See Through the Fog: Generational Conversations (2020)
Conversations with Barbara Dane
In Fall 2020, Roadwork sat down with Barbara Dane as she reflected on her life as a woman, singer, mother, and life partner — taking the opportunity to speak to a new generation of women Artist Activists. This video is an excerpt from over five hours of interviews as part of the Roadwork Oral History Project.
Project Team
- Martha Gonzalez
- Amy Horowitz
- James Early
- Abbi Hendrix
- Nina Menendez
Reflecting on 50 Years of Paredon
Barbara Dane and Paredon Records Mark 50 Years of Protest Music
Barbara Dane’s Life of Defiance and Song (NY Times)
Musician and co-founder of the political label Paredon Records looks back on a history of resistance.
Office Barbara Dane Web Site
Paredon Records (1970–present)
Songs, music, poetry, speeches, documents of class struggle, national liberation, women’s emancipation and democratic rights
Roadwork collaborated with Smithsonian Folklife Festival: Beyond The Mall production, featuring: Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, Martha Gonzalez and Barbara Dane in conversation with Nicole Barden, Roadwork’s Board Secretary–Sunday, July 5, 2020. [Graphics by: Christina Cappelletti]
