Post by The Tonearm

"When it comes to protest or solidarity, I don't see them as badges of honor. It's not about cult of personality, not about singular genius, not about how brave or stoic or exciting somebody can be. It's about doing the dishes." On the heels of her Sacred Bones debut 'Hard Hearted Woman,' Ora Cogan reflects on the Fairy Creek blockades, somatic practice, the whitewashing of folk music, and what it means to write a trans rights song that doesn't scream. The Tonearm's Lawrence Peryer shares the sentiment. Civil Service, Protest Songs, and the Private World of Ora Cogan: