Utah Phillips
A Short Jog Through A Long Memory

The U. Utah Phillips Appreciation and Information site.

U. Utah Phillips has passed away in his sleep at 11:30PM PDT on May 23, 2008.
Utah has caught the westbound, and I am at a great loss. For myself and my wife Pam, to Joanna
and to all Utah's family and friends we express our deepest sympathy.
We have lost a truly caring man.
-Chris 05/24/08

The offical Obituary as provided by the family is here.

Here is an announcement from KVMR, the radio station in Nevada City: http://www.kvmr.org/utah_letter.html

Feburary 2009 - Righteous Babe has put out a 2CD Tribute album with some of the greatest folks singers joining in. See the info here. Proceeds from the sale of this CD set go to support Utah's family.


Rosalie Sorrels' Tribute CD - Strangers in Another Country: The Songs of Bruce "Utah" Phillips features lesser known Utah songs. I was joined on the CD by special guests Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Peggy Seeger, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. I wanted to do a tribute CD for my dear friend Bruce "Utah" Phillips. They say this is a "fresh celebration of Utah's work, I hope you will agree. See Rosalie's CD info Here.


See Duncan's blog.
(post your comments there)

Utah's Podcasts: the Podcast page.
Utah Phillips CD's Available from

Larry Penn, one of Utah's best and oldest friends, has been entertaining folks by making music poetry and art for over three decades. He is a skillful songwriter with an acute sense of imagery that comes through in both his music and poetry. He sings and tells stories of people and hard work, trains, trucks, love, and life on the road.
Larry has a new CD: War Stories. Check it out!

Welcome. Here you will find information on Utah Phillips, one of the most interesting and creative men I have come across. Described by himself as the Golden Voice of the Great Southwest, he is described by others as a true eclectic, archivist, historian, activist, philosopher, hobo, tramp, member of the IWW, and just about everything in between. Utah's memory contains a wide ranging wealth of lore, which he lets us romp through by way of his shows and recordings. U. Utah Phillips is a nationally known folk artist, singer/story teller, Grammy Award Nominee for his work with Ani Difranco, and hosted his own weekly radio show - Loafer's Glory: The Hobo Jungle of the Mind.
Now, lets watch out for the yard bulls, hop aboard that northbound freight, and move along down the track

Bruce Utah Phillips
The railroad roundhouse. Click on a track.

The purpose of these pages is simple, to knit together a place where one can start off for information on Utah Phillips, provide some links to his shows and recordings, and to give you the opportunity take your own short jog through his long memory.

Thank you!
Christopher Dunn, Engineer on this run...

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Fred Holstein
1942 - 2004
Utah's dear friend - Fred passed away on January 12, 2004. May his music live on. He will be missed.

Remembering Fred
A Tribute to Fred Holstein

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