Annual Folk Singing Service: The First Principle

If you come to this folk-sing expecting to hear a litany of injustices perpetrated against your favorite oppressed group — a well-worn staple of the folk genre — you’ll be disappointed. Today we will celebrate the inherent worth and dignity of every person. As always, everyone will be encouraged to sing along, and lyrics will be provided.

This year’s songs:

A Place in the Choir – Bill Staines
Mr. Bojangles – Jerry Jeff Walker
Lady of the Harbor – Joe Jencks
De Colores – Traditional/Extra English Lyrics by Steve Sander
Union Maid – Woody Guthrie/Kerry Mills
Follow the Drinking Gourd – Paul Campbell
Take Me Home Country Roads – John Denver, Bill Danoff & Taffy Nivert
Everything Possible – Fred Small
Six Days on the Road – Earl Green & Carl Montgomery
The Field Behind the Plow – Stan Rogers
Midnight Special – Traditional/Lead Belly
Put A Little Love in Your Heart – Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday & Randy Myers