Riot-Folk! Collective

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In their own words, Riot-Folk! is "an anti-profit mutual aid collective of radical artists and musicians," who "make music to provoke, educate, heal and inspire, with the end-goal of doing away with capitalism and building a free and just society."

As the name suggests, members of the collective sing folk music, primarily American folk music, and usually with anarchist themes throughout.

The collective is scattered across the United States, primarily located on the East Coast and in the Bay Area. The artists have toured extensively throughout the U.S. and parts of the United Kingdom.. All music released by anyone in the collective is given away for free on [their website], promoting the anarchist ideal of using music as a tool for change, instead of selling it for profit. CDs are also available from the artists, usually on a sliding scale ranging from $5-$15, and fans pay what they can. Thus, those who would not otherwise be able to afford the average price of 10$-15$ may still obtain albums, the difference being made up by those with more money at their disposal. This is an example of anonymous mutual-aid in practice. All albums are distributed with D.I.Y. principles at heart.

The collective operates entirely on donations.

Members

The collective is currently made up of 8 artists. They are as follows:

• [Adhamh Roland]
• [Brenna Sahatjian]
• [Evan Greer]
• [Kate Boverman and Ethan Miller]
• [Mark Gunnery]
• [Ryan Harvey]
• [Tom Frampton]

Ethan and Kate perform almost exclusively as a duet, though both have released solo work. All of the other artists primarily perform and tour as solo acts, though this is not a rule. Every year, all of the members get together for a week or so, usually around October, in order to discuss Collective matters, and play shows/record together. In 2006, the location of the Collective meeting was San Francisco, California.

See also

• Anarchism
• Mutual Aid
• Folk punk
• Collective
• Artist collective

External links

• [Official Site]

 

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