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A Chat with the Wonderful Singer-Songwriter, Actor, and Activist Holly Near

Aired on Wednesday, April 9th.

On this edition of StudioTulsa, we speak with the remarkable singer-songwriter, actor, and activist Holly Near, who'll perform with the folk duo known as Emma's Revolution --- as well as pianist Jan Martinelli -- on Friday night (the 11th) at 7:30pm at the All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, at 2952 South Peoria. Near is well-known for writing such classic modern-day folk anthems as "It Could Have Been Me" and "Singing For Our Lives" --- and for appearing in several notable films, plays, and TV programs over the years. (Very early in her career, she appeared in the original Broadway production of "Hair," for example.) A legendary, multi-faceted musician who's released more than 20 albums thus far in her career, Near speaks with us about how her method/approach/ambition as both a singer and songwriter has always drawn as much from jazz and cabaret as it does from folk music and progressive socio-political awareness. She also reflects on the life and legacy of her late friend and sometime on-stage collaborator, Pete Seeger. You can learn more about this funny, intelligent, and refreshingly sincere performer at her website --- and more about her upcoming gig in Tulsa at this link from the Emma's Revolution site.

Rich Fisher passed through KWGS about thirty years ago, and just never left. Today, he is the general manager of Public Radio Tulsa, and the host of KWGS’s public affairs program, StudioTulsa, which celebrated its twentieth anniversary in August 2012 . As host of StudioTulsa, Rich has conducted roughly four thousand long-form interviews with local, national, and international figures in the arts, humanities, sciences, and government. Very few interviews have gone smoothly. Despite this, he has been honored for his work by several organizations including the Governor's Arts Award for Media by the State Arts Council, a Harwelden Award from the Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa, and was named one of the “99 Great Things About Oklahoma” in 2000 by Oklahoma Today magazine.
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