Doug Mishkin & Sue Horowitz: A Fundraiser for Seaside Jewish Community

Singer-songwriter Doug Mishkin has just released his third album, “Tip of the Spear.” Doug is best known for “Woody’s Children,” his song celebrating the legacy of Woody Guthrie. Doug says he was “born the night my mother took me to my first Pete Seeger concert” and then “came of age at the campfire where I first heard the songs of Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs, Peter Paul & Mary and the rest of that crew. Those songs spoke to me—and they still do.”

Doug’s music flows from that tradition. The title cut of “Tip of the Spear” is an appeal from God to the human race. That new album includes “If They’d Been Black,” a song about January 6th; “Reading Names (George Floyd); and “Save Your Prayers,” a song about gratitude, empathy and people who lack both.

Doug’s musical interests range wide. He pleads guilty to being under the influence o…