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Quite a Freudian slip, but not entirely unexpected from someone who strongly and publicly opposed Richard M. Nixon's presidency more than a decade ago. Yes, Mary Travers did all that, but don't let the slip fool you. She's survived those turbulent times, idealism and political activism intact...
Despite a massive drop in popularity, the threesome has kept on singing, writing new songs for new issues and altering their usual mix of folk, fun, and political songs to keep up with a three-generational audience. The particulars are a little different, but the big issues of peace around...
What's startling is that Travers has maintained a consistent, still idealistic philosophy for social things while so many of her musician/activist colleagues have switched allegiances, flip-flops from credo to credo, or simply given up. Travers compares fighting for social change to the struggle of a folk song's...
Yes, but these are different times and different musical approaches are needed. Perhaps, but a survey of contemporary pop music hardly inspires the kind of change and activistnecessary for a world warring in every hemisphere. Travers says today's popular music commercially defined by the 13-25 age group, "articulates...
Travers said the cause of the blaze is still under investigation.