Pete Seeger

Folk North Americana 

ALBUMS: A Better Built Dog and Pony Show

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2021, Amy Speace, Brandi Carlile, Bruce Springsteen, Hayes Carll, James McMurtry, John Mellencamp, John Prine, New West Records, Pete Seeger, RB Morris, Rodney Crowell, The Horses and the Hounds, Willie Nile, Woody Guthrie

With The Horses and The Hounds, James McMurtry asserts his everyman attitude

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Country and/or Western Folk Remembrance 

Remembering Nanci Griffith: A Love Light Lost

August 16, 2021March 29, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments Bob Dylan, Guy Clark, Jerry Jeff Walker, John Prine, Johnny Cash, Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith, Pete Seeger, Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny, Townes Van Zandt, Willie Nelson

Reflections on the loss of an American country-folk poet

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North Americana 

ALBUMS: Strawberry Letter ’21

February 9, 2021February 10, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment Bob Dylan, Dualtone Records, Janis Ian, Joni Mitchell, Langhorne Slim, Pete Seeger, Sandy Denny, Strawberry Mansion, Woody Guthrie

Langhorne Slim shares resolve and reassurance from the sweet environs of his Strawberry Mansion

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Music Journalism 

When You Mistake The Beatles For Ché, You Get What You Deserve

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Che Guevara, Clampdown, Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Pete Seeger, Seinfeld, The Beatles, The Clash, Woodstock, Woody Guthrie

By believing that singing about working for the clampdown was the same as working against the clampdown, we worked for the clampdown

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Country and/or Western Folk North Americana 

Doc Watson and Gathier Carlton: The Debut Album of an American Icon

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments David Grisman, Doc Watson, Elektra, Gaither Carlton, Jac Holzman, John Sebastian, Maria Muldaur, Pete Seeger, Pete Seigel, Smithsonian Folkways, The Even Dozen Jug Band

Record producer Peter Siegel shares his memories of the recordings he made the night of Watson’s first New York City concerts in 1962

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Folk North Americana 

John McCutcheon: A Voice Of Sanity with a Message of Reconciliation 

June 12, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments 2020, Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine, COVID-19, folk, John McCutcheon, Pete Seeger, Quarantine

The new album, Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine, features tales of hope and resilience for this trying time 

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Indie Rock 

David Dondero: Living In The Material World

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 3 Comments David Dondero, Fluff & Gravy Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Joan Baez, John Lennon, Pete Seeger, Peter Paul & Mary, The Filter Bubble Blues, the Weavers, Woody Guthrie

The unsung indie pop icon dissects our modern age

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jazz 

Bill Frisell’s Harmony Hall

November 23, 2019November 23, 2019 Michael Toland 0 Comments Bill Frisell, Elvis Costello, Hank Roberts, Luke Bergman, Pete Seeger, Petra Haden

As the guitarist headlines the Jazz Standard this weekend, we take a deeper look at his Blue Note debut

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Folk 

How Can I Keep From Singing

March 24, 2019March 27, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments John McCutcheon, Pete Seeger, Suzy Boguss

John McCutcheon pays homage to Pete Seeger on 40th LP

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