling the road to aid workers on strike. She often played more than 200 shows a year and struggled to make ends meet. In the early 2000s, she pioneered crowdfunding through email listservs long before Patreon or crowdfunding became a thing. She was a legend in the labor movement and folklife... https://www.democraticunderground.com/111712606
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