Yes, free music (as in "Free Beer"!) in the spirit of the landmark article. "The Internet Debacle" Go ahead, download, listen! We promise not to sue you.*
Below you'll find links to download selected tracks, along with the discography links for the album they come from. Yes, we know these are not super hi-fidelity MP3s...the idea is that you'll like these so much that you can't help but go to our Shopping Mall and buy the album or make a donation to the Pearl Foundation.
If your computer wants to play these automatically when you click the download button, and you actually want to save them, try a "Right click > Save as" maneuver. That always works!
*Disclaimer from our legal department. We don't exactly promise not to sue you, but you have to do something really bad, unrelated to downloading our music from our web site, to get that sort of attention. Even then, we probably won't even bring up the whole "downloading" thing unless you really irritate us.
Sample
Purchase the full song at iTunes
Read the lyrics
Download lyrics with chords
Download free lead sheet
Free is good, but think of the karmic benefits of taking the money that the above downloads would have cost at some other on-line music site, and then donating that money to a good cause. My gosh, a few of these and you're on the path to nirvana!
The link below can be used to pay for the music downloaded, or to make any other contribution to The Pearl Foundation. Donations are accepted via Paypal.
Every penny raised by these links benefits the Pearl Foundation.
OR...
Send us an email offering a donation in return for something special. (See the Pearl Foundation pages for more info!)
Or if you don't have a computer, you can send a check to:
The Pearl Foundation
c/o Burton Goldstein & Co. LLC
215 Park Ave So., Suite 1403
New York, NY 10003
(Please include a note explaining how you found that address without a computer and what exactly you are doing with MP3 files. Thank you.)
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All tour dates updated on January 30, 2012
Sterling And Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA
Sterling And Francine Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
Phone: 413-458-0524
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One hour workshop beginning at 5:30PM.
Sterling And Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA
Sterling And Francine Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
Phone: 413-458-0524
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Queens Theatre In The Park, Flushing Queens, NY
Queens Theatre In The Park
Flushing Queens, NY
Phone: 718-760-0064
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Two shows! 2:00PM and 8:00PM. There will be no signing after these shows.
Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown, NY
Tarrytown Music Hall
Tarrytown, NY
Phone: 877-840-0457
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There will be no signing after this show.
Alabama Library Association Convention, Hoover, AL
Alabama Library Association Convention
Hoover, AL
Janis will give the keynote address for the opening of the Alabama Library Association Convention. Details to be announced.
Duling Hall, Jackson, MS
Library Theatre, Hoover-Birmingham, AL
Library Theatre
Hoover-Birmingham, AL
Phone: 205-444-7888
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With Karla Bonoff.
Library Theatre, Hoover-Birmingham, AL
Library Theatre
Hoover-Birmingham, AL
Phone: 205-444-7888
Visit the venue's website
With Karla Bonoff.
Pearl Foundation Private Living Room Concert, Private, NY
Pearl Foundation Private Living Room Concert
Private, NY
Please do not send queries about attending; this show is private. Thanks.
Martin Hall Auditorium, Pulaski, TN