pastures of plenty

solas' wonderful rendition of legendary woody guthrie's classic, pastures of plenty. 





here is woody guthrie singing.  according to wiki,

Describing the travails and dignity of migrant workers in North America, it is evocative of the world described in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. The tune is based on the ballad "Pretty Polly," a traditional English-language folk song from the British Isles that was also well known in the Appalachian region of North America."

here is "rooster" rick performing "pretty polly."

the very remarkable Dolores Huerta, co-founder of united farm workers (UFW) with César Chávez, was recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work on behalf of civil, workers', and women's rights.

here is dolores huertas speaking at the 2011 gandhi-king conference in memphis.