Music Artist

David Rovics

David Rovics grew up in a family of classical musicians in Wilton, Connecticut, and became a fan of populist regimes early on. By the early 90’s he was a full-time busker in the Boston subways and by the mid-90’s he was traveling the world as a professional flat-picking rabble-rouser. These days David lives in Portland, Oregon and tours regularly on four continents, playing for audiences large and small at cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies. He has shared the stage with a veritable who’s who of the left in two dozen countries, and has had his music featured on Democracy Now!, BBC, Al-Jazeera and other networks. His essays are published regularly on CounterPunch and elsewhere, and the 200+ songs he makes available for free on the web have been downloaded mo

Links: Official site · FMA profile

Catalogue & Listenership

Tracks

Albums

Total audio

3h 54m 00s

FMA listens

41,125

Favourites

Avg bitrate

169 kbps

Genre & Licence Profile

Genre	Tracks
Folk	57

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci — 42
Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3. — 16
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 — 13
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives — 1

Top Tracks by Listens

Track	Album	Year	Duration	Listens
Christmas in a Tent	The Other Side	2015	2m 52s	4,621
Minimum Wage Strike	We Just Want The World	0	3m 39s	2,573
The Commons	Free! Music! Contest! 2010 Sampler "Gegensinn"	0	2m 59s	2,000
The Irish Spring	1939	0	3m 24s	1,854
The Ball is Round	The Other Side	2015	2m 09s	1,813
If I Die Tomorrow	We Just Want The World	0	8m 18s	1,327
Waiting for the Hurricane	The Other Side	2015	2m 23s	1,210
Pirate Santa	Big Red Sessions	0	3m 39s	1,102
Landlord		0	5m 08s	1,068
Letter to My Landlord		0	4m 07s	1,012

Track Length Distribution

Length	Tracks	Share
1–3 min	33	45.8%
3–6 min	36	50%
Over 6 min	3	4.2%

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134 Big Blood tracks
99 Derek Clegg tracks
65 Roger McGuinn tracks
46 Ed Askew tracks
42 Night Viking tracks
31 Kelly Latimore tracks
31 Garm tracks
30 Michael Chapman tracks

Albums (6)

Album	Released	Type	Tracks	Listens	Producer / Engineer
The Other Side	2015-08-31	Album	16	13,021	— []
Pirate Pop	2015-07-14	Album	8	7,463	— ['shanties', 'kid-friendly', 'children', 'pirates', 'childrens music', 'for kids']
1939		Album	64	6,782	— []
Big Red Sessions		Album	13	5,270	— []
Free! Music! Contest! 2010 Sampler "Gegensinn"		Album	18	19,964	— []
We Just Want The World		Album	14	9,024	— []

Track Catalogue

72 tracks shown

Track	Album	Genre	Duration	Listens	Licence
The Pirate Song [10, 17, 360]	Pirate Pop 2015		1m 50s	621	Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
Waiting for the Hurricane [17, 103]	The Other Side 2015	Folk	2m 23s	1,210	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
I Can't Breathe [17, 103]	The Other Side 2015	Folk	2m 29s	367	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Liberty and Justice For All [17, 103]	The Other Side 2015	Folk	3m 27s	252	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Before the War Came Home [17, 103]	The Other Side 2015	Folk	3m 09s	308	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Denmark 1943 [17, 103]	The Other Side 2015	Folk	2m 25s	280	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Angry White American Man [17, 103]	The Other Side 2015	Folk	2m 28s	690	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
State House Lawn [17, 103]	The Other Side 2015	Folk	3m 39s	280	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
They All Sang the Internationale [17, 103]	The Other Side 2015	Folk	4m 42s	253	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Kobane [17, 103]	The Other Side 2015	Folk	3m 15s	377	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Joe Hill [17, 103]	The Other Side 2015	Folk	3m 44s	398	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Facebook [17, 103]	The Other Side 2015	Folk	2m 37s	678	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Douglas MacLeod [17, 103]	The Other Side 2015	Folk	3m 47s	387	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Frieden und Freiheit [17, 103]	The Other Side 2015	Folk	3m 28s	435	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Ballad of Cece McDonald [17, 103]	The Other Side 2015	Folk	2m 49s	673	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Christmas in a Tent [17, 103]	The Other Side 2015	Folk	2m 52s	4,621	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
The Ball is Round [17, 103]	The Other Side 2015	Folk	2m 09s	1,813	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Landlord [103]		Folk	5m 08s	641	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Kobane []			3m 20s	416	Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
Landlord [103]		Folk	5m 08s	355	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Landlord [103]		Folk	5m 08s	1,068	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Letter to My Landlord [103]		Folk	4m 07s	1,012	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
God's Gift to the Caliphate [103]	1939	Folk	2m 33s	186	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Send Them Back [103]	1939	Folk	1m 39s	142	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
If_Then [103]	1939	Folk	1m 22s	129	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
One Day in Kenya [103]	1939	Folk	3m 06s	231	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
1492 [103]	1939	Folk	4m 38s	154	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Anthony Hill [103]	1939	Folk	1m 35s	103	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Sunset Laws [103]	1939	Folk	2m 16s	288	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
They Couldn't Stand By [103]	1939	Folk	2m 45s	118	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Rasmea [103]	1939	Folk	1m 30s	106	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Ballad of Saed Bannoura [103]	1939	Folk	2m 20s	160	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Aleppo [103]	1939	Folk	2m 56s	144	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Lola Aglialoro [103]	1939	Folk	3m 53s	161	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Stolperstein [103]	1939	Folk	2m 31s	110	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Beneath These Stars [103]	1939	Folk	3m 07s	278	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Song for Alistair [103]	1939	Folk	2m 32s	135	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
It's Legal Now [103]	1939	Folk	2m 36s	187	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Eagles of Death [103]	1939	Folk	1m 37s	325	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Upon Our Shores [103]	1939	Folk	2m 00s	313	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
The Irish Spring [103]	1939	Folk	3m 24s	1,854	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Rent Control [103]	1939	Folk	2m 11s	326	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Die Moorsoldaten [103]	1939	Folk	3m 02s	417	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Behind the Barricades [103]	1939	Folk	1m 30s	915	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Tunisia 2011 [12, 17]	Big Red Sessions		5m 49s	317	Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
Song For Bradley Manning [12, 17]	Big Red Sessions		4m 22s	160	Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
Riot Dog [12, 17]	Big Red Sessions		2m 00s	660	Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
Cordova [12, 17]	Big Red Sessions		3m 26s	119	Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
Sugihara [12, 17]	Big Red Sessions		5m 06s	133	Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
I'm a Better Anarchist than You [12, 17]	Big Red Sessions		2m 17s	405	Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
East Tennessee [12, 17]	Big Red Sessions		3m 20s	324	Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
John Brown [12, 17]	Big Red Sessions		4m 26s	287	Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
Burn it Down [12, 17]	Big Red Sessions		3m 00s	971	Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
Song for Mavi Mamara [12, 17]	Big Red Sessions		6m 02s	240	Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
Pirate Santa [12, 17]	Big Red Sessions		3m 39s	1,102	Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
Up the Provos [12, 17]	Big Red Sessions		6m 14s	189	Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
The Last Lincoln Veteran [12, 17]	Big Red Sessions		5m 08s	429	Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
The Commons [17, 103]	Free! Music! Contest! 2010 Sampler "Gegensinn"	Folk	2m 59s	2,000	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives
Minimum Wage Strike [17]	We Just Want The World	Folk	3m 39s	2,573	Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
We Just Want The World [17]	We Just Want The World	Folk	3m 04s	788	Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
The Death Of David Chain [17]	We Just Want The World	Folk	2m 41s	285	Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
Judi Bari [17]	We Just Want The World	Folk	2m 22s	241	Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
Cannabis Cafe [17]	We Just Want The World	Folk	2m 28s	772	Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
Parking Lots And Strip Malls [17]	We Just Want The World	Folk	1m 52s	393	Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
Song For Hugh Thomson [17]	We Just Want The World	Folk	3m 10s	226	Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
Contras Kings And Generals [17]	We Just Want The World	Folk	3m 01s	389	Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
Henry Ford Was A Fascist [17]	We Just Want The World	Folk	1m 49s	488	Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
Song For Boxcar Betty [17]	We Just Want The World	Folk	3m 34s	419	Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
T Stop Cafe [17]	We Just Want The World	Folk	3m 07s	639	Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
Too Proud To Beg [17]	We Just Want The World	Folk	3m 27s	554	Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
Glory And Fame (Edited) [17]	We Just Want The World	Folk	4m 33s	778	Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
If I Die Tomorrow [17]	We Just Want The World	Folk	8m 18s	1,327	Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.