Mary Gauthier, Radney Foster Part of New Strange Freedom Compilation

Cafe Rooster Records just announced Strange Freedom: Songs of Love and Protest, a new compilation featuring a number of prominent songwriters, including Mary Gauthier, Radney Foster, Rorey Carroll, the Wild Ponies and more. The album is out July 14.

The project is the brainchild of Nashville songwriter Matt Haeck, who wanted to channel his post-election frustration into something that could raise awareness and funds for marginalized communities put at risk by President Trump’s administration. Haeck and the Wild Ponies’ Doug Williams worked together at John Prine’s Butcher Shoppe studio to record tracks for the collection.

Album highlights include updated recordings of Gauthier’s “Mercy Now,” Tim Easton’s “News Blackout” and Derek Webb’s “Savior on Capitol Hill.”

All proceeds from sales of Strange Freedom go to Planned Parenthood. Check out the full track listing below.

1. Radney Foster – All That I Require
2. Devon Gilfillian – Use Your Words
3. Tim Easton – News Blackout
4. Mary Gauthier – Mercy Now
5. Matt Haeck – America’s Watching TV
6. Rayvon Pettis – Lailly and Abdullah
7. Steve Poltz – Hey God
8. Phil Madeira – Give God the Blues
9. Derek Webb – Savior on Capitol Hill
10. Rorey Carroll – When the Wind Breaks Your Knees
11. Rod Picott – Coal Mine
12. Will Kimbrough – U Can Do Anything (Trump’s Blues)
13. Wild Ponies – Love is not a Sin