This entertaining, irreverent and inspiring program is packed with live music
and video imagery, and features hit songwriters and Grammy Award winners devoted
to sharing the power, passion and poetry of music.
The First Amendment Center works to preserve and protect First Amendment
freedoms through information and education, and does not lobby or litigate.
Freedom Sings recognizes the full spectrum of political views, an approach
praised by journalists including nationally syndicated columnist Cal Thomas, who
wrote in his column that the program is “fun … scrupulously well-balanced” and
appealing to “all political perspectives.”
"Without question, 'Freedom Sings' was the most meaningful, memorable and
educational keynote event I've ever seen," said Chris Carroll of College Media
Advisers.
Freedom Sings band members vary from show to show, but frequent performers
include:
The Wrights
Freedom Sings was created and written by Ken Paulson, former First
Amendment Center executive director. Paulson was named editor of USA
TODAY in April 2004.
Freedom Sings production:
Executive producer/narrator: Gene Policinski, executive
director, First Amendment Center
Additional narrators: Eugenia Harris,
Sonya Gavankar
Producer: Chris Amacher, First
Amendment Center
Assistant producer: Denise Philp, First Amendment
Center
2008 schedule
Jan. 10
The Tennessean at First Amendment Center, Nashville
March 19
At the Newseum, Washington, D.C.
May 10
Leadership Music at First Amendment Center
May 17
Chips Quinn Scholars program at USA Today, McLean, Va.
Sept. 10
University of Missouri, Columbia
Sept. 13
Belmont University, Nashville
Sept. 15
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Sept. 18
Americana Music Conference, Nashville
Oct. 9
Al Neuharth Media Center/University of South Dakota, Vermillion
2007 schedule
March 17
Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion
First
Amendment Center, Nashville
March 20
Free Spirit Scholars
Arlington, Va.
March 27
Monroe Community College
Monroe, Mich.
March 29
Center for Innovating College Media
First Amendment Center,
Nashville
March 31
Fisk University
Nashville
April 12
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
May 12
Leadership Music
First Amendment Center, Nashville
May 19
Chips Quinn Scholars
First Amendment Center, Nashville
Sept. 17
LaSalle University
Philadelphia
Sept. 19
Bellarmine University
Louisville, Ky.
Sept. 21
First Amendment Center, Nashville
Oct. 11
Al Neuharth Center
Vermillion, S.D.
Oct. 24
First Amendment Summit
Washington, D.C.
Nov. 7
University of Wyoming
Laramie
Nov. 8
Laramie County Community College
Cheyenne, Wyo.
Nov. 14
Syracuse University
Syracuse, N.Y.