Artists:Gerri Gribi
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A unique musician, historian and educator, Gerri Gribi has toured North America for nearly 20 years. She's performed in the venues you'd expect - theaters, coffeehouses, schools, convocations and folk festivals - and some you probably wouldn't like military bases and prisons. Accompanying her clear soprano voice with autoharp, mountain dulcimer and guitar, she brings history to life in any setting in a way which is lively, fun, and (gasp!) even educational.
She made her first television appearance at the age of 13, and at 15, sang as one of the youngest members of the renowned Cincinnati May Festival Chorus. But her first love has always been folk music, and her interest in using traditional songs as a way of teaching history began while she worked for the Education Department of the Cincinnati Historical Society in the 1970's.
Disturbed by the fact that all the traditional "women's" songs she knew portrayed women as victims, she set out to recover songs showing women in a more positive light. With resources ranging from the Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, to a porch in West Virginia, her research has unearthed songs which portray our foremothers more realistically as workers, creators, survivors and dreamers.
She is a frequent guest on TV and radio, and her music has been featured in a variety of media outlets, including ABC Prime Time Live. She has lent her creative hand to numerous projects, including writing and performing music for the award-winning documentary "Poverty Shock: Anywoman's Story." Her newest CD, "The Womansong Collection," has been widely and enthusiastically reviewed, both at home and abroad. She's been ranked among the Top Ten Artists by the National Women's Radio Play List.
She writes about topics in women's history and music, and has been published in academic journals as well as popular periodicals and newspapers. She maintains an annotated and frequently updated website of with resources for women's studies, folk music and African American Studies at CreativeFolk.com
In her spare time, she enjoys singing with the African American Gospel Choir of Green Bay..
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- Spotlighted: Monday, April 3rd 2006
- Songs on WWR: 14
- Total plays: 236
- Total requests: 62
- Total listens: 4357
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| Song | Album | Length | Played | Overall | You | Tags | Single Request |
| The Crafty Maid's Policy | The Womansong Collection | 2:46 | 21 |  4 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Folk / Storytelling / Adult content / Dulcimer / Fun / Funny / Sex / Solo vocalist / Acoustic | The Old Maid's Song | The Womansong Collection | 2:09 | 9 | 9 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Folk / Dulcimer / Marriage | When I Was A Fair Maid | The Womansong Collection | 2:44 | 20 |  3 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Storytelling / Folk / Dulcimer |
| Total Time | 7:39 |
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Artist name is|Gerri Gribi Last played| more than 1 month ago ---------------------------------------- Show name| Songs by Gerri Gribi Length| 15 minutes Order by| random Limit| 3 songs ----------------------------------------
