documentary film credits
The Farmer-Labor Movement: A Minnesota Story
CREDITS
Project Team - Planning, Research & Script
Randy Croce
Anna Kurhajec
Tom O’Connell
Producer, Camera & Editor
Randy Croce
Project Originator
Tom O’Connell
Camera
Jeff Kaufer
Howard Kling
Animation
John Akre
Voiceover Recording,
Sound Design & Mix
Jim May, Sound 80
Narrator
Amanda Day (SAG-AFTRA)
Voice Actors (SAG-AFTRA)
Mark Bradley
Ernest Briggs
Meri Golden
Gary Groomes
Melinda Kordich
Eric Ringham
Regina Marie Williams
INTERVIEWEES
Amy Bacigalupo
Roland Bosch
David Bednarczuk
Scott Dubbelde
Michelle Duhant
Elizabeth Faue
Richard Hudelson
Gary Kent
Michael Lansing
Wally Lockhart
Karre Melby
Stacy Mitchell
Mark Munger
David Nass
Dale Nikula
Tom O’Connell
Diane Patterson
Peter Rachleff
Honor Schauland
Paul Sobocinski
Mary Wingerd
MUSIC
Songs performed by:
Dan Chouinard - arranger, accordion, piano, vocals
Bill Chouinard - bass, vocals
Tonia Hughes – vocals
Richard Kriehn - guitar, mandolin, violin, vocals
Ann Reed - vocals
“All I Want”
Written by Jim Garland
“The Battle Hymn of Cooperation”
Written by Elizabeth Mead
and Carl Ferguson
“Commonwealth” of Toil”
Written by Ralph Chaplin
“The Farmer Is the Man That Feeds Them All”
Written by John Carson
“The Farmer-Labor Train”
Written by Woody Guthrie
Additional guitar - Jim May
Courtesy, BMG
”Fifty Thousand Lumberjacks”
Little Red Song Book
“God Bless America”
Written by Irving Berlin
“Join the CIO”
Written by Aunt Molly Jackson
“Just As Well as He”
Written by Adella Hunt Logan
“Leaning on a Shovel”
Written by Chester Watson
“Roll the Union On”
Written by John Handcox
Courtesy, Camellia Mae Cook
“Solidarity Forever”
Written by Ralph Chaplin
“There Is Power in the Union”
Written by Joe Hill
“We Shall Not Be Moved”
Traditional
MORE MUSIC
”Den store hvide flok”
Traditional Norwegian hymn
Performed and Courtesy: Kvinnekor
Margy Sather Peterson, Choir Director
Singers:
Joanne Smestad Claussen
Janis Clay
Corinne Engstrand
Sonya Gindorff
Erma Hammond
Janelle Kelly
Ruth Larson
Kathy Manderscheid
Heather Vick
“Ellin Polkka”
Performed by Viola Turpeinen
American hanuriprinsessa
(Four-volume CD set)
“Proletaarilapsen Laulu”
Performed by Jukka Ahti
“The Internationale”
Written by Eugene Pottier
Performed by BBS Clubin Orkesteri
Proletararit nouskaa! CD
Courtesy, Artie Music Oy
www.artiemusic.com
Grand March “The Sultan”
Written by Claudio S. Grafulla
Performance and courtesy:
Dodworth Saxhorn Band
”Blues in C”
Written, Performed and Courtesy:
Butch Thompson
“Join the Union Tonight”
Written and performed by
John Handcox with Jim May
Courtesy, Camellia Mae Cook,
West Virginia University Press
“La Mondina”
Performance & Permission: Fiamma Fumana
“La pesca dell’anello”
“Pifferatta di Don Bellentani”
Performed by Tandarandan
Courtesy, FolkClub EthnoSuoni
“Over There”
Written by George Cohan
Performed by Billy Murray
“Seed for Tomorrow”
Written and Performed
by Lee Hays
“Terkisher Freylekhs”
Performed by
Eisner’s Klezmorim
Courtesy, Judith Eisner
“We Will Sing One Song”
Written by Joe Hill
Performance and Courtesy:
John Paul Wright
Administrative Support, Equipment & Software
Labor Education Service, U of M
Color Correction
John Dehn, Blue Moon
Visuals Research
John Heine
Linda James
Howard Kling
Kevin Leonard
John Sielaff
Script Editing/Historical Review
John Akre
Lizzie Ehrenhalt
Greg Gaut
Howard Kling
Jeff Kolnick
Laura Weber
Archival Photo, Graphic, Film & Video Sources
Bell Museum
Boston Public Library
Brown County Historical Society
CONUS Archive
Finland Co-op
Finland Historical Society
Goodhue County Historical Society
Hennepin County Library
Immigration History Research Center
Labor Education Service
The Labor World
Land Stewardship Project
Library of Congress
Mason City Globe Gazette
Mesaba Co-op Park
Minneapolis Labor Review
Minnesota Digital Library
Minnesota Historical Society
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mower County Historical Society
National Records & Archives Administration
North Dakota State University
Northeast Minnesota Historical Center
U.S. House of Representatives
Pine County Historical Society
Prairie Public Television
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
St. Paul Labor Advocate
Southwest Minnesota State University
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Tyomies Society
Walter Reuther Library
Audrey Arner & Richard Handeen
Jay Bosch
Mick Caouette – Hubert Humphrey:
The Art of the Possible
John de Graaf and Jim Mulligan – A Common Man’s Courage and Labor’s Turning Point
John Hanson and Rob Nilsson - Prairie Fire
Richard Handeen
Richard Hudelson
Peggy Carpenter and Wally Lockhart-
Nellie Stone Johnson family photos
Howard Kling
Tom Selinski
Dale Stewart – Irene Paull family photos
Deb Wallwork
FLEC Treasurer - Tom Beer
FLEC Webmaster - Amy Livingston
Voiceover Volunteers
Allison Cossetta
KerryJo Felder
Londel French
Leif Grina
Joe Hensel
Casey Hudek
Sarah Litz
Tom O’Connel
Matt Ryg
John See
Adosh Unni
Paul Winkelaar
Special Thanks
Arnold Alanen
Audrey Arner & Richard Handeen, Moonstone Farm
Amy Bacigalupo, Land Stewardship Project
Jay Bosch
Katie Bradley- casting assistance
Mark Bradley
Maddy Brown
Pam Brunfelt
Les Burquist
Barbara Coffin
Will Craig
Carolyn Croce
Eleanor Croce
Kelly Dyson
Jan Erickson, Sound 80
John Fulton, MNHS
John Gien
Kyle Grindberg, CFANS
Todd Harvey, American Folklife Center
Ted Hinck, TPT
Melinda Hutchinson, MNHS
Barb Kucera, LES
JoAnne Kurhajec
Ron McCoy and Mark Stanley, Minnesota Media Arts
Jenny McElroy, MNHS
Patrick Moore. Pioneer Public TV
Eric Mortenson, MNHS
Mark Munger
Peter Rachleff
Ann Regan, MNHS
Matt Ryg
John See, LES
Liz Schmidt, GCHS
Spencer Schwartz, MNHS
Adam Smith
Barb Tholman
Barb and David Tilsen
Arminda Trevino, BMG
Chrisopher True, MNHS
Dylan VanBocyel
Mart Viirand
Lance Watsky, Sherman Grinberg Library
Jennifer Wagner, MNHS
Timo Wuori, Arie Music
FUNDERS
Organizations
Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation
Minneapolis Building & Construction Trades Council
Minneapolis Regional Retiree Council
Network for Good
Individuals
Tom Beer
Shana Berkowitz
David Bly
Harry Boyte
Becka Bracket
Mike Buesing
Richard Carlson
Randy Croce
Rita Doucet
Diane & Tom Dwyer
Kathy Farber
Ed Felien
Carol Flynn
David Foster
Jim Fourneir
Carol Freeman
James Gambone
Leif Grina
Terry Grina
Lisa & Rolf Hage
Don Hammen
James Hamone
Becky Heist & Tom O’Connell
Casey Hudek
Dorothy Jacobs & Tim Mungavin
Ray Jeannett
Steve Johnson
Karen Klein
April Knutson
Jeff Kolick
Pat & Mike Krier
Mike Lansing
Mike Madden
Dave Mann
Steve Marincel
Mary Martin & Fred Smith
Ken McGinnis
Glenda Meixell
Ken Meter
Peter Molenaar
Mary Morris
Marsha Neff & Greg Gaut
Alvin Odermann
David O’Fallon
Susan O’Leary & Ed Flahavan
Fred Olsen
Chris Olson
Lucille Olson
Judith & David Nass
Mike Nelson
Jeanette Raymond & Mark Schultz
Elaine Rothman
Anne & Alan Ryg
Jim Scheibel
Joel Sipress
James Stengel
Frank Suppa
David Tilson
Cheryl & Wes Volkenant
Mary Wagner
Phyllis Weiner
Stephanie Wells
This project has been financed in part with funds provided by the Elizabeth A. Ewen's John E. Forichette Memorial Trust,The Gary Olds Popular Education Fund, The University of Minnesota Retirees Association, and by the State of Minnesota from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the Minnesota Historical Society.
This documentary is a production of the
Farmer-Labor Education Committee