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George Mann (US) is a songwriter’s singer who would just as soon share stories and songs from the long history of folk music, as sing his own songs! George has produced albums featuring folk music legends as Utah Phillips, Pete Seeger, and Tom Paxton, and produced national tours of the US and Australia in honour of The Almanac Singers (2013) and Joe Hill (2015). George released his CD “This Chain” in October 2023 and toured folk clubs and festivals in Australia. He has just released a CD of Si Kahn’s songs, “Labor Day,” to honour Si on his 80th birthday. Join him for the launch of his new album featuring 21 of Si Kahn’s songs and some legendary folk artists. WHEN & WHERE
The Merry Muse folk club is held on the second Sunday of the month from 4-7pm.The blackboard begins at 4pm and the main act is at 6:15pm. It is located at the Canberra Irish Club, 6 Parkinson St Weston.
ADMISSION
$20 general admission, $15 MFS Members & Concession.
THE BLACKBOARD
The blackboard is prebooked. Please email Eileen on [email protected] if you are interested in performing, otherwise just get along and listen to some great music.
BIO
A former union organizer and activist based in Ithaca, New York, George Mann sings songs from the last century of the labor and social justice movements, and his own songs are powerful and funny takes on the state of the nation. His concerts are part sing-along, part history lesson, and he can make you shout for joy, send chills down your spine or bring tears to your eyes in the same set. He also specializes in historical and educational workshops/theme concerts and presentations on folk music, labor and social history, and some of our most beloved folksingers.
George created and produced the “Hail to the Thief!” anti-Bush CD series of protest songs, featuring such folk legends as Tom Paxton, Utah Phillips, and Billy Bragg, and his work with veterans, unions and anti-war groups has kept him on the front lines for more than 25 years. He recorded and toured for ten years with Julius Margolin, who was 93 when he died in 2009, and in 2008 George directed and produced “A Union Man: The Life and Work of Julius Margolin,” a documentary film about Julius, a lifelong New Yorker, union member, and anti-war activist and singer.
He has a keen interest in labor and social history, and in 2013, George produced “The Almanac Trail” with Rik Palieri; the CD celebrates the music of The Almanac Singers and featured Pete Seeger narrating. He toured Australia, California and the Northwest twice in 2015, produced 31 concerts on the Joe Hill 100 Roadshow tours, and released “For the Road and The Sky” in October 2016.
While maintaining a touring and performance schedule of more than 200 gigs each year, including dozens of nursing and veterans’ homes, George has recently turned his eyes toward the nation's veterans and the effects of two long wars on soldiers and their families. In 2016, he produced “Until You Come Home: Songs to Heal the Wounds of War,” a CD focusing on post-traumatic stress disorder and the human cost of war. It features songs by such artists as Utah Phillips and Ani DiFranco, Magpie, Roy Zimmerman, Joe Crookston, Joe Jencks, and John Gorka. “The Coronavirus Sessions” was released in October 2020 and one year later, George released “A World Like This,” both albums featuring a wonderful band of Ithaca-based musicians. Plans for 2023 included tours of the west coast in July, Australia in October, and his new CD “This Chain” was released in October!
Find out more George here:
www.georgemannmusic.com
www.untilyoucomehome.com
Find out more about the Monaro Folk Society here:
https://www.monarofolk.org.au/music/merry-muse-folk-club-copy/
See you the Merry Muse on Sunday 10 November!
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Canberra Irish Club, 6 Parkinson St, Weston ACT 2611, Australia,Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
