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Before Berkshires Concert, Ani DiFranco Talks Motherhood, #MeToo, Music

Ani DiFranco
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Ani DiFranco

Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco is renowned for her outspoken politics, staunch feminism, and commitment to activism. Since 1989, she’s released more than 20 records, and championed the work of other artists on her Righteous Babe label. DiFranco will perform Sunday at Great Barrington’s Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. She spoke with WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau Chief Josh Landes about what’s changed over her decades of writing, recording, and performing.

Josh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018 after working at stations including WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Berkshire County, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. You can reach him at jlandes@wamc.org with questions, tips, and/or feedback.
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