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This final, GRAMMY-nominated installment in the Appleseed label's trilogy of celebrations of Pete Seeger's music ("Where Have All the Flowers Gone" and "If I Had a Song" are the first two volumes) is a 2-CD set that opens with Pete's first disc of new recordings since his 1996 Grammy winner, Pete. On disc one, 84-year-old Pete, family members (grandson Tao Rodriguez-Seeger and half-sister Peggy) and musical friends (Arlo Guthrie, Anne Hills, and Tom Pacheco, among others) perform songs he wrote, adapted or adopted. Several pro-peace songs here were recorded even as the U.S. was invading Iraq, including an updated version of the Vietnam-era "Bring Them Home" featuring guest vocalists Billy Bragg, Ani DiFranco and Steve Earle. Other songs on disc one range from the lighthearted ("English is Cuh-ray-zee," "Maple Syrup Time") and optimistic ("A Little a' This 'n' That," "Over the Rainbow") to pained political outrage ("Estadio Chile") and social commentary ("Take It from Dr. King," "Visions of Children"), concluding with the autumnal tranquility of "Sailing Down My Golden River." The second disc presents exclusive recordings of Seeger-related songs by a diverse assortment of highly respected folk musicians. Janis Ian, Tom Paxton, Natalie Merchant, Pete's fellow ex-Weaver Ronnie Gilbert, Holly Near and many others explore some of the lesser known entries in Seeger's repertoire. Highpoints include Pat Humphries' cover versions of Pete's meditations on the circle of life ("Old Devil Time" and "To My Old Brown Earth"), a slow, almost psychedelic rendition of "Bells of Rhymney" by Dick Gaughan, Natalie Merchant's fierce "Which Side Are You On," and Janis Ian's quietly bitter take on "Who Killed Norma Jean." Both discs are interspersed with spoken comments by Pete, and the packing includes a 28-page booklet with extensive liner notes by Pete himself detailing the inspiration behind many of these songs. Check out the artist's website: http://www.appleseedrec.com/petecd3/ Track List: 1. Oh Sacred World 2. Bring Them Home (If You Love Your Uncle Sam (Bring Them Home) / 3. Trouble at the Bottom / with Tao Rodriguez-Seeger 4. The Dove 5. English Is Cuh-Ray-Zee 6. A Little a' This 'n' That / w/Arlo Guthrie, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger 7. Maple Syrup Time / with Tao Rodriguez-Seeger 8. Odds On Favorite 9. Estadio Chile 10. Flowers of Peace / with Anne Hills 11. Dr. King on Violence 12. Take It from Dr. King 13. Sower of Seeds 14. Visions of Children / with Anna Crusis Women's Choir 15. Over the Rainbow 16. Sailing Down My Golden River 17. A Lucky Musician / Pete Seeger 18. Old Devil Time / Pat Humphries 19. Mrs. Clara Sullivan's Letter / John McCutcheon 20. Who Killed Norma Jean / Janis Ian 21. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring / Tony Trischka & Jennifer Kimball 22. Bells of Rhymney / Dick Gaughan 23. Turn! Turn! Turn! / Martin Simpson & Jessica Radcliffe 24. From Way Up Here / Michele Greene 25. Times A-Getting Hard, Boys / Tom Paxton 26. One Man's Hands / Carolyn Hester 27. Sacco's Letter to His Son / Magpie 28. Spider's Web (Natural History) / Peggy Seeger 29. River of My People / Herdman, Hills & Mangsen 30. When I Was Most Beautiful / Last Forever 31. Tomorrow is a Highway / Magpie with Kim & Reggie Harris 32. Which Side Are You On / Natalie Merchant 33. Precious Friend / Holly Near & Ronnie Gilbert 34. To My Old Brown Earth / Pat Humphries 35. 50/50 Chance / Pete Seeger Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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