Til We Outnumber 'Em CD - Various Artists

Artists: Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Arlo Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Bragg, Country Joe McDonald, Ani DiFranco, Fred Hellerman, David Pirner, Craig Werner, Indigo Girls, Peter Glazer and Tim Robbins. A live performance held in Cleveland's Severance Hall in September 1996 produced by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum and the Woody Guthrie Foundation. Note from Nora Guthrie:Ever since the beginning there's always been the guys, designated by carry the coal.Remember? See, when the tribe's fire went out, when they moved on, someone had to carry the last hot coal to start up the next fire with at the next campsite. They needed this fire to cook with, sleep near, and even for some good ol' talks and songs. Now, many of these coal holders, over time, became folk singers. Later, some went electric. Some even became rock and rollers. (Hey, different tribes, different instruments.) However, the job has never changed.My dad was one of these guys, and a lot of his songs were pretty damned ho