Red House
2008
Strangers In Another Country
About This Album
Utah Phillips, who modestly billed himself as The Golden Voice of the Great Southwest, lived up to his moniker with a lifetime of singing, songwriting, storytelling, and fighting for social justice. He didn't sell many records, but anyone who saw him perform came away with their spirits lifted. He's one of the most underrated songwriters of the folk world, on a par with Pete Seeger for his ability to transform tradition material into works that speak to the heart of the modern struggle for peace and justice. Sorrels met Phillips in the '50s, when they were both struggling, itinerant folkies. He was on his way to the Korean War to "find himself." He came back a pacifist and songwriter and stayed on the road performing for the rest of his life. Even after his health stared to fail, he was performing Farewell Concerts full of his tall tales and wonderful original songs. Sorrels and Phillips were lifelong friends and she started this album as a benefit project to help him pay his mounting medical expenses. He died before the album was completed, so the album now serves as her memorial and eulogy to her old pal. At 75, Sorrels still has a strong voice and she's able to croon with sympathy or rage with righteous anger as the occasion demands.
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