Emma’s Revolution at Voices Cafe in Westport on September 10


Smart, funny and informative--like Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart with guitars. That’s Pat Humphries and Sandy O of Emma's Revolution. They will be opening Voices Café’s 6th season on Saturday, September 10 at 8:00pm.

Pat and Sandy sing inspiring, gutsy, rockin’ music that The New York Times calls, "Fervent and heartfelt." Emma's Revolution's songs have been sung for the Dalai Lama, praised by Pete Seeger, and covered by Holly Near.
Pete Seeger said, "The powers that be can control the media but it's hard to stop a good song... Pat's songs will be sung well into the 22nd century."

Pat Humphries was with the Seeger family and a small group of friends when Pete passed, singing him home to Toshi. They wrote "Sing People Sing" for Pete in the days following.

Their first song collaboration, “If I Give Your Name,” about undocumented workers killed in the World Trade Center on 9/11 won the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting competition.

The duo tours 200 days a year and, in the spirit of Emma Goldman's famous attribution, “If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution,” Emma's Revolution has brought their uprising of truth, hope, and a dash of irreverence to thousands of concerts and activist events across the US and abroad. They’ve even sung “We Are One” in the De-Militarized Zone, singing with family members separated by the division between North and South Korea.

"Boasting gorgeous close harmonies and unsinkable tunefulness, Emma’s Revolution is a classic, globetrotting folk duo. Their music is progressive, socially-conscious, confrontational, and shot-through with intelligence and cutting humor”, wrote the The Iowa City Press-Citizen.
Dancing on the edge of folk and pop music an Emma’s Revolution performance is infused with hope and harmony, and humor and passion that can turn tears into laughter and cynicism into action.

Voices Café is located at The Unitarian Church in Westport, 10 Lyons Plains Road, Westport, CT 06880. Seating is cabaret style (at tables) and table reservations (minimum 4 people) are accepted by contacting David Vita, david@uuwestport.org or calling 203.227.7205 x14. Doors open at 7:30. Purchase tickets at: http://voicescafe.org/show/emmas-revolution/

 

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Submitted by Westport, CT

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