Anne
Feeney Based
in
Pittsburgh,
Anne
Feeney
is
the
granddaughter
of
an
intrepid
mineworkers'
organizer,
who
also
used
music
to
carry
the
message
of
solidarity
to
working
people.
After
two
decades
of
community
activism
and
regional
performances
at
rallies,
Anne
took
her
message
on
the
road.
Since
1991,
Anne
Feeney
has
traveled
to
the
frontlines
of
justice
and
economic
equality
in
forty-two
of
the
United
States,
as
well
as
throughout
Canada,
Mexico,
Denmark,
Ireland
and
Sweden.
Her
anthem
'Have
You
Been
to
Jail
for
Justice'
has
been
performed
by
activist
musicians
everywhere,
including
Peter,
Paul
and
Mary,
Pete
Seeger,
Bruce
Springsteen
and
Bob
Dylan.
Legendary
activist-songwriter
Utah
Phillips
has
dubbed
Feeney
'the
best
labor
singer
in
America
and
the
Minister
of
Culture
for
the
Social
Justice
and
Human
Rights
Movements.'
In
2005,
Anne
received
the
highly
prestigious Joe
Hill
Award
for
Lifetime
Achievement from
the
Labor
Heritage
Foundation
in
Washington,
D.C.
Past
recipients
include
Cesar
Chavez,
Julius Margoiln, Pete
Seeger,
Faith Petric
and
Hazel
Dickens.
Her
critically
acclaimed
recordings
are
widely
available.
