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"Through her music, her lyrics and her presence, Marcia reminds us that the work of peace and justice is not work at all, but creative, witty, community-building, quirky, magnificent and needs all our voices over the long haul. She is a forever member of the chorus and cheerleader for what is possible."
— Cathy Hoffman
Former Director, Cambridge Peace Commissions

"If you miss the protest songs of the past, if you wish for a singer attuned to today’s issues, Marcia Deihl is your woman.  Her performances offer a clear and captivating voice, lyrics laced with humor and bite, and a spirit ringing with freedom and justice for all."

— Martha Collins
author of "Blue Front" and other books of poetry


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More info on 888 Memorial Drive Tribute and International Women’s Day event

1971 March Songs
Battle Hymn of the Women (Move On Over)    •    Bella Ciao    •    Tired of Fuckers    •    Red Moon on the Right

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Marcia’s love of the sixties and the seventies is a love of the aspects of those decades which were about “love, not war,” “the beloved community,” a struggle for justice and the dream about overcoming and walking together in equality and the specifics of Cambridge life at that time.

Marcia is a wonderful chronicler/historian of her own active participation in so many movements which are part of Cambridge’s history. Her approach of séance, images, music of her own followed by the music which recalls social movements is a powerful reminder to what can be and an antidote to some of the despair of today. She is uniquely qualified for this concert as a founding member of The New Harmony Sisterhood Band whose lyrics and music still reverberate for me years later for their insightfulness and brilliance. Her direct experience with rent controlled living, The Blue Parrot, Club Passim, activism and music are critical for those of us in Cambridge who lived through it and for the increasing numbers of people today who don’t know this history.

The Cambridge that Marcia wants us to remember with her may exist only in pockets today, or only in many peoples’ memories but it is a distinctive and compelling Cambridge which will be brought to life.

— Abe Rybeck, Theater Offensive, Boston, MA


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Click here to view New Harmony Sisterhood Band.pdf

Click here to listen and buy songs from New Harmony Sisterhood Band "...And Ain't I A Woman"
“New Harmony Sisterhood Band: "...And Ain’t I A Woman.” Paredon Records, P-1038 - 1977
Selections from 1975 Concert:
1. Intro to Beware, O' Take Care   •   Beware O' Take Care
2. Intro to Dusky Sally   •   Dusky Sally
3. The Ball Field of My Heart
4. Intro to The Millworker's Lament   •   The Millworker's Lament

Click here to listen and download:
“New Harmony Sisterhood Band, Reunion Tape”
, Greyfeather Music - 1981

10/12/07
I am a musician, recording artist, and Central America Activist. I've known Marcia all the way back into the deep dark eighties, at the end of her time with the New Harmony Sisterhood Band, that epic Cambridge ensemble that pioneered womens' music as it had never before been heard in these parts. As music director of the Community Church of Boston, I have more recently had occasion to repeatedly hire Marcia to be our soloist, and to lead our Sunday service music. I've even gotten to sing and play in her backup band. I have nothing but praise for Marcia.

— Dean Stevens www.deanstevens.com
Musician/ Spanish Interpreter/Central America Activist

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BUNKER MOUNTAIN FIDDLERS
Front Row, L to R: Maurice Lesses, Marcia Deihl, Chad Crumm; Back Row, L to R: Joe Fallon, Peter Gordon.
Bathhouse Blues    •   Miner's Child (aka Fairmont Mines)    •    Yellow Rose of Texas    •   Lynchburg Town    •    Baltimore Fire

Cherokee Shuffle
    •    What Does the Deep Sea Say?    •    Hawks & Eagles    •   Lisa Jane    •    Fisher's Hornpipe

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Raisonettes

Raisonettes - L to R: Marcia Deihl, Patty Larkin, Kim Wallach, Annabel Graetz
photo credit: Susan Wilson - www.susanwilsonphoto.com

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The Oxymorons

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flyer for Bizarre Song Party

See Bizarre Song Parties pictures    •     hear some bizarre songs below
Song for Left-handed Rights    •     People's Planet

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