Artists:Ray Korona Band
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Ray Korona writes stirring songs about working, the environment, fighting the system and homelessness along with heartfelt songs of love, friendship and peace. A founding member of American Federation of Musicians Local 1000, Ray's songs vary from the satirical and topical to ballads, chorus and story songs. "Free Harbors" was a winner of the Mobilization for Survival's peace song contest. Another song, "Where Do We Go From Here", sparked a New York Magazine cover story on the housing crisis' impact on artists. A health care rights song, "Send Me An Ambulance" was featured on national public radio and used at major Jobs With Justice rallies. A song against child labor has been published around the world by the UN’s International Labor Office and used in its work on this issue. In style, Ray’s music is very diverse-- from French folk rock to traditional to contemporary acoustic.
Ray performs both solo and with a unique collective of musical organizers, The Ray Korona Band. The Band is a core group of musicians-- Ivice (harmonies & dulcimers), Barry Kornhauser (bass, cello & mandola), Sharon Abreu (harmonies & fiddle), Ellen Davidson (harmonies) & Gina Tlamsa (harmonies, flute, mandolin) that works with a wide variety of players who bring racial, cultural and musical diversity to its work. Occasionally, guest musicians like John McCutcheon, Barry Mitterhoff and Perry Robinson sit in with the group. Ray has performed in concert with Pete Seeger, Patti Smith, Harry Belafonte, Tom Paxton, Anne Feeney, Richie Havens, Judy Gorman, Leon Rosselson, Suni Paz, Pat Humphries, Lucy Kaplansky and many others, at Peoples Voice Cafe, Bread & Roses Concert Hall, The Village Gate, Speakeasy, 22 Below, Folk City in NYC and in concerts, coffee houses, demonstrations and folk festivals around the country.
Comment: A Fast Folk reviewer wrote of a Greenwich Village show: "The concert hall was packed to hear Ray Korona perform a well rehearsed, balanced program...refreshingly new...wonderfully perceptive and funny!" A Sing Out! reviewer exclaims: "Ray Korona's songs are empowering and fun!" Pete Seeger, declares, "Wonderful songs! Ray Korona and band are great!" Ramsey Clark observes, "Terrific organizing music! People need to hear these songs." Songwriter's Hall of Fame President Oscar Brand raves: "I think Ray Korona's terrific. I like his songs. I like his singing. I even like his glasses."
CDs & tapes: The Safe Thing To Do (includes peace song co-written & performed with Pete Seeger,); The People Are In Charge!; $5 Working People’s Music Tape (new songs on current labor issues, also on CD); A Friend Like You; It's Still the 60's (as long as government and corporations keep beating us up!); Free Harbors; Send Me An Ambulance (cassette single in support of universal health care); Fight the Contract on America and the Stars Who are Selling It! (cassette with Charlie King), and Sanctions (CD single about the sanctions in Iraq and how they devastated the old, the sick and the children of that country). Some of Ray’s songs are also featured on compilation recordings.
The Band's web site ['http://www.raykorona.com'] not only includes the usual music samples, newsletter and sales options, but also has a very comprehensive Links page devoted to music activism and an Urgent Songs page usually featuring a free .mp3 download of a current issue song!.
External links
| Ray Korona Band on MySpace |
| Ray Korona Band on Wikipedia |
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| Song | Album | Length | Played | Overall | You | Tags | Single Request |
| Meant To Be | The Safe Thing To Do | 3:53 | 3 |  2 votes |
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