Ric Sternberg Video : Million Musician March for Peace

By Ric Sternberg / The Rag Blog / March 31, 2009

On March 21, 2009, Instruments for Peace staged its annual Million Musician March for Peace. OK, so maybe there weren’t a million, but hundreds of Austin’s musicians and supporters marched from the Texas Capital building down to the City Hall. The parade snaked through Austin’s live music district and many participants and attendees of the South by Southwest Music Festival hit the streets to cheer the marchers on. This is Part 1 of my coverage of the event: excerpts from the pre-march rally and concert on the Capital steps.

Next is Part 2 of my coverage of the event: excerpts from the march and an exciting melding as the parade reaches City Hall and Carolyn Wonderland, Guy Forsythe and Shelley King join that marching band in a jumping version of “Down by the Riverside.” (Part 3 is still to come.)

See related coverage on The Rag Blog:

• Thorne Dreyer : Wavy Gravy Leads Austin Musicians in March for Peace by Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / March 23, 2009
• FILM / Saint Misbehavin’ : The Wavy Gravy Movie by Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog / March 23, 2009

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