Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the Living!-Mother Jones

Utah Phillips is a legend in American folk music, and his contributions to the music have helped keep folk music alive and well.  His anti-war songs, inspired by his service in the United States Army during the Korean War, are especially relevant to today's questioning troops.  After the war Utah came home to a life of freight trains and travel.  He tells us tales of many a wondering hobo hard on luck or wandering through an unwinding adventure.  His labor songs touch on the more personal sides of anarchist politics and provided a soundtrack to the industrial labor movement.  And while many folk singers left their cultural roots and joined the "singer-songwriter" scene, Utah stayed true to the intentions and community based style of American folk music:  The medium is the message.  Utah and the songs he wrote and reminded us of will be remembered always through the folk process of singing, re-writing and sharing.