Author Daniel Buttry writes ‘The World Music Festival,’ a series of profiles with videos of musical peacemakers. Here he reports on Sweet Honey in the Rock.
Category: Folk & Country
Eric Bogle’s “Green Fields of France”
Eric Bogle’s moving song, “Green Fields of France” captures the emotional struggle over the toll of war as the songwriter walks through a military cemetery.
Eric Bogle’s “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda”
Peacemaker Daniel Buttry writes a series of reflections on WWI. Here, he focuses on Eric Bogle’s haunting song, “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda.”
Víctor Jara (1932-1973)
Víctor Jara was a Chilean musician who was tortured and murdered during the 1973 Chilean military coup for his public nonviolent activism through song.
Tommy Sands
Peacemaker Daniel Buttry profiles the Irish singer-songwriter Tommy Sands with video clips including Sands’ famous There Were Roses about Northern Ireland.