Utah and Ani talk about Politics

Back in 1997 The Folk Alliance honored Utah Phillips with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Shortly before the ceremony he sat down with Ani DiFranco to chat about everything from politics, folksinging, growing up, and their new (at the time) project together The Past Didnt Go Anywhere. Check out some highlights from those conversations.

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• Utah Phillips
• Ani DiFranco
• Righteous Babe Records
• folk music

[mindrunfree]

Wow, this kind of beautiful intergenerational dialogue stirs the fire within! I do feel a bit of a lump in my throat (Utah lived with my uncle back in the day). This video is a kind of invitation by these two amazing folks to continue this dialogue with our community. Makes me realize how starved I am for more of these conversations. I a so hungry...

[GeorgieWise]

It is nice to listen to intelligent discourse every so often. It has become a rare commodity.

[baconandeggs80]

Never thank this down! Utah will forever be a great teacher. We need to see more

Ani footage from the 90s too!

[NEVERTURNAWAY]

Real nice video,

very gratefull

[wistoncap]

That was way too short, I could have gone on listening to that for another hour and a half.

[Allpacallpa]

I'd bleach my beard green if I was Utah Phillips...

[LauraV731]

Excellent to see--and the interesting thing from this clip is that Ani was SO right about the fashion of politics, I think, and what it became.

[krissy4nik]

We couldnt afford to lose wisdom like Utah's he will definately be missed!

[QueerLiberation]

Oh my gosh! This is amazing to watch right now. What an amazing dialogue. I love this intergenerational reflection. Wow. Tears of appreciation....