Utah knew only that he wanted to do a new album 'about anarchy'; Ani knew she wanted to try something a little different from their first cross-generational collaboration. This May 1999 release features these 2 musical commentators working side by side, along with Ani's band (including Julie Wolf) and a small, intimate audience. Utah talks and sings, Ani plays guitar, contributes background vocals and leads her band through a free-spirited session. The resulting collection of stories, songs, poetry, jokes, and spur-of-the-moment improvisation takes a fresh, intensely personal look at the long-hidden history of the American labor movement, celebrating activist-heroes like Mother Jones, and providing surprising new interpretations of such classic anthems as Bread and Roses.

Fellow Workers is an album by American folksinger Utah Phillips and American singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco. It was released May 18, 1999, on Difranco's own Righteous Babe Records. Fellow Workers is DiFranco's and Phillip's second collaboration, following The Past Didn't Go Anywhere. "Fellow workers!" is the phrase with which members of the Industrial Workers of the World traditionally begin their public addresses.

Referred historical figures and events

This album refers heavily to historical figures and events, often in the context of labor struggles:

* "The Most Dangerous Woman"

Refers to Mary Harris "Mother" Jones

* "Shoot or Stab Them"

Refers to Lucy Parsons

* "Joe Hill"

Refers to Joe Hill

Category:1999 albums

Category:Ani DiFranco albums

Category:Utah Phillips albums

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