Episode 179: Our America -- Featuring No-No Boy, Nana Grizol, Leyla McCalla, Hurray For the Riff Raff, The Highwomen, Two Cow Garage

<p>The second episode this week explores some of my favorite protest music -- just in time for the Fourth of July!</p> <p>You can read more about the No-No boys <a href= "https://encyclopedia.densho.org/No-no_boys/">here</a>.</p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.folkalley.com/album-review/2021/album-review-no-no-boy-1975"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">No-No Boy -- “Close Your Eyes and Dream of Flowers” (1975)</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(4:03)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Nana Grizol -- “Plantation Country” (South Somewhere Else) (7:26)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Leyla McCalla -- “Money is King” (Capitalist Blues) (12:24)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Hurray For the Riff Raff -- “Rican Beach” (The Navigator) (15:17)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Highwomen -- “Crowded Table” (The Highwomen) (20:46)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Two Cow Garage -- “Brand New Flag” (Brand New Flag) (24:35)</span></li> </ol> <p><strong>Next week’s topic: Papa, Don’t Lay That Shit On Me with Grace Pettis</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Podcast intro by</span> <a href= "https://almacontra.bandcamp.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Alma Contra</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, music from Two Cow Garage’s “Stars & Gutters”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Send me music via</span> <a href="https://www.submithub.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SubmitHub</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">! </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get A&T gear and Rainbow Rodeo at the</span> <a href= "https://adobe-teardrops.square.site/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">merch page</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">!</span></p> <