Linda Allen - Discography

	Where I Stand --Stories of ordinary people who bear witness to a legacy of standing firm in troubled times. Songs of a New Mexican midwife, Julia "Butterfly" Hill, sweatshop workers in American Saipan, Helga Estby who walked across Victorian America, Rachel Corrie, who died defending a Palestinian home, and many more. Features Cary Black, Jen and Kristin Allen-Zito, Carol McComb, and a host of other musicians. Full-length songs: Where I Stand (4.8MB, download time: 15 minutes) God of All (3.6MB, download time: 15 minutes) One-minute clips: Old Love (1.0MB, download time: 4 minutes) Wake-up Song (1.0MB, download time: 4 minutes) Partera (1.0MB, download time: 4 minutes) More about Where I Stand....
	The Long Way Home --Is a celebration of the road less traveled and the gifts found there. I've been following this dancing, twisting path for most of my life now. It's a path of adventure, faith, commitment, surprise and sometimes, loneliness. Some days I stride out just full of myself. Other days I am deeply afraid. But there are always companions along the way. Full Length song: The Long Way Home (3.6MB, download time: 15 minutes) One minute clips: There Will Be An Answer (1.0MB, download time: 4 minutes) The Old Moon Rocks in the New Moon's Arms (1.0MB, download time: 4 minutes) Echo Song (1.0MB, download time: 4 minutes) With Jen & Kristin Allen-Zito, Jim Nunally, Bill Douglass, Laura Smith and David MacVittie More about The Long Way Home....
	Lay It Down --Songs that celebrate the sacred in all its forms... through alternative images drawn from Christian tradition, earth-centered spirituality, and the everyday sacred. It is a spirituality which is grounded in a passion for justice and equality. Full Length songs: Lay It Down (4.1MB, download time: 15 minutes) God, I Cannot Call You Father (3.6MB, download time: 17 minutes) One minute clips: Hard Work To Do (1.0MB, download time: 4 minutes) Mary, Mary (1.0MB, download time: 4 minutes) Featuring Linda and her daughters Jen and Kristin, Cary Black, Janis Carper, Tracy Spring, Karen Reitz, Rebel Voices, David Lange, Julian Smedley, Jami Sieber, Linda Severt, Philip Boulding and many others. 1997 - Produced by Linda Allen with David Lange. CD and cassette. More about Lay It Down...
	*October Roses* --"October Roses" first appeared in 1984, and like all of my children, the songs have traveled their own path. Through the years, some of the songs have been sung and recorded by others and have become part of their story as well. May these songs open as many doors for you in the listening as they have for me in the writing." Linda Allen, 1999 Full Length song: October Roses (3.0 MB, download time: 13 minutes) One minute clips: Just Friends (1.0MB, download time: 4 minutes) Workin' It Out (1.0MB, download time: 4 minutes) Why Don't You Sing in the Chorus (1.0MB, download time: 4 minutes) Guest appearances by Margie Adam, Geof Morgan, Cary Black, the Righteous Mothers, and more. 1984 - Nexus Records. Produced by Julian Smedley and Linda Allen. CD, Cassette, and LP. More about October Roses...
	Women's Work --Songs about women's real work -- building ships, soothing the sick, caring for children in and out of our homes, and working as labor leaders, teachers and builders of peace. Our work encompasses relationships with partners, children, grandparents and community. No less important is the work we do as spiritual seekers, keeping the vision alive. Full Length song: Rosie, the Riveter-Revisited (2.6MB, download time: 11 minutes) One minute clips: After School (1.0MB, download time: 4 minutes) Peace is the Feeling (1.0MB, download time: 4 minutes) Spirit Song (1.0MB, download time: 4 minutes) Musicians include Betsy Rose, Frankie Armstrong, Cary Black, Alison Brown and more. 1991 - Flying Fish Records. Produced by Julian Smedley and Linda Allen. Cassette and LP only. More about Women's Work...
	Washington Notebook --Nineteen songs of the Northwest written by Linda during Washington's Centennial year... songs which create a rich tapestry of Washington's people: suffragists and miners, basket-weavers and quiltmakers, interned Japanese-Americans and a visionary Native prophet. Learn how the dandelions arrived in Washington, meet Clyde Pangborn, barnstormer, learn of the life of a Yakima farmworker and much more. Full Length song: Weaving and Quilting (2.6MB, download time: 11 minutes) One minute clips: Emma and May (1.0MB, download time: 4 minutes) Dandelion Song (1.0MB, download time: 4 minutes) Executive Order 9066 (1.0MB, download time: 4 minutes) Washington Notebook features Linda and outstanding Northwest musicians. 1991 - Produced by Cary Black. CD and cassette. More about Washington Notebook...
	Mama Wanted to be a Rainbow Dancer --Linda's first recording, exploring women's history, struggles and celebrations. Contains "Circle Me Sisters", "Here's To The Women!", and "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (if the next Jesus Christ came down as a woman?). Guest appearances by Linda Waterfall, Julian Smedley, and many others. 1982 - Nexus Records. Produced by Julian Smedley. Cassette only. Rainbow Dancer is no longer in print. More about Rainbow Dancer..