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Tonight: Utah Phillips Tribute
In 2008, Ani DiFranco and a number of traditional folk singers came together to record a benefit album for labor organizer, soldier, hobo, pacifist, storyteller, and singer Bruce “Utah” Phillips. Phillips, “the Golden Voice of the Great Southwest,” was in poor health and did not live to hear the double CD set, “Singing through the Hard Times: a Tribute to Utah Phillips.” Now in 2009, a number of the musicians who played on that effort will be appearing Friday night at the Washington Ethical Society to salute Phillips via a benefit for Hospitality House, a California homeless shelter that Phillips established. Copies of the CD will also be sold at the show to assist Phillips’ family with remaining expenses.
