Focus On: John Gorka

John Gorka began his career as many young musicians do... listening to others play music. While a college student in the late '70s, Gorka started hanging around Godfrey Daniels - a venerable coffeehouse in eastern Pennsylvania that hosted many folk concerts. Inspired by artists such as Stan Rogers, Eric Andersen and Tom Paxton, Gorka put pen to paper and chose the life of a singer/songwriter - taking his show on the road, winning fans and big prizes (including the New Folk Award at Kerrville). As his life has taken him from young student to veteran performer and family man, Gorka is still proud to call himself a folk musician, offering personal music in his rich baritone that touches his audiences and inspires the next generation of songwriters.

Streaming Audio Clips:		MP3	Member Downloads
Folk Alley Session & Interview with John Gorka	Listen	Listen	Download
I'm From New Jersey	Listen	Listen	Download
Writing in the Margins	Listen	Listen	Download
The Water is Wide	Listen	Listen	Download
Ignorance and Privilege	Listen	Listen	Download

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Red House Records

I Know
  (1987, Red House)

Land of the Bottom Line
  (1990, Windham Hill)

Jack's Crows
  (1991, High Street)

Temporary Road
  (1992, High Street)

Out of the Valley
  (1994, High Street)

Between 5 & 7
  (1996, High Street)

After Yesterday
  (1998, Red House)

The Company You Keep
  (2001, Red House)

Old Future's Gone
  (2003, Red House)

Writing in the Margins
  (2006, Red House)

The Gypsy Life (DVD)
  (2007, AIX Records)

I also can't download the member downloads. I asked about it once but have not gotten a reply. Posted by Chandra Blackmer on July 06, 2011. would like to request a song do not know where or if this is possible. the song is sung and written by pete seger maybe? heard this long long ago and it still seems to have a word of learning to share if my memory of the lines are right ... desert pete; is the tune (at least that is what my memory thinks it is, and at my age that's one of the things less trusted ...) and it was played and sung by pete seger ... he and odeta were playing a concert in cal...if their is a cd with this tune by pete sure would like to have it ... tx ... folk really is a different country... rnd.mcgoo@yahoo.com Posted by Ralph Dujmovich on June 27, 2009. I am not able to download from Member Downloads. How do i do it? Posted by Gary DeBois on May 11, 2009.

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