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    WE ARE MIGHTY is a tribute to the power and resilience of ordinary people in the face of hardship and struggle, and an affirmation of the possibility to turn tragedy into transformation.

    THE MIGHTY BAND:
    Fred Arcoleo - voice, acoustic guitar, charango, slide whistle
    Ritt Henn - upright bass, Sadowsky & Serek electric basses
    Rex Benincasa - drums & percussion
    Shanika Anderson - harmonies

    MIGHTY SPECIAL GUESTS:
    Daniel A. Weiss - Hammond organ on “Upside Down,”
    Estey organ & Una Corda on “In the Dark Times”
    Sneferu Boatwright & Carolyn Tacey - chanting on “Lead the Way, Save the Day”
    Washington Heights Neighbors - clanging pots on “Lead the Way, Save the Day”
    Sage Boatwright - giggling on “GO!”
    The Children of Morningside Park, Harlem - laughing & screaming on “GO!”

    Produced by Fred Arcoleo, RALLY FOLK! Records, NYC
    All songs by Fred Arcoleo/Rally Folk Music, NYC (ASCAP)
    © 2022 all rights shared
    Recorded at Mayday Studios, NYC
    Additional Recording at Mark Dann Recording, BangZoom Records, & The Crypt
    Engineered and mastered by Mark Dann; additional engineering by Rich Lamb
    Graphic Design by Fred Arcoleo
    Photography by Fred Arcoleo except where indicated
    CD Duplication: Oasis Disc Manufacturing


    CD includes full-color booklet with lyrics and complete musician credits


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“All that it takes for evil to win is for good people to do nothing.” Righteous Rally Folk!

Featuring Ritt Henn on Sadowsky bass & Rex Benincasa on bongos, concave shaker, shakereen, & tambourine.

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3. ALL THAT IT TAKES (3:31)

Our minds are awry from hives of lies
the advertisements traumatize
They disguise the prize
that’s right before our eyes

A cloak of smoke envelops our homes
a kaleidoscope of broken bones
It chokes our hopes and thwarts revolt
so we’re told

All that it takes for evil to win
Is for good people to do nothing

The fascist freaks have tossed their sheets
They flood the streets armed to the teeth
Whatever made you think this would
be easy?

Stand for the flag or you’ll be damned
and pander to the masters’ plan
Loyalty’s what they demand
our fealty

All that it takes for evil to win
Is for good people to do nothing

Sound the gongs, there’s power in our songs
Let’s build our bonds to right the wrongs
These hearts in darkness long for dawn
We’ll all belong when we – stand – strong

Let’s cast aside our alibis
the compromises we’ve despised
The time is nigh: defy denial
and rise

Those of us who are good people within
can choose to reduce evil to nothing
We can reduce evil to nothing
‘cause I refuse to believe we are nothing

credits

from WE ARE MIGHTY: Sustenance for the Struggle, released July 1, 2022
voice, acoustic guitar – Fred Arcoleo
Sadowsky electric bass – Ritt Henn
drums, bongos, tambourine, concave shaker, shakereen – Rex Benincasa
harmony – Shanika Anderson

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FRED ARCOLEO New York, New York

Sober, hard-hitting, and fiercely original, yet cradled in tenderness, FRED ARCOLEO’s award-winning RALLY FOLK! MUSIC invites audiences to confront the difficult truths of the current state of our world with composure, optimism, and determination: “We are the ones we are waiting for.”

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