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SUMMARY:Carsie Blanton at Higher Ground
DESCRIPTION:All Ages\\; Sunday\\, October 25\\, 2026 at the Higher Ground
  Showcase Lounge starting at 7:00PM.\\n—\\nCarsie Blanton is a songwrit
 er with hooks\\, chutzpah\\, and revolutionary optimism. A radical folk a
 rtist in the tradition of Woody Guthrie\\, her infectious melodies and ly
 rical wit keep listeners rapt while she conjures spirits of vaudeville\\,
  campfire singalongs\\, and punk rock. Blanton and her road-tested band d
 eploy humor\\, camaraderie\\, and considerable musical muscle to enroll e
 ach audience in a rare vision of hope and solidarity.\\nIn addition to wr
 iting and performing music\\, Carsie works as a political organizer and a
 ctivist. In fall of 2025\\, she participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla
 \\, a direct action to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza by sailboat. In ear
 ly October\\, after a month at sea\\, she was imprisoned in Israel for fi
 ve days along with hundreds of her comrades.\\nSoon after\\, Blanton rele
 ased The Little Flame\\, a song of solidarity covered widely on social me
 dia during her detention. The Little Flame features background vocals fro
 m Irish band Ye Vagabonds and Carsie’s Palestinian/New Zealander prison
 -mate Rana Hamida\\, and appears on her latest album\\, The Red Album Vol
  II.\\nAfter two decades spent on the road\\, Blanton has amassed a dedic
 ated fan base and a small menagerie of viral hits\\, and regularly sells 
 out mid-size venues across the U.S. and Europe. 2026 will find her tourin
 g heavily with her own band and in collaboration with Canadian folk-punk 
 rabblerousers The Burning Hell\\, as well as continuing her organizing wo
 rk with Artists Against Apartheid\\, Party for Socialism and Liberation a
 nd others.\\n“Beautiful\\, militant anthems.”– Ken Tucker\\, NPR’
 s Fresh Air \\n“Carsie Blanton is fighting fascism with big hooks and a
 n even bigger heart.” - American Songwriter\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/us
 a-canada/united-states/burlington/events/carsie-blanton-at-higher-ground-
 2026-10-25
LOCATION:UVM Prism Center
URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/burlington/events/carsie-blanton-at-higher-ground-2026-10-25
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