The Reverend Busker (Michael Sullivan) has recorded a track with Michelle Shocked on the Give Us Your Poor .
Here is the track list --
“Give US Your Poor” Appleseed Recordings APR CD 1103
1. “Land of 10,000 Homeless – Minnesota”– audio documentary set to music (4:00)
2. “Show Me the Way”– Jon Bon Jovi & Mighty Sam McClain (3:38)
3. “Baby Don’t Let Me Go Homeless”– Keb’ Mo’ & Eagle Park Slim (3:12)
4. “There Is No Good Reason”– Natalie Merchant & Friends (4:43)
5. “Hobo’s Lullaby”– Bruce Springsteen & Pete Seeger (5:11)
6. “So Lonely”– Sonya Kitchell (5:38)
7. “Becky’s Tune”– Michelle Shocked and Michael Sullivan (3:42)
8. “Walking the Dog”– Bonnie Raitt & Weepin’ Willie Robinson (3:47)
9. “My Name Is Not ‘Those People’” (spoken, with music) – Danny Glover (3:22)
10. “I Think It’s Going to Rain Today” – Madeleine Peyroux (3:43)
11. “Portable Man – Del Goldfarb & John Sebastian (2:51)
12. “Boll Weevil” – Dan Zanes & Kyla Middleton (4:06)
13. “Ink Falling (Father Outside)” – Buffalo Tom (3:52)
14. “Stranger Blues” – Sweet Honey in the Rock (5:24)
15. “1,000 Miles Away* – Jewel (3:47)
16. “Impossible Boulevard” (spoken excerpt, with music) – Tim Robbins (4:35) UNSUITABLE FOR AIRPLAY
17. “Feels Like Home” – Mario Frangoulis (4:31)
18. “When We Left Minneapolis” (spoken, with music) – Danny Glover (1:08)
19. “Here and Now”* – Mark Erelli (3:27)
Al tracks previously unreleased except *
One of the Founders of Bread and Jams musicians for the homeless organization. He has played with Michelle Shocked in the Harmony River Band. He also led the
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Both Jenna Nicholls and Michael Brunnock will be playing at this years Camp Fire Festival at Club Passim. They will be performing at 5.30 pm this coming Sunday the 17th.
Club Passim 47 Palmer Street, Cambridge.
Jenna will be playing songs from her soon to be released debut album called "Curled up toes in Red MaryJanes"
Michael will be playing songs from his highly critically acclaimed album entitled "So I do"
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Guess what we are listening to right now? Give Me Your Poor!!!! Becky's Tune sounds amazing!! Your rock!!! We're doing a workshop tomorrow in the Chicago Public Schools on protest songs. Would love to play the kids Becky's tune if it is alright with you...
