Dear Friends: Two important items this month. First, progress with Songs of Slavery and Emancipation. Second, progress with a new…
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Music and Historical Memory
By Mat CallahanRed Wedge, originally published in STIR magazineSeptember 4th, 2015 Image by Hope Asya Music and memory have always…
Singing songs for the people: James Connolly comes to life in a new book of revolutionary songs: A Review
By Aaron Leonardrabble.caOctober 30th, 2013 Even more important is that Connolly combined a scholars’ dedication to history’s dynamics with the…
Live Review: Mat Callahan sings James Connolly
By Nicolas GrizzleCity SoundJanuary 18th, 2014 Mat Callahan at the Arlene Francis Center The cyclical nature of revolution songs is…
Warm San Francisco Nights: A Review of The Explosion of Deferred Dreams
By Ron JacobsCounterPunchJanuary 6th, 2017 Mat Callahan’s newest book, titled The Explosion of Deferred Dreams: Musical Renaissance and Social Revolution…
Revolutionaries Lived in San Francisco but Wore No Flowers in Their Hair
by Peter ColeBeyond ChronJanuary 31st, 2017 As the fiftieth anniversary of San Francisco’s “Summer of Love” begins, Mat Callahan wants…
Explosion of Deferred Dreams in Nixbeat
By Nick KuzmackNixbeatFebruary 7th, 2017 The Explosion Of Deferred Dreams is an essential book that explores the powerful relationship between…
Explosion of Deferred Dreams in Donovan’s Literary Service
By Diane C. DonovanDonovan’s Literary ServiceFebruary 2017 The Explosion of Deferred Dreams: Musical Renaissance and Social Revolution in San Francisco,…
Explosion of Deferred Dreams in Midwest Book Review
By Willis M. BuhleMidwest Book ReviewMarch 2017 Synopsis: As the fiftieth anniversary of the Summer of Love floods the media…
Explosion of Deferred Dreams in Socialism and Democracy Journal
By David RovicsSocialism and Democracy JournalAugust 2017 California native, veteran musician, philosopher and revolutionary Mat Callahan covers a lot of…