May 4, 2019 | Emma’s Revolution

Emma’s Revolution invokes Woody Guthrie and the revolutionary mind on Revolution Now, a rocking new album brimming with songs that inspire, enlighten and unify. – Mary Sue Twohy, The Village, SiriusXM

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Emma’s Revolution is the dynamic, award-winning, activist duo of Pat Humphries & Sandy O, whose songs have been sung for the Dalai Lama, praised by Pete Seeger, and covered by Holly Near. With beautiful harmonies and genre-defying eclecticism, Emma’s Revolution delivers the energy and strength of their convictions, in an uprising of truth and hope for these tumultuous times.

Emma’s Revolution is celebrating the 2017 release of their highly anticipated 4th recording, Revolution Now, which includes “Sing People Sing,” a loving tribute to the late Pete Seeger, a friend and mentor to the duo. The song captures his unique ability to empower an audience with harmony and hope. Revolution Now also includes the duo’s beautiful setting of Woody Guthrie’s plaintive lyric, “Revolutionary Mind,” one of the many lyrics Woody left behind without an existing melody. On this release, Emma’s Revolution covers issues from reproductive justice to refugees and Black Lives Matter to the sustaining power of love. With a core sound featuring their trademark exquisite harmonies and acoustic guitars, the duo’s songs span styles from folk to jazz and funk to rock. Revolution Now brings these tools of inspiration and motivation to fuel today’s resistance movements.

Emma’s Revolution’s song “If I Give Your Name” (about undocumented workers killed in the World Trade Center on 9/11) won grand prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. The duo’s music has been featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Pacifica’s “Democracy Now!” and “The Thom Hartman Show.” In 2016, Emma’s Revolution won the first Phil Ochs Award, presented by Phil’s sister, Sonny Ochs, and the music and justice organization, A Still Small Voice. The duo is also a contributor to the Grammy-nominated CDs Singing Through the Hard Times – A Tribute to Utah Phillips and Seeds: The Songs of Pete Seeger.

In the spirit of Emma Goldman’s famous attribution, “If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution,” Emma’s Revolution brings their uprising of truth and hope to concerts and peace & justice, labor, human rights, environmental, LGBT and women’s rights events. Touring 200 days a year, the duo has performed at thousands events throughout the US and around the world in Canada, Chile, Korea, Scotland, England, Israel/Palestine, Nicaragua and Cuba, spreading their message of peace and justice. Emma’s Revolution consistently delivers performances that are an uprising of hope and harmony so powerful audiences leap to their feet.

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Fervent and heartfelt – The New York Times

Beauty, power and ferocity all mixed together with love and hope. – Deb Andersen, The Wimmin’s Show, KZUM