Word: yarrow
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Peter Yarrow at Symphony Hall, April...
...Peter Yarrow's debut solo concert at Symphony Hall last April 5 marked his emergence as a strong individual performer. For years, his excellent musical talents in writing and performing were submerged in the successful group efforts of Peter, Paul, and Mary. On their last several albums two of Peter's songs appeared which showed his ability to craft honest, direct, yet thoughtfully poetic pieces: "The Great Mandella" and "Day is Done." Bassman Bob Coucher and guitarist Ralph Towner helped him perform his music with extraordinary richness, enhancing Peter's naturally powerful and sensitive tenor...
...compositions, unlike Yarrow's, deal almost entirely with issues of personal life. He is more influenced by blues which usually convey more of a sense of personal oppression than of social conflict. Hence, Smither writes more about his own perception of the emptiness of life than he does about the hopelessness or perhaps the hope of life in general...
Wainwright is not likely to have the broader success one might expect of Peter Yarrow or Chris Smither, simply because his style is so uncompromisingly personal. People like George Gerdes, however, are already showing Wainwright's influence. Wainwright's will be an exciting, original contribution to folk and blues, which must always be rejuvenated by forceful, gifted artists
...Peter Yarrow, formerly with Peter. Paul and Mary, Symphony Hall, 7:30, April...