Pete Seeger - Living In The Country (Rainbow Quest)

[@103drs]

"of course it took us each a couple years to learn how to walk" I love that

[@charlespeterson3798]

This is a great whistler. Kottke knows where he came from, whether Hurt or Seeger.

[@GreenManalishiUSA]

There's a clip (actually several) on KZbin where Leo Kottke plays this song, preceded by a long introduction where he raves about Pete Seeger and speaks with great admiration about Pete's sense of melody, harmony and rhythm. You can really hear all of those things in Pete's performance here. Living in the Country sounds as if it should be easy to play, but there is so much happening in the arrangement that it's almost as if there were a whole band playing. I've tried many times, but I've never succeeded in getting the lively, Calypso-like feel that Leo, and especially Pete, deliver on this piece.

[@sammycraigar]

Nice to hear and see pete pick up a guitar, mighty fine pickin'

[@josesanchezjr9052]

Such a beautiful song, RIP in peace Pete glad u got to play with leadbelly.

[@PHJimY]

Leo Kottke and Terry Tufts both do fine jobs of covering this tune. It took me a while trying to "uneducated" my thumb to play it like Pete (not that I can play it like Pete, but I try)

[@monelleny]

My favorite is Martin Simpson ... best of all versions, I think.

[@krejdloc]

Leo 's version of this is my favorite for many reasons And Terry does a fine job but this guy here aint no slouch.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKTFh5Kinp6pna8

[@jasonadams6468]

I still remember the day I disconnected the fingers from the thumb… On the porch determined to play finger style guitar. I miss so much the trail blazers of music epoch.

[@gregc2467]

A most amazing and beautiful human,and awesome musician.

[@KingfisherLtd]

I can't imagine pissed off Pete Seeger. He is so wholesome. He should be an inspiration for all of us.

[@kpokpojiji]

America's tuning fork...

[@alyoshakaramazov8469]

I can play it, and I can whistle it, but I can't whistle it and play it at the same time!

[@dankinsler1930]

Brilliant...

[@emmett8768]

Lovely stuff. Seemed like a nice man and definitely had the music in him. Good player too.

[@shakesazure]

Como gostaria de ter conhecido esta figura extraordinária ! Me causa o mesmo fascínio de um Elomar Figueira Melo !

[@Dulcimerea]

Pete, thank you

[@lynnglidewell7367]

An American and Musical Icon.

[@Dubickimus]

my finger-picking isn't even that clean on a 6-string

[@reginaldd.paperstacks194]

Nice whistling

[@adamsons100]

What a master!

[@sixwingsram]

Live Kottke's version of Pete's great tune.❤

[@jeffblanton3883]

Nice whistling with playing

[@Billsingsong]

I wish he would’ve called a Travis picking and continued with the lesson

[@robertocassani]

Magic!

[@rosalyndpio8451]

Thank you Fergus!

[@EricFlatpick]

There's also a great track by Rick Schoenberg here on You Tube, with an up-the-neck version.

[@kathrynbriggs-and-terrytufts]

Da King.

[@south644]

Luvit

[@rayhoward8188]

BRILLIANT EXCELLENT 👏 👏 RAY TWELVE STRINGS U.K 🎶

[@Billsingsong]

Amazing play the 12th St. without thumb and finger pics

[@deepde6870]

😍🙏

[@SkipPlaysStrings]

Interesting guitar - just a guess, maybe a mexican or texan luthier from the bull bridge? Doesn't look to be a bajo, neck looks too narrow...

[@EricFlatpick]

An old Stella 12-string?

[@SkipPlaysStrings]

@@EricFlatpick similar sound, but definitely not a Stella or even a Regal - no east-coast maker had anything similar.

[@ArkRed1]

What was the part on the lever of his capo that sticks up?

[@davidallen346]

Then Leo Kottke Speed pick cover this song

[@monellerichmond7208]

For anyone who wants to learn this tune, look elsewhere. The cameraman focused a lot on the right hand (useless), Pete's face, etc. What a shame.

[@MickBrownFolksinger]

What tuning is he using, is it drop D tuning ??

[@PHJimY]

Pete most always used relative drop D tuning, but he tuned lower than that.

[@monelleny]

@@PHJimY - Yes, see that. Thanks.

[@monelleny]

@mad heiress - Even though Seeger wrote this, my favorite version is Martin Simpson's: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJ-UY2yrZ9uZm5I.

[@monellerichmond7208]

@Good Vibes - You are obviously not a guitarist. You are also a condescending jerk. Thanks for nothing.

[@vrikey]

You can't improve on that