Samstag, 30. April 2016

Pete Seeger - Children´s Concert At Town Hall (1963)

There have been no shortage of memorable live albums by Pete Seeger across the decades - and, in fact, the Carnegie Hall concert from this same era has tended to eclipse a lot of the other performance documents of Seeger's work from the '60s. But this album has a special charm, showing Seeger directing his appeal at a younger audience which he treats with surprising sophistication - perhaps some of what he says is aimed at parents in the audience, but the mere fact that he enunciates such political sentiments in this setting could not have been lost on the young ones.

In other words, this was an album that one could grow up on, and it sold well enough on vinyl across the decades so that was absolutely the case with many thousands of kindred spirits of the next generation. Musically, Seeger is in excellent voice as he carries us through a mix of lighter political fare - and some topical and consciousness-raising songs aimed specifically at kids, and the kid in all of us - and children's songs such as "Skip to My Lou" and "I've Been Working on the Railroad."

He doesn't do "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," but he does close with "This Land Is Your Land," and includes a few songs he learned from Leadbelly (and mentions him as well - clearly a nod to the parents in the audience). The sound is excellent, state-of-the-art in its time and still crisp and vivid.          

Tracklist:                           
1Applause0:18
2Little Birdie3:01
3Henry My Son3:52
4Here's To Cheshire—Here's To Cheese (Froggy)6:27
5Oh Shenandoah1:41
6Skip To My Lou2:16
7Git Along, Little Dogies2:43
8Didn' Ol' John Cross The Water On His Knees2:47
9Fifteen Miles On The Erie Canal2:26
10I've Been Working On The Railroad1:53
11Riding In My Car1:22
12Put Your Finger In The Air2:18
13The Foolish Frog8:35
14Ilka's Bedouin Tune1:31
15Frere Jacques1:58
16Fisherman's Song0:59
17It Could Be A Wonderful World2:27
18Abiyoyo5:55
19Let Everyone Clap Hands Like Me2:00
20Michael Row The Boat Ashore2:04
21Ha, Ha Thisaway0:43
22De Grey Goose3:26
23Be Kind To Your Parents1:10
24Applause0:31
25This Land Is Your Land1:31
26Applause0:30

Pete Seeger - Children´s Concert At Town Hall (1963)
(256 kbps, cover art included)

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