Seattle Labor Chorus will perform at the Mural Amphitheater at Seattle Center at
12:30pm on Monday, May 26th.
We will also be on the Singalong Stage in the Cornish Courtyard on
Saturday, May 24th at 11am.
Song sheets will be provided and also available here!
Quilt raffle tickets will be available to purchase! See you there!
Come join us for an afternoon of unified voices celebrating democracy and
the power of collective organization.
Sunday, April 27th
doors open at 2:30, concert 3-5pm PST
The NEW Seattle Labor Temple in SODO
5030 1st Ave S
Lyrics to songs available here.
Fundraising Concert for the Seattle Labor Chorus sponsored in part by the Abe Keller Foundation, 4Culture, and ArtsFund.
We sang songs of social significance and it didn't rain very much! This was a fundraiser for the Pike Market Senior Center and Food Bank. We raised over $1000.
Come join us for a singalong at Cornish Courtyard Friday May 24th 1-1:14pm!
THE LABOR STAGE
SATURDAY, MAY 25, 7pm CORNISH PLAYHOUSE
Rebel Voices, aka Susan Lewis and Janet Stecher, have been a duo since 1989 They draw their inspiration from the Wobbly tradition as rabble rousers, unionists and artists, singing out for social and economic justice with passion and humor.
Jim Page has been a fixture in Seattle since the early 70’s. Carrying his guitar like a sack of tools he left his mark on every square inch of town. Every theater, cafe, rock and roll bar, and sidewalk street corner was a stage, until a cop came by to shut him down. But he wouldn’t shut so easy. So in 1974 he sang to the City Council that street music should be free and legal and they should overturn an old backward law against it and they did.
Our play, “Labor for Palestine”, weaves stories about how the labor movement began to embrace the ceasefire movement. Written and directed by our own Ed Mast, and drawing on the experience of Starbucks Workers United and UFCW Local 3000, we tell the story of how rank and file power and unity can move the needle of justice just a little bit.
The Seattle Labor Chorus was born at FolkLife when they performed with Pete Seeger in 1997. They’ve been taking their message of solidarity to picket lines and concert halls ever since.
Who is She, comprised of members of Tacocat, Lisa Price and Chastity Belt join us on the labor stage for the first time. Known for many things, but notably, for their musical critique of Amazon overlord Jeff Bezos, which famously caused a local hockey scandal that made headlines, when they were fired on their opening night as the house band for the Seattle Kraken.
Workers On the Rise
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
We made our goal!
Thank you Talison Crosby and Jim Page for sharing your excellent songs with us. And thank you audience members and Zoomers for your energy and enthusiasm - it was such a joy to sing with an audience again.
Check this space for information about viewing the full concert when it is available.
This event is supported in part by the Abe Keller Peace Education Fund.
We want to share our upcoming performances at the Northwest Folklife Festival at the Seattle Center - our 25th annual appearance there! Join us and bring your mask and vaccination card!
Saturday, May 28th 5 - 6pm
Cornish Playhouse, 201 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
Sunday, May 29th 6:10 - 7:00pm
Cornish Courtyard, in front of the Playhouse
This is an audience participation singalong! Here are the lyrics you can download!
Seattle Labor Chorus is proud to be part of the 50th Annual Northwest Folklife Festival! Our 15-minute set will be broadcast at 3:15pm on Saturday, May 29th.
Throughout Memorial Day weekend (May 28-31), you can enjoy livestreams of music, dance, and arts; participate in dances and workshops; or explore a variety of programs on-demand. All on-demand videos will be available Friday, May 28 at 3:00 PM. See https://www.nwfolklife.org for more information to view.
SLC joined some Macy's workers and members of PSARA outside the downtown Seattle store to help negotiate a fair severance package for when the store closes in 2020.
See the video here! https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10156945116053108&id=29716643107
We are so happy to announce that Miriam Anderson has accepted the position of Director of the Seattle Labor Chorus! We are so thrilled to have her and can't wait to gather again in song. Until then, we will continue to sing into our computers and compile harmony in bytes that will be posted both on Facebook and on our web site on the Music tab.
Miriam will help us continue to give labor a voice in the streets and in concert halls. She is an accomplished conductor, and she has a passion for singing…
Read moreDear Friends and Supporters of the Seattle Labor Chorus,
We want to let you know that after 22+ successful and terrific years, Janet Stecher will be stepping down from her position as Music Director. We have had over 2 decades of wonderful performances, good music, fun, camaraderie, and solidarity together. Janet's energy, enthusiasm, vast knowledge of the labor community, labor history, and music will be missed. We wish her the best in her next endeavors.
We are planning a celebration of Janet's tenure…
Read moreOn April 21, 2018, the Seattle Labor Chorus performed in a joint concert with the Left Coast Labour Chorus, at Russian Hall in Vancouver, BC.
Brian Calvert of KOMO radio encountered SLC carolers and interviewed our director, Janet Stecher, in December, 2017. Here's a sound file:
The Seattle Labor Chorus performed some songs at Town Hall on Dec. 17, 2015, as part of a celebration of the late Abe Osheroff's 100th birthday. Here is a link to a video of our part of the program.
Radio station KSVR (Skagit Valley Community Radio) has a weekly labor show called "We Do The Work". A recent show featured an interview with Janet Stecher and Bob Barnes, talking about the Seattle Labor Chorus!
Listen to it here: We Do The Work. Select the program for Oct 27, 2015.
