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Like a ghost of politics past he sat with Harvard Nieman Fellows of the '70s. Pete Seeger had aged since the days when he sang in front of huge audiences, providing the musical backdrop for an entire decade. His hair and beard were grayer, his voice older, the lines in his face more pronounced...
...unions kicked us [his singing group, The Almanac Brothers] out after the war," Seeger said, "so we ended up singing at colleges...
Even if you're not one for longhair entertainment, the area still may have something to offer you. The Popular Artist Series at Tanglewood is presenting Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie, Gordon Lightfoot, James Taylor in the next few weeks. Ticket prices are steep--$5.50-$7.50--but what isn't? Allow yourself a little time to wander around nearby Stock-bridge and Lennox, quaint little villages where you can spend a fortune. Some basic familiarity with these places is de rigeur for anyone who wishes to hold his/her head high in Harvard Yard...
...work in the early '60s, along with that of Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Joan Baez, and others, placed Ochs squarely in the tradition of Pete Seeger, of Woody Guthrie before Seeger, and of Joe Hill before Woody. For Ochs, the struggle against oppression was everything, and he mocked those unwilling to carry out all the implications of that struggle. He reserved particular scorn for the liberals...
...Banjo Festival, July 4-6, 12 bucks for all three days including campsite, five bucks for each individual day, on Birdseye Mountain in Castleton, Vermont, on 800 acres, featuring Doc Watson, the world's premier flatpicker, with his son Merle, presumably doing "Tennessee Stud" like nobody can, and Mike Seeger and the New Lost City Ramblers. Don Stover and the White Oak Mountain Boys, plus a lot of fine New England bluegrass bands. Disregard all reports of the New Riders' appearance as bogus. Call 802-863-3616 for information and campsite reservation...