Local 1000
The Traveling Musicians Union - American Federation of Musicians
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Fair Trade Music
AFM Local 1000 believes that all working musicians deserve a fair and just living wage for live performances and a respectful, safe working environment. We assert that these are rights for cultural workers, not privileges. Fair Trade Music is our organizing campaign to bring these conditions to the greater musical community. Performers, Presenters, and Audiences working together to strengthen our community.
Member Directory
John Miller
At age 11 I began playing guitar and learning Beatle songs. This love of folk and rock morphed into a broader study of Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Jean Ritchie and a trove of other 60s and 70s musicians. But work and life as a civil engineer and Navy officer got in the way, and my musical …
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David Borough
David Borough appears with the band, Radio Rail. Radio Rail has performed at The Elko Cowboy Poetry Gathering, The Songs for the Transcontinental Railroad Concerts, The California State Railroad Museum, The Cold Springs Tavern, and The Old Town Sacramento Gold Rush Days Festival. As well as venues from Cisco’s Creekside in San Luis Obispo, to …
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Charlie King
Singer/songwriter, some typing, no shorthand. Accompany self on guitar, others on harmonica. Active in Local 1000 from Day One. Happily living off the pension.
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Peter Alsop
PETER ALSOP is a nationally known singer/songwriter, lecturer and humorist from California. He has a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and he is a Certified Experiential Therapist. His songs are used by thousands of parents, doctors, educators and other human service professionals to help families discuss sensitive issues such as sexual abuse, disabilities, loss and grief, …
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Daniel Boling
Balladeer / Songwriter based in Albuquerque, New Mexico and touring the U.S. and abroad full-time. In addition to being a touring solo artist, Daniel is a member of the 1960s folk trio The Limeliters and the group remains active. 2023 CD release on Berkalin Records — “New Old Friends” — a collaboration with Tom Paxton.Former …
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Tret Fure
Tret Fure began her career at the age of 16, singing in coffeehouses and campuses in the Midwest. At 19, she moved to LA in hopes of obtaining a record deal. Within a year she was performing as guitarist and vocalist for Spencer Davis, touring with him and penning the single for his album “Mousetrap”. …
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George Mann
A former union organizer, George Mann hails from Ithaca, New York and has been producing labor and protest music for more than 25 years. He has performed with and produced albums featuring such folk music legends as Utah Phillips, Pete Seeger and Tom Paxton, and produced national tours of the US and Australia in honor …
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Daniel Senie
Dan is half of the duo Dan & Faith, an acoustic, singer/songwriter/storyteller duo from New Hampshire. Dan plays guitar, harmonica and banjo. Faith plays acoustic bass guitar, mandolin, dulcimer and ukulele. Their songs tell the stories of people and places, real and imagined.
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