East Coast Tour
in late May & June
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Dana with old friend, environmental leader, and now, State Representative Gerry Pollet
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Dana Sings "Cows" to
Washington State Legislature
Coal Train
Bumper Stickers Available
Ellensburg, WA
& Portland, OR Concerts
Seeking Concerts
on East Coast, USA
Seeking Concerts in
Washington and Oregon
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Please see details at bottom.
March 20:
Ellensburg, WA
March 25:
Portland, OR
May 4:
Shaw Island, WA
May 5:
Lopez Island, WA
May 10:
Friday Harbor, WA
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Howdy Friends and Family,
Singing “Cows With Guns” to the Washington State Legislature
My old friend and outstanding environmental leader Gerry Pollet was recently appointed to the Washington State Legislature. On his third day in the capitol, he overheard the chair of the Ways and Means Committee singing “Cows With Guns” as he was walking down the hall. Gerry asked him how he knew the song and the chairman explained that “Cows With Guns” had become one of the theme songs for the Democratic Caucus in the House of Representatives. At the end of every session when things were getting intense, they would sing “Cows With Guns.” So Gerry invited me to go to Olympia and sing the tune for the house Democrats.
I don’t think I’ve ever received a warmer reception. Seven of the representatives immediately dragged out their iPhones and videoed me. I received a lengthy standing ovation along with an enthusiastic chorus of moos. I’m happy to report there is good work going on in the Washington State Legislature. Later that evening I sang for a “Come Together” party for Democrats and Republicans, where we sang “Cows With Guns,” “Our State is a Dumpsite,” and “Swimmin' in the Big.” A proud moment for American democracy.
Rainbow at the end of the road, Molokai, HI
Songwriting & Video Filming in Hawaii
I just returned home from a wonderful songwriting retreat and concert tour on the Big Island, Molokai, and Kauai in Hawaii. Wrote a few new songs and filmed a video of my new song “It’s a Matter of Asking,” a song that touches on some aspects of the Hawaiian Sovereignty movement. I’m hoping to release the video and mp3 in the next month or two. I also wrote a coal train song that I hope to film a video of here in Bellingham when there is a break in the rain. Could be a while.
Coal Train Bumper Stickers Available
Many folks from Billings to Bellingham are working to stop the proposed coal train that would ship billions of tons of coal from Wyoming and Montana to China via a port just north of Bellingham. If you’d like to help distribute bumper stickers (or yard signs, being printed this week), contact me at dana@cowswithguns.com.
Seeking Concerts on the East Coast
I’m currently booking the eighth leg of the Three Legged Coyote World Tour, which will take place on the east coast of the United States. I’m anticipating the tour will go from the second half of May through mid June. If you are interested in setting up a community concert, house concert, school environmental education assembly, songwriting workshop, college concert, or fundraising concert, etc., please drop me an email to dana@cowswithguns.com.
Seeking Concerts in Washington & Oregon
I’ll be touring Washington and Oregon this spring and during parts of the summer. If you are interested in setting up a festival appearance, community concert, house concert, school environmental education assembly, songwriting workshop, college concert or fundraising concert, etc., please drop me an email to dana@cowswithguns.com.
Ellensburg & Portland, OR
I’m looking forward to performing at the Ellensburg Vegetarian Society on March 20 and at a house concert in Portland, OR on March 25. I’ll be joined in Portland by my old friend Paul Cienfuegos, who will give a spoken word piece on the influence of corporations on our democracy and what local communities can do about it.
Hope to see you at one of the shows,
Dana
Dana & Ron Wiley, DJ at KONG Radio,
who launched "Cows With Guns" in Kauai.
Ron calls it "Bovine Freedom."
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CONCERT DETAILS
March 20, 2012 (Tuesday)
Ellensburg, WA
6:00pm
Vegetarian Society Potluck Dinner & Concert
Oddfellows Hall
307 N. Pine
Ellensburg, WA
Bring a vegan dish to share with four others.
We will collect a freewill donation for the traveling voice.
March 25, 2012 (Sunday)
Portland, OR
7:00pm
House Concert at Albert's
1823 NE 13th Avenue
Portland, OR
Feel free to bring some snacks, desserts or drinks to share, if you like.
$10, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Dana will sing a concert and Paul Cienfuegos will give a spoken word presentation on the influence of corporations on our democracy and how we can create local ordinances to work toward stripping the corporations of constitutional rights they were never meant to have. Fascinating work that is going on in communities all over the US as we struggle to take back our democracy.
May 4, 2012 (Friday)
Shaw Island, WA
Details to be announced.
May 5, 2012 (Saturday)
Lopez Island, WA
2:00pm
Day for the Bay (for Fisherman Bay)
Lopez Center
204 Village Road
Lopez, WA
10:00am - Meet at Lopez Center, then head out for field trips around the bay.
1:00pm - Gather again at Lopez Center for refreshments and a presentation.
2:00pm - Dana's concert
May 10, 2012 (Thursday)
Friday Harbor, WA
7:00pm
Isle Be Jammin' Performers Showcase
Mellowoods and Music Store
310B Spring Street
Friday Harbor, WA
Price: $10
Info: 360-378-5151
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