Musical duo sings of labor, environment
Published 4:00 am Friday, July 17, 2015
- Pittsburgh-based agitator Anne Feeney will perform with Dana Lyons on July 20 at Blue Scorcher Bakery & Cafe.
ASTORIA — Environmental singer Dana Lyons has teamed up with notorious labor hellraiser Anne Feeney to launch Teamsters and Turtles: Together at Last! Starting in Lyons’ hometown of Bellingham, Washington, the musical duo took off July 1 and are sweeping south on tour.
Lyons and Feeney will perform in Astoria at 7 p.m. Monday, July 20 at the Blue Scorcher Bakery & Cafe, located at 1493 Duane St. Admission is a suggested donation of $10 to $20, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. For more information, call 503-338-7473.
The duo is touring to dispel the myth that unions are at odds with environmentalists. Through song and story, Lyons and Feeney will work to bring together labor activists and environmentalists into a movement for justice, peace, equality and sustainability.
Feeney, a Pittsburgh-based agitator, performs music that she says is designed to “comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” Not many women have chosen to walk the path of Woody Guthrie, but Feeney has made a career of it for the past 35 years.
Lyons is the singer/songwriter best known for his outrageous hit comedy songs “Cows With Guns,” “RV” and “Ride The Lawn.”