Newspapers / Lambda. / Nov. 1, 1982, edition 1 / Page 3
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Music/Activist Duo Perform in Durham Seattle-based musicians Charlie Mur phy and Jamie Sieber wil] perform in concert at 8:00 pm, Tuesday, Nov. 16, in Durham at Club Cameo (1103 West Chapel Hill Street, beside Sallam Cul tural Center). A donation of $4 will . be requested at the door. Calling theiir presentation "Living in a Time of Thunder," the duo is stop ping in Durham as part of their na tional tour to promote their recent record. Catch the Fire. The Advocate, a national gay news magazine, has des cribed Murphy as a "latter-day trouba dour" with a "rocking rhythm reminiscent of some of Peter Seeger's songs." Murphy last appeared in the Triangle area several years ago at the Southeast ern Lesbian and Gay Conference in Chapel Hill. At that time he was living and performing in the Roanoke, Virginia, area. Since moving to Seattle be has helped organize Good Fairy Productions, a group of gay m.en "committed to the developing of a healing, life-affirming culture among men in harmony with women, children, spiritism, and the earth." The group produced another album. Walls to Roses on which Murphy also performed. In an interview with John Zeh of Gay Community News, Murphy explained that "the focus of my music is connecting the oppression of gay people and my own to the oppression of women, people of color, old and young people and doing that by being a very out and sissy man. It's real important to present the image of a gay person on stage and in life sing ing and talking about black prisoners, chicanos. United Farm Workers, nuclear power, all different issues." Through music, he said, "You can hold out a vision of what we could move toward. We need to sing songs which express our experiences now, the prob lems we all face, and lend solidarity to struggles against them, bun also try and hold out a vision of where we want to move toward. Unless we do that, we won't get there." Ms. Sieber began playing cello when she was seven, learning both orchestral and solo works. She has used her impro- visational skills to explore connections between music, politics, and spirit. She helped organize and performed with an all-women's folk-blues a capella trio. She has played and sung with Murphy for the past three years on two West Coast tours and several Seattle-area shows. Together they have appeared at lesbian/gdy 'pride rallies, and she help ed with the recording of Catch the Fire. Ms. Sieber is also a registered nurse and is involved with women’s health care. Organizers of Good Fairy Productions express their belief "in the power of music, poetry, drama, and other cultural expressions to encourage, challenge, inspire, and unify." Dear men, lay your armor down Dear men, let your softness flow Come on and let go of all the deadly power games you play Let go, let life find a way love We have every right to be proud of a love that dares to shine Shining in this land where True love is a crime Gay love is a fire that burns For love equality The fire is still raging It is the light of your brother’s eyes "Dear Ken" by Charlie Murphy People wanting to carpool to the con cert should call the CGA office. If you can provide rides or need one, call 962- 4401 weekday afternoons. Parents of Gays ^ * Raleigh Chapter We would like for you to know that there is a chapter of Parents of Gays in Raleigh now. We meet at 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month, at the Raleigh Unitarian Fellowship Building which is located at 3313 Wade Avenue. If you know of any parents of les bians or gay men, we would appreciate your giving them this information. We do not have highly organized meetings, but gather together for fellowship and to discuss our concerns. We provide ^ support and share information. Litera ture is available and there are lists of books that individuals can order. If a parent would like for one of our mem bers to call, we will be glad to do so. Just write to us: Parents of Gays, Unitarian Fellowship, 3313 Wade Avenue, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607. Our next meeting will be on November I8th, at 7:30 p.m. We hope people will feel welcome. If you have any ques tions and need information, write or call me. — John Voorhees 834-3302
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