BuzzFlash Reviews

October 2004

"Hail to the Thief II: Songs to Send Bush Packing"
20-Song CD Produced by George and Julius

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We'll turn this recommendation over to George and Julius, an unlikely pair of 21st Century labor folksingers. Julius Margolin, who sings on the CD, turned 88 in August. George Mann is Julius' younger partner.

They were the two patriots behind the highly successful "Hail to the Thief: Songs for the Bush Years" that BuzzFlash offered as a premium a couple of years ago, much to our readers' delight.

Well they are back, and here is what they have to say about "Hail to the Thief II":

"This 20-track collection features some of the country's best-known folksingers, including Tom Paxton, Utah Phillips, Kim and Reggie Harris, the duo Magpie, and Faith Petric.

Also featured are hardworking, traveling folk musicians such as Steve Brooks, Joe Jencks, Mark Levy, Amy Martin, Lisa Rogers, and the new duo 'emma's revolution.' which features Pat Humphries and Sandy O. San Francisco's Labor Heritage-Rockin' Solidarity Chorus and bowed-saw player Chris Bricker round out the album.

The project was conceived and produced by George Mann and 88-year-old executive producer Julius Margolin. George and Julius contribute five songs to the album and produced the first 'Hail to the Thief!' CD in August 2001. They are members of the New York City Labor Chorus and performers with seven CDs and years of singing between them. Mann compiled the CD from more than 50 songs submitted by songwriters around the country.

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