I was a student at George School, a Quaker boarding and day school in Newtown, PA, from 1956 through 1959. Every Saturday during the school year there would be entertainment in the assembly hall in the Main building, primarily for the boarders but sometimes day students would attend as well. Twice during my time there Pete Seeger came to sing for us, solo. Can't help thinking of those concerts without choking up. We students had no idea how iconic Pete was and how important he and the Weavers were in the popular culture of that time. How wonderful the people who sponsored these events for us. Thank you.
@WildlifeEthics10 ай бұрын
Oh Pete...how we need you today. .............
@pbrn17297 ай бұрын
Fred Hellerman and Pete Seeger (along with Lee Hayes and Ronnie Gilbert) were and still are the best folk music group ever🙏🏻💖
@CathyPaine Жыл бұрын
I sang this song for a school assembly when I was 9 years old! My parents never let me forget it!!
@trevortully71793 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I needed that. We’re all mortals.
@LewisBeck7 жыл бұрын
I recall meeting Pete Seeger in 1966. I was hitchhiking back from the Mariposa Folk Festival and he and his wife picked me up on the highway. They stopped at a grocery store for ice cream and, while Yoshi went inside, Pete asked to borrow the guitar I was carrying with me at the time. He strummed a few chords and I mentioned that I was self-taught. He remarked something to the effect of, "learning to play guitar is like finding your way out of the woods. If you find your way out with a map, you get out faster but if you find your own way out, you learn the woods better". Thank you, Pete, for that and for a lifetime of musical service to the world of humanity--you and your musical compadres, the Weavers!
@mtlborn7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this memory.
@MiltonJenkins5 жыл бұрын
Now that's something to tell the grandkids. Keep the guitar in the family.
@jeremyreagan90853 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir I am a self taught banjo player knowing Pete admired self taught musicans makes me smile!
@deidreanne4768 Жыл бұрын
That’s so cool. He might’ve been staying with my friends the DeWitts who used to put on music concerts near Mariposa. They were friends with so many folk singers including Kate Wolf & Utah Phillips who I was blessed to meet.
@wolfdietrichhabermann60332 ай бұрын
Yes, we all need today Idols like the great Pete Seeger! He is, was and will be one of our greatest heroes!😍❤
@fryavanbosh35633 жыл бұрын
Al waren dit oudere stemmen , o wat klonken en klinken zij nog steeds zooo schoon. ❤️👏🏻
@reblarry9 жыл бұрын
What wonderful memories seeing them together.
@donaldzahnke43007 жыл бұрын
Lawrence Schuvalrip fred
@bufb11 жыл бұрын
both gave us a lifetime of music.
@barbfrmsf8 жыл бұрын
may he rest in peace thanks for sharing your talent with us. condolences to his family and friends
@sing4peace2 жыл бұрын
Two hopemongers lifting our spirits still. This is now my favorite version of this song that was one of the very few my Mom sang. Happy for the memory of all three.
@margitkattner52203 жыл бұрын
Einfach großartig, danke
@guysermeus18526 жыл бұрын
times did pass ... but neither the songs, nor the spirit of their singers ... very beautiful
@dannielsen44312 жыл бұрын
The weavers were One of a kind
@bigab0507 Жыл бұрын
Wow, great to see! Thanks for sharing.
@heinzhotzenplotz3041 Жыл бұрын
Solche Künstler wird es nie wieder geben
@lenilenape8 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Fred and thanks for everything.
@kevinw90732 жыл бұрын
Great to see them again! Well done.
@ArkRed111 жыл бұрын
What a great song. I get lots of laughs when I sing this one.
@donaldzahnke43007 жыл бұрын
Arkansas Red so do I I learn this song when I was in 6th grade
@ganlesat11 жыл бұрын
Greats artists of the people and workers !
@AGENTSseries7 жыл бұрын
the sounded great even at this age!
@woodledog8 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Fred Hellerman
@mtlborn13 жыл бұрын
glad u appreciate it. Pass it on to everyone you know. There is lots more of this concert online. Nioy.
@davemacmurchie69823 жыл бұрын
Just now a 40-year old waitress probably looks pretty good, at least to me. This is one of the first songs I ever learned, in the early 1950s, and I still enjoy singing along.
@mrshimonevo12 жыл бұрын
seeger is 91 years old in this concert
@mrsullyrox12 жыл бұрын
thanks for posting this GEM! Tarrytown Music Hall I would guess?