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HOPE MACHINE
Folk / Other / Acoustic

Big Green Hope Machine!



PEEKSKILL, New York
United States

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Last Login:  11/23/2009
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   HOPE MACHINE: General Info
Member Since1/23/2006
Band Websitehttp://www.audiostreet.net/hopemachine
Band MembersSteve Kirkman, Fred Gillen Jr., Eric Puente, the Great Mystery, special guests Matt Turk, Steve Chizmadia, Laurie MacAllister, Abbie Gardner, Carolann Solobello, Ali Chambliss, Anthony daCosta, Scott Urgola, David Little Eagle, Leroy Hankins, John Sharples, Alan Bigelow, Michael Culhain, Susan Kane, Joe Filosa, Greg Ross, Joe Shades, Mary Sue Twohy, Carrie Cheron, John Hall, Iris Cohen, Pat Wictor, Lara Herscovitch, Marc Jacoby, Marc VonEm, Robert Hill, Rich Deans, Andy Craig, Pete Seeger, Victoria Christgau, The Peace Is Possible Chorus, Rick and Donna Nestler, Rik Palieri, Julie Corbalis, Lisa Gutkin, Anna Canoni, Frankie Fuchs, Phil Dollard, Catherine Miles, Jay Mayfale, Paul Silverman, Kazi Oliver, Oliver Hill, Joe Duraes, and David Goldman so far...
InfluencesWoody Guthrie, Pete Seeger Bob Dylan, Neil Young, John Trudell, Bill Miller, Dan Bern, Daniel Lanois, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash... _____________________________________________________________________ HOPE MACHINE: March HOPE MACHINE: Big Green Hope Machine PETE SEEGER PLAYING STEVE'S GUITAR VIGILANTE MAN AT GOLDEN APPLE COFFEEHOUSE OCTOBER 25, 2008
Sounds Likerabble-rousing, folk-rock, native-americana, industrial-rockabilly, foot-stompin'-songs for peace and justice...
Record Labeldys records
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 22 2009 7:00P
Pete Seeger Tribute Night at Towne Crier Cafe Pawling, New York
Dec 13 2009 7:00P
Phil Ochs Night at Towne Crier Cafe Pawling, New York
Dec 26 2009 8:00P
Fifth Annual Year End Hootenanny at Peekskill Coffeehouse Peekskill, New York
Jan 3 2010 11:00A
Westchester Indoor Farmers Market White Plains, New York

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   About HOPE MACHINE
"Ever since the beginning there's always been the guys designated to carry the coal. Remember? See, when the tribe's fire went out, when they moved on, someone had to carry the last hot coal to start up the next fire with at the next campfire. They needed this fire to cook with, sleep near, and even for some good 'ol talks and songs. Now many of these coal holders, over time, became folk singers. Later, some went electric. Some even became rock and rollers. (Hey, different tribes, different instruments.) However the job has never changed." -Nora Guthrie ............................................................................................... Hope Machine is a group of coal-holders, keepers of the flame, messengers; foot-stompin', guitar-bangin', drum-beatin', song-leadin', harp- blowin', hand- clappin', human hoping machines. They started out singing the songs of Woody Guthrie. These days they sing plenty of Woody, Pete Seeger, traditional, and original songs with messages of hope, love, and spiritual transformation in celebration of the human spirit. They incorporate old-time, modern, native- American, folk, rock, and whatever other influences give strength to the spirit of their coal-holding. They encourage people to sing along, dance, yell, yodel, jump up and down, or to do whatever else their spirit moves them to do. They carry the message of human unity, hope, and spiritual freedom handed down to them by their elders. They sing songs that make you take pride in yourself and in your work... Proud Members of: ............ TRIBES HILL : kindred folk _____________________________ STEVE SINGING SING SING SING AND FOLK SINGER OPENING FOR RED MOLLY IN NJ

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DEATHRIDERS Winter Vengeance 2010 Tour

DEATHRIDERS Winter Vengeance 2010 Tour



Nov 27 2009 5:52 AM


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Hey HOPE MACHINE! Thrashing Greetz!!!!
/Neil T

Heal the Last Stand

Heal the Last Stand



Nov 26 2009 11:48 PM

Hello Dear Friends

 

Wishing love and good vibrations X

 

Here’s a step in the right direction …

Everybody Wants Peace Records…

 

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If you love the vibes,

Pass it on

 

In Love and Gratitude

Heal the Last Stand

 

x

The Marcus Guy Band

 The Marcus Guy Band



Nov 24 2009 10:48 AM



Thanks for being a friend...Marcus
Winton

Winton Jones



Nov 18 2009 10:28 AM


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Geronimo - Happy Apache

Geronimo - Happy Apache



Nov 15 2009 3:00 AM


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Pierrot

Pierrot



Nov 8 2009 3:08 AM

Hello of Brussels.



Thank you so much
for the friendship and also for your beautiful songs and the
attractive sensibility in your vocals and in your play of
guitar,mandolin,Beautiful complicity,nice musicians,good rythmic,big
emotion. Pleasant and long musical journey.



Pierrot.



Bits and Watts

Bits and Watts



Nov 2 2009 12:50 PM

Have an upcoming show in Philly? Promote it for free on http://www.bitsandwatts.com
Josh Cambell

Josh Cambell



Oct 12 2009 5:50 PM

Hi Hope machine..
Thanks for taking the time to listen!
Great stuff you have, I love your style
acoustic music rocks!!!
I hope you have a great week!!
Have fun,
Josh
Ruby Jane

Ruby Jane



Oct 8 2009 12:44 PM

Ruby Jane Article in New York Times!!
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/who-do-these-guys-think-they-are/
AND
Check out the new pictures and video! Let me know what you think!
Ruby Jane
Sillken Nominee for LA Music Awards

Sillken   Nominee for LA Music Awards



Sep 23 2009 8:05 PM

Hey! Just dropping by say how awesome your music is! Join our mailing list if you like: www.reverbnation.com/sillken! Peace
Heal the Last Stand

Heal the Last Stand



Sep 1 2009 2:06 PM

Here's the Good vibrations ;)

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at your service x
Faber Optimé

Faber Optimé



Aug 26 2009 6:53 AM

Click here to go to the Faber Optimé web site in a new tab/window.

Sorry for not having been in touch awhile - been rather busy!

Just wanted to say that your valued friendship continues to be appreciated.

Have you checked out my MySpace and www.faberoptime.com recently?
Oh and did you subscribe for my free (infrequent, no spam!) newsletter?

You might also enjoy watching some of my latest films:

More (Rate! Comment! Favorite! Subscribe!) on my YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/faberoptime.

Take care and keep in touch.

Best,
Faber.

"Just a guy trying to make the world a better place."

Starving Artist Cafe

Starving Artist Cafe



Aug 5 2009 9:48 PM

Paula Dravigny

Paula Dravigny



Jul 20 2009 5:47 AM

Thank you !

Paula
Ruby Jane

Ruby Jane



Jul 16 2009 5:23 PM

New pics, new videos and new LIVE tunes going up today! Let me know what you think! Sending some ATX (that's Austin Texas) love out to everyone.
Ruby Jane
Adam Rivera

Adam Rivera



Jul 13 2009 6:02 PM

Fred Flyer
Heal the Last Stand

Heal the Last Stand



Jul 9 2009 6:34 PM

Hi friends,

The Green Man Poll is almost over, only 4 days remain! If you’ve been having trouble working out how to vote exactly, we’ve written an extensive guide to voting and posted it in a blog, which you can read by following this link

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192575084&blogId=499349360

Thank you so much for helping us out with this, we really couldn’t have got this far without you.

Please vote every 24 hours if you can, at this point in the competition – it’s crucial.

This link below will take you straight to our voting page.

In Gratitude,

Heal the Last Stand, at your service xxxx

Field

Field



Jun 22 2009 7:05 PM

Field is happiest when you're happy.

Ruby Jane

Ruby Jane



Jun 12 2009 3:53 PM

Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too!
Ruby Jane
The Molas

The Molas



Apr 15 2009 3:36 PM

Stop by for a listen and check out our slideshow of the famous and almost famous.


D.A.N.K

DANK Momma Glo



Apr 13 2009 9:10 AM

Ten DANK things you can do to help legalize marijuana (in no particular order).


1. Write a letter to a policy maker. This can be local, state or federal level-if we all take the time to do this it makes a huge difference. Take a few minutes to an hour to draft a letter-then once a week take five minutes-send it to a different official, when there is a bill related to marijuana you will have a good base.
DANK recommends using a government website or visiting http://www.makepotlegal555.org to find address information for legislators.


2. Encourage others to write their legislators-each time you write to one, pass the name and address around to your like minded friends-get them writing in, too.


3. Volunteer for a Pro-Cannabis event! Look on online, maybe there is one in your area-there are several on the DANKinfo website and at least once volunteer for Seattle Hempfest-you will be impacted in unimaginable ways.
For more info: http://hempfest.org/drupal/Volunteers

4. Attend a Pro-Cannabis event! Bring your friends and family members-especially those that would like to be better educated on the drug war and related issues. See the DANKinfo website for a list and once again, I must say (maybe I am biased) at least once in your life attend Seattle Hempfest-the third week of August.
See http://www.hempfest.org/drupal for more info.
Another good choice is the Global Marijuana March (www.globalmarijuanamarch.org).
Check the website for it-there is likely a march planned near you—if not see #9

5.
Support organizations such as LEAP, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (http://www.leap.cc/cms/index.php), where the proponents of changing the law are those whom have enforced it and seen the failures first hand. Methods of support include donating, volunteering, passing out fliers, attending events, passing on info, re-posting MySpace bulletins, etc.


6.
Donate money to those organizations who are influencing policy change-great examples are NORML (www.norml.org),
Kristell

Kristell



Feb 18 2009 2:28 PM

Hello !
It's always a pleasure to listen to you.. Have a nice day !
Barb

Barbara Prisament



Feb 15 2009 3:34 AM

hi!
April is National Donate Life Month

April is National Donate Life Month



Feb 10 2009 6:12 AM

Thanks for the Add!
Linda and Tom

Linda Firme



Dec 30 2008 12:46 PM

Hey thanks for adding our other site,
and thanks for your great music and
your friendship all through the year!
Happy holidays and love from both of
us.. T&L
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