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Legendary folk artist Noel 'Paul' Stookey and his organization Music To Life released Hope Rises, a collection of songs by diverse artists and featuring Houston's own Amanda Pascali.
Noel Paul Stookey is still singing for a good cause
The Blue Hill resident gained famed with Peter, Paul and Mary in the 1960s and recently put out an album to raise money for several causes.
Photo by Sally Farr
Noel Paul Stookey first gained fame as a singer and activist with Peter, Paul and Mary nearly 60 years ago. As part of that folk trio, he sang to more than 200,000 people during the 1963 civil rights march on Washington, D.C., where Martin Luther King Jr. also delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.
HEAR HIM LIVE
Noel Paul Stookey will perform live to kick off the Portland Press Herald’s virtual Source Maine Sustainability Awards at 7 p.m. April 21. Register to attend the event at pressherald.com/source2021.