Free City Radio
Tuesday December 2nd, 2025 with Stefan Christoff
Artist Richard Skelton on "Imperial Valley" albums, looking at era of US internal migration

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from musician Richard Skelton who shares reflections on both the creative process surrounding a four part soundscape and music project called Imperial Valley. The project is connected to a set of photos taken in California during the Great Depression, one of the largest periods of internal economic migration in the United States. This is a meaningful and important reference point because it points to the historical conditions of migration that informed the family history of many Americans at a time when the Trump administration is pushing to criminalize migration as a process and specifically migrant peoples. Learn more about Richard's beautiful project here: www.richardskelton.net/land-music/im…l-valley-i-iv This interview program is supported in 2025 by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains.