Folk Will Save Us

Folk Will Save Us

Worlds of resilience, solidarity, and beauty are alive in the work of folk artists and culture bearers. This new podcast tells the stories of artists mobilizing heritage music, poetry, and visual art forms as tools to build community and work for justice.

Episodes

  1. 06/14/2021

    The Future they Imagined: Daniel Kahn

    Folk-punk Yiddishist Daniel Kahn speaks beautifully about community creation, autonomous cultural zones, and future-gazing. “It helps me to sing songs about the future that people back then imagined. In doing that, you can uncover all of these dreams that people had that didn’t come to fruition - and that didn’t mean that they were bad dreams. It didn’t mean that they were false hopes. A lot of those dreams were useful to the present.” Support the show

    59 min

  2. 09/09/2020

    Like You're on the Mountain: Slavka Slavtcheva

    New Year’s dances and songs from the mountains are what Slavka Slavtcheva says capture the heart of Bulgarian folklore. Support the show

    54 min

  3. 09/09/2020

    Music Became Everything: Ahmed Ismail Yusuf

    Playwright and author Ahmed Ismail Yusuf believes deeply that Somali poetry and song carries the soul of a people.  Support the show

    57 min

  4. 09/09/2020

    The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth: Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra

    Co-founders of Electric Machete Studios, Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra and Xilam Balam share a tradition of resilience and resistance. Support the show

    56 min

  5. SEASON 1, EPISODE 1 TRAILER

    Preview: Folk Will Save Us

    Worlds of resilience, solidarity, and beauty are alive in the work of folk artists and culture bearers. This new podcast tells the stories of artists mobilizing heritage music, poetry, and visual art forms as tools to build community and work for justice. Support the show

    2 min

Trailer

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About

Worlds of resilience, solidarity, and beauty are alive in the work of folk artists and culture bearers. This new podcast tells the stories of artists mobilizing heritage music, poetry, and visual art forms as tools to build community and work for justice.

Information

  • Creator
    Folk Will Save Us
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2022 Folk Will Save Us
  • Show Website
    Folk Will Save Us