Cover story: The New Hampshire Folk Festival booked by a savant? Aug 21, 2008
Staines is in the Pete Seeger, troubadour storyteller tradition, and he is one of its greatest living representatives. His guitar style is unorthodox, characterized by a relentless, driving rhythm and a lilting high tone sparkle. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Making waves Aug 15, 2008
Neil Young's 2006 album, "Living With War," was a scathing verbal assault on the Bush administration, while in the same year, Springsteen recorded a tribute to pioneering protest singer Pete Seeger with "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions." Yoko Ono's dance remix of John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance" is now No. 1 on Billboard's Dance Club Play chart. Flobots' Brackett says that word-of-mouth and a growing fan base in the band's native Colorado persuaded nervous stations to try "Handlebars."... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Sing along with the Seegers Aug 14, 2008
Submitted photo - Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, Pete Seeger and Guy Davis will perform in a benefit concert in support of Common Ground on the Hill at 8 p.m. Friday at McDaniel College. While strumming his banjo, Pete Seeger will scan the crowd, searching for mouths that are not moving ... The phone is always ringing at Pete Seeger's Beacon, N.Y., home. (Carroll County Times)
Seegers, Davis put on unforgettable performance Aug 14, 2008
Pete Seeger was in the house ... Search "Pete Seeger" for lots of info, and check out , and. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Songs in the key of strife: Could protest songs be making a comeback? Aug 13, 2008
Neil Young's 2006 album, Living With War, was a scathing verbal assault on the Bush administration, while in the same year, Springsteen recorded a tribute to pioneering protest singer Pete Seeger with We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions. Green Day's best-selling 2004 American Idiot disc also had social themes. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
CELEBS' SUMMERS WERE HAZY &... Aug 11, 2008
Louise Lasser, ex-Woody Allen wife, ex-star of "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman": "Dad sent me to different radical fringe camps. I didn't get off one camp bus for 10 summers without Pete Seeger playing a welcoming banjo.". 00004000 Michael Eisner's first weekend at camp, his counselor pushed him into boxing an older bigger boy at their Saturday night matches. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Erik Darling, folk musician noted for hit 'Walk Right In' Aug 8, 2008
Starting in the late 1950s as the replacement for Pete Seeger, Mr. Darling spent more than four years with the Weavers, the celebrated group at the heart of the post-World War II folk resurgence. In an interview, Seeger called Mr. Darling a "tremendously talented musician with a subtle sense of poetry and musicianship. . . . He wasn't loud, he wasn't flashy, but very sensitive.". (Boston Globe)
Music Reviews Aug 8, 2008
And what little interesting footage there is of Dylan influences like Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie and Blind Willie McTell is often marred by voiceovers. Anyone looking for keen insight on Dylan would be better off getting it from a documentary like Don t Look Back from the 1960s. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
'60s songwriter Erik Darling dies at 74 Aug 8, 2008
Musician, known for hit Walk Right In, replaced Pete Seeger in Weavers ... CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Erik Darling, the reedy-voiced guitarist and banjo player who deftly stepped in when Pete Seeger left the pioneering folk music group The Weavers, has died after battling lymphoma ... When he came into the Weavers to replace Pete Seeger, which was a pretty tall order, he not only did that, but he brought so much of his own talents to bear that it was overwhelming. (MSNBC -- Music)
New on DVD: 'Counterfeiters' puts twist on prison-camp story Aug 8, 2008
By Mike Clark, USA TODAY The performance that made Tommy Lee Jones a star and a profile of singer/activist Pete Seeger highlight this week's top DVD releases ... Pete Seeger: The Power of Song* * * 1/2 2007Genius, unrated, $25. (USA Today -- Life)
DVD reviews: Nims Island, Lonesome Dove Aug 8, 2008
Pete Seeger: The Power of SongThe life, times and music of folk-protest patriarch Seeger are chronicled in this documentary that features interviews with the singer and admirers including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie and Peter, Paul and Mary. Director Jim Brown follows up on his earlier music documentary, The Weavers: Wasnt That a Time, which centered on a farewell performance by Seegers former singing group. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Songwriter/Activist Janis Ian Aug 8, 2008
I would hear Pete Seeger discussing the power of music to frighten people and to change people. Suddenly there I was in the middle of it. (Time.com)
New releases Aug 4, 2008
Family: Nim's IslandDrama: The Executioner's Song, director's cutDrama: The CounterfeitersDocumentary: Pete Seeger: The Power of SongTV: Get Smart, season 1Classic TV: Star Trek, original series, season 2, remasteredTV: Foyle's War, set 5TV: Hotel Babylon, season 2Classic TV: Route 66, season 1TV: Life in Cold BloodTV: Code Monkeys, season 1. CDS - Folk/ PopSarah McLachlanFumbling Towards Ecstasy, Legacy Edition, with DVD (Sony Legacy)The divine voice of Sarah McLachlan never sounded so ethereal... (Boston Globe)
New on DVD: The Stones, vampires and a boxer betrayed Aug 1, 2008
Due Tuesday: Tommy Lee Jones' Emmy-winning performance in The Executioner's Song; Oscar-winning The Counterfeiters; a Pete Seeger documentary, The Power of Song. Posted. (USA Today -- Life)
Charlie Daniels Promises 'High-Energy Show' With 'Lots of Variety' Jul 31, 2008
Daniels resume includes recording sessions with artists as diverse as Bob Dylan, Flatt and Scruggs, Pete Seeger, Mark O'Conner, Leonard Cohen, Ringo Starr and Johnny Cash. His songs have been documented by ABC Newsmagazine "20/20.". (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Ry Cooder keeps L.A. sound alive Jul 24, 2008
The second album, My Name is Buddy, changed direction, as Cooder worked this time with musicians like Roland White, Pete Seeger and Seegers brother, Mike, to tell the story, in folk-music terms, of the white hillbilly migration to California in the 1930s and its influence on the states burgeoning labor movement. In the final installment, named in honor of the old-fashioned flathead automobile engine, Cooder brings the story closer to the time of his childhood as he looks at a... (MSNBC -- Music)
Pete Seeger To Perform Benefit For New England Farmers Jul 16, 2008
(July 15, 2008)--Folksinger Pete Seeger headlines a benefit concert for New England farmers. The aim of the New England Farm Relief Concert Sept. 13 in Brattleboro, Vt. (KWTX.com, TX)
Folk Singer Seeger to Play Vermont Jul 15, 2008
Folk singing legend Pete Seeger is coming to the Green Mountains this summer. The 89-year-old singer and activist will headline a September 13 concert at Brattleboro's Latchis Theatre. (WCAX.com, VT)
The land Richard Nixon left us Jul 15, 2008
CBS] never would have signed it up had they known that they were going to start talking about how much they hated the Vietnam War and started putting on Pete Seeger and making jokes about Richard Nixon. It was an accident. (CNN -- Showbiz)
1st wave of Starbucks closings misses state Jul 13, 2008
BRATTLEBORO Pete Seeger to headline farmers benefit Folk singer Pete Seeger is coming to the aid of New England farmers. Seeger will headline a Sept. 13 concert in Brattleboro to raise money for a new microloan program being developed by The Carrot Project and the organization that operates the town's annual Strolling of the Heifers parade. (Boston Globe)
People in the News Snapshot Jul 13, 2008
(AP) Folk singer Pete Seeger is coming to the aid of New England farmers ... Were truly honored that Pete Seeger has chosen to benefit Strolling of the Heifers and our micro-loan program in one of the very few performances he will make this year, Orly Munzing said. (Montana Standard, MT)
Seeger sing-along a fan pleaser Jul 8, 2008
A concert, one of two at Hugh's Room that sold out within days of their announcement, featured the scheduled show of Pete Seeger, the 89-year-old banjo-toting troubadour who performed as part of a trio that included acoustic blues artist Guy Davis and Seeger's grandson, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger. Although the three alternated lead vocals and presented two sets of acoustic blues, folk and gospel as a trio, the reverential audience's attention was clearly drawn to the still-spry balladeer, who earned a... (Globe and Mail)
It's a Real 'Kumbaya Moment' - and It's Not What You Think Jul 7, 2008
Kumbaya, a traditional African-American Gullah spiritual (the word means "come by here"), traveled to Angola and back to the USA again before it matured into a popular scouting/campfire standard, a 60s folk favorite recorded by Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Peter Paul & Mary and several others, and eventually an anthem of the civil rights movement on par with We Shall Overcome. "It's a beautiful song about closeness and unity that deserves far more respect than it's received," says Sir Ivan, the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
* Iconicvoice of protest keeps a roadside vigil Jun 23, 2008
Most Saturdays, Pete Seeger protests against the war in Iraq ... Pete Seeger at his post at Route 9 and Route 9D in Wappingers Falls, New York, June 7 ... Pete Seeger pulled his black Toyota Highlander into the Staples parking lot here and plucked some signs from the back seat, including one with Peace spray-painted in large orange letters. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Big plans, teeny-tiny band Jun 17, 2008
- Pete Seeger: The Power Of SongA documentary about the folk singer and political activist, with interviews from Dylan, Springsteen, Baez and other admirers. Metro Theatre at 6. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
For Christ's sake Jun 14, 2008
They liked the fact I was a journalist and they liked the fact my father was a consultant to the CIA," Sharlet says. An uncle, also Jeff Sharlet, served in Vietnam as a translator and intelligence officer in 1962-63 but became a critic of the war. Exposed to a precursor of Agent Orange, he died of cancer, aged 27. He has inspired Sharlet's next major book, which covers GI anti-war movements. It is a joint project with his father, who has done much of the research tracking down veterans. But... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Newport Folk Festival expands well beyond folk Jun 13, 2008
Since 1959, the festival has hosted a who's who of folk performers and singer-songwriters, from Joan Baez, Pete Seeger and Peter, Paul and Mary to James Taylor, the Indigo Girls and Mary Chapin Carpenter. But it's occasionally offered less conventional selections, such as Janis Joplin, the Pixies, and last year, Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine. (MSNBC -- Music)
Peggy Seeger Jun 12, 2008
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Global invitation May 30, 2008
This strand is crammed with highlights, including: Great Australian Albums: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds' Murder Ballads; the Australian premiere of Julian Schnabel's film about Lou Reed's recent concerts in which he played the Berlin album live for the first time; and Pete Seeger: The Power Of Song. Events include The Big Soul Review, a screening of Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story bookended by performances from DJs and the band Johnny G and the E Types. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
You got me rockin' May 23, 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. (from left) Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts in Shine A Light. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Neil Diamond: Has he finally become hip? May 20, 2008
His father, a successful Jewish dry goods seller in Coney Island, sang old Russian songs about the house, while hearing Pete Seeger strum folk songs at a Catskills summer camp determined Diamond to start performing; experiences common to many classic New York songwriters. But his father's travels across America for business made Diamond an itinerant, transplanted, lonely child. (Independent)
Ask the Bird Folks: Terns have returned May 18, 2008
Saving the terns became such an important movement that Pete Seeger even wrote a song about it ... However, even I must admit that I can t figure out what the song has to do with birds, but who am I to argue with Pete Seeger. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Loved Ones, Friends Bid 'Good Night Neighbor' To Ron Stone May 17, 2008
One of his favorite songs, "Oh, Had I a Golden Thread" by folk singer Pete Seeger, was also played. The Rev. Dr. David A. Peterson and the Rev. Dr. M. Douglas Harper presided over the service, sharing stories of how Stone was an active member at the church and a leader of the community. (Click2Houston, TX)
Avon Old Farms Debates Paving Plan May 13, 2008
Prominent graduates include legendary folk singer and activist Pete Seeger, hockey great Brian Leetch and Michael Nouri, the actor who played Dr. Neil Roberts on "The O.C.". Stokvis' campaign for historical accuracy is playing out against a larger issue. (FOX61, CT)
This Day in History May 3, 2008
Birthdays Folk singer Pete Seeger is 89. Actress Ann B. Davis is 82. (Montana Standard, MT)
Grandmother sees hope in Obama's candidacy Apr 18, 2008
"Music was important to us. It united us in many ways," said Mrs. Akins, who still has vinyl albums by Pete Seeger, Joan Baez and other troubadours in her record collection. While the message has been adapted to the campaign slogan of "Change We Can Believe In," Mrs. Akins wishes more baby boomers would show some of the old activism. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Rock the Vote urges you to 'Stop!' and think Apr 14, 2008
"In my generation, it was Bonnie Raitt, Don Henley and Jackson Browne. These are the grandsons of Pete Seeger and the sons of Bob Dylan.". The PSA is the first in Rock the Vote's 2008 campaign. (USA Today -- Life)
Left-wing candidate met Southern inhospitality Apr 8, 2008
Accompanied by folk singer Pete Seeger and a small group of supporters, Wallace was pummeled by a barrage of eggs, tomatoes, ice cream cones, peach stones and green peppers. At one point, Wallace waved his finger at the audience and said: "Remember that you are in the United States.""Get your communists and your Negroes out of this town," one person shouted. (News & Observer)
Boston rockers reinvent themselves Apr 4, 2008
"When my daughter was born," Zanes says, "I wanted music that could be a shared, fun experience. I wanted an updated, post-rock 'n' roll version of the Folkways music I grew up with - Pete Seeger, Lead Belly, Ella Jenkins - hip and real, but aimed at families.". Other musicians think it's hip, too. (Boston Globe)
Musical Strains Mar 28, 2008
He s been an even greater part of it since the mid- 60s, when he began performing with one of his dad s old comrades, Pete Seeger. I really learned more from him than from anyone, he says of Seeger. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Roger McGuinn Mar 27, 2008
In addition to a monthly song available for free on his Web site (), McGuinn has released two folk compilations: 2002's Grammy-nominated "Treasures From the Folk Den," with the likes of Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Judy Collins and Odetta, and 2006's "The Folk Den Project.". Roger McGuinn. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Peace at Last? Mar 23, 2008
The idea of nonviolence, she says, "was like a vaccine that took immediately." Soon after her musical star began to rise, Pete Seeger invited Baez to a SANE rally for nuclear disarmament, where she watched Seeger get pelted with eggs. "It was there before the folk songs," Baez says of her social and political awareness, "and it was like an old friend." She sang about civil rights, free speech, the Vietnam War. (Boston Globe)
Ruthie Foster Mar 20, 2008
" Foster says she learnt from playing with the likes of folk heroes Pete Seeger and Peter, Paul and Mary. "I learnt a lot from those folks but it's a real joy to play blues and roots festivals as well - it's a real blessing. " Foster is bringing an acoustic set to Australia, where she will feature at Byron Bay's East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival and in Sydney. "It's been a real journey," she says of the past decade. "I'm like a kid on a roller-coaster - I just throw my hands up and say,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
REQUIRED READING Mar 16, 2008
by David King Dunaway (Villard) Pete Seeger, now 88, has always been courageous - and entertaining. In an interview a couple of years back, he. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Olympic champ Witt performs Carmen for last time Mar 6, 2008
In her show, she revisited another famous routine to the Pete Seeger folksong "Where Have All the Flowers Gone.''Witt performed an arrangement of the peace song at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics, during a short-lived comeback in competition. The music was directed toward the people of war-torn Sarajevo - the site of her first Olympic gold medal in 1984.Witt said leaving the ice for the last time was easier than expected."I'm doing well,'' she said. "Not as many tears fell as I maybe feared.''... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Katarina Witt performs Carmen for last time as she ends ice show career Mar 6, 2008
In her show, she revisited another famous routine to the Pete Seeger folksong Where Have All the Flowers Gone. Witt performed an arrangement of the peace song at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics, during a short-lived comeback in competition. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Steve Earle sings about love and politics Mar 3, 2008
Earle largely bit his tongue between songs, except to remind people that music helped stop the Vietnam War (before dedicating "Steve's Hammer" to Pete Seeger) and offering a radical interpretation of immigration policy as an introduction to his chiming inclusiveness anthem, "City of Immigrants.". And why not let the music speak for itself when your catalog includes such tuneful, galvanizing screeds as "Jerusalem". (Boston Globe)
Eternally Angry Mar 3, 2008
Monday, March 03, 2008 Last Update: 06:35 AM EST. SHARON'S WORKING AMID TOUGH TIMES. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Chipper not worried about hamstring Mar 3, 2008
2 good innings from hampton and pete seeger pbs special a fine sunday. By nOLIE. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Rock legend Bruce Springsteen still plays to the audience Feb 28, 2008
(Sessions Band keyboardist Charles Giordano, who played on Springsteen's Pete Seeger albums, fills in while E Street's Danny Federici undergoes treatment for melanoma. . (USA Today -- Life)
Critic's corner Feb 27, 2008
Turn, turn, turnPete Seeger: The Power of Song9 p.m., Channel 2This episode of "American Masters" is an authorized look at the folk music legend, now in his late 80s ... Pete Seeger: The Power of Song 9 p.m., Channel 2. (Boston Globe)
Film hails Seeger's 'Power' on musical, political stages Feb 27, 2008
By Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY For more than half a century, Pete Seeger has been an icon's icon, a source of inspiration to rock stars and socially conscious artists of all stripes ... You wouldn't get that impression from watching Pete Seeger: The Power of Song, the 2007 film documentary making its television premiere tonight as part of PBS' American Masters series (9 ET/PT, times may vary). (USA Today -- Life)
Soprano family values Feb 27, 2008
For all the music that fills this first-rate "American Masters" production on Pete Seeger, the most fascinating part may be the window into Seeger's personal life, writes David Hinckley. Theater Review. (Yahoo News -- The Sopranos)
Oscar party circuit Feb 26, 2008
Thompson On Hollywood: Oscars. As usual the Brits give us what we. (Variety)
Singing all over this land Feb 25, 2008
" From that opening, we embarked on a gently rolling wheel of conversation followed later in the day by an e-mail exchange. A wheel with song at its hub and spokes that included, among other things, fine guitars, religion, the joy of philosophy, kindness, Zen, evangelicals and monasticism, Christianity a la the gentle wit of Thomas Merton, and atheism a la the acerbic musings of Christopher Hitchens. Don told me that he'd been playing more instrumental music lately to rest a strained voice. He... (SunOnline)
TV Lookout: Highlights Feb. 24-March 1 Feb 23, 2008
"I look upon myself as a planter of seeds," says the artist and activist Pete Seeger. The latest "American Masters" production, "Pete Seeger: The Power of Song," explores what he means. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Songwriters harbor historic connection to literary audiences Feb 17, 2008
" Vance used "Barbara Allen" as an example of how strong and lasting the connection between audiences and words delivered through music can be. Recorded as early as 1666, the ballad related to a prickly maiden who was called to the deathbed of a suitor. She is curt with him, realizing only after his passing the impact of her actions. Turning "Barbara Allen" into modern song were a number of musicians and esteemed songwriters. Among them: Joan Baez, The Everly Brothers, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan,... (Athens Banner-Herald)
ARTIE TRAUM BRINGS his unique sound and "golden... Feb 12, 2008
During a concert in 2004, Pete Seeger called Artie "the man with the golden fingers.". Advanced reservations are required, by contacting Jane Rogers at 833-0224 or. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Legendary Richie Havens returns Feb 9, 2008
" Besides Dylan, Havens has spent much time in collaboration with other like-minded artists ranging from Pete Seeger to Ex-Genesis members Phil Collins and Steve Hackett to electronic music group Groove Armada to Athens favorite Derek Trucks, who appears on "Nobody Left to Crown," his 24th album. "There are two kinds of collaborations," says Havens. "One kind is when the record company calls and wants to put you together with someone. The other kind is when the artist calls and wants to get... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Rotunda art gallery has 'Wiggle Room' to sing different tune Feb 1, 2008
"It's beautiful here, calm and cozy," said Deborah "Spice" Kleinmann, 44, of Towson, a singer/songwriter wearing a cowgirl hat, who considers Pete Seeger, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Judy Collins and Peter, Paul and Mary as musical influences. "It's not like the bars. They're fun. You're singing over noise. But here, it's like a house concert.". (Baltimore Messenger, MD)
A legend never dies Jan 20, 2008
Those of you who are intrigued by the tradition of the folky singer-songwriter who composes songs of freedom in the face of oppression will doubtless be aware of my interest in the long line of artistes that runs from Tracy Chapman, Harry Chapin, Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie. And there are many more examples outside of the non-English-speaking world like Chiles Victor Jara, Thailands Surachai Nga Caravan Jantimatorn and Afghanistans Ahmad Zahir. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Nobel Push for Seeger Jan 16, 2008
A California woman has started a petition drive to give Pete Seeger the Noble Peace Prize for his environmental work ... A California woman has launched an online petition drive to have folk singer Pete Seeger nominated for a Nobel Peace prize. (FOX23 News, NY)
Hollywood producers pick film award nominees Jan 15, 2008
The grouping for best work in a documentary includes five films -- director Michael Moore's "Sicko" and "Body of War," "Hear and Now," "Pete Seeger: The Power of Song" and "White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.". (Editing by Kristin Roberts). (Reuters)
Blood, Juno among Producers Guild noms Jan 15, 2008
For documentaries, the Producers Guild nominated Michael Moores health-care romp Sicko, along with the Iraq War tale Body of War, the deafness narrative Hear and Now, the music chronicle Pete Seeger: The Power of Song and the World War II film White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. . (MSNBC -- News)
The 20th Annual International Folk Alliance Conference Welcomes Janet Reno, Kathy Mattea, PBS' "American Masters" Pete Seeger Documentar Jan 13, 2008
The 20th Annual International Folk Alliance Conference Welcomes Janet Reno, Kathy Mattea, PBS' "American Masters" Pete Seeger Documentar - Yahoo ... The 20th Annual International Folk Alliance Conference Welcomes Janet Reno, Kathy Mattea, PBS' "American Masters" Pete Seeger Documentar. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
