Faith Petric (September 13, 1915-October 24, 2013) sings folk songs written by other musicians in the studio. Produced by Ed Schoenfeld. They discuss the Wobblies (Industrial Workers of the World), Bruce "Utah" Phillips, Petric's own biographical history, the folk music scene in the Bay Area, and Petric's involvement with the San Francisco Folk Music Club.
Petric performs Colorado Trail (lyrics from Carl Sandburg's American Songbag and Lee Hays) -- Waltzing Matilda (Banjo Paterson and Christina MacPherson) -- One More Mile Down The Road a.k.a. Chilly Winds (Utah Phillips) -- Marin County Water Disaster Song (based on a Van Rosay song) -- Prizes (Dee Warner) -- The Money Crop (Malvina Reynolds) -- If You Love Me (Malvina Reynolds) -- The Governor Is A Good Old Boy a.k.a. The Hot Dog Stand Song (Hank Bradley) -- If I Could Be The Rain (Utah Phillips).

This recording has been digitally preserved as part of Pacifica's American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 grant preservation project, and is available for research and reference . Please contact the archives via telephone: 818-506-1077 or email: americanwomen at pacificaradioarchives dot org for information on how to obtain a copy of this program. Thank you.
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