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

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Josh Landes

Published June 11, 2018 at 12:34 PM EDT

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.

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Josh Landes

Josh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018, following stints at WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Western Massachusetts, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. His free time is spent with his cat Harry, experimental electronic music, and exploring the woods.

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