Children's Concert at Town Hall

by Pete Seeger

Overview

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, and the Columbia/Legacy DVD keeps the originally jacket notes as well. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	04/23/2022
Label:	Greyscale
UPC:	5056083201952
Rank:	183173

Tracks

1. Little Birdie
2. Henry My Son
3. Here's to Cheshire-Here's to Cheese (Froggy)
4. Erie Canal
5. I've Been Working on the Railroad
6. Riding in My Car
7. Put Your Finger in the Air
8. It Could Be a Wonderful World
9. Abi Yoyo
10. Michael Row the Boat Ashore
11. Medley: Ha, Ha/This-a-way/De Grey Goose
12. Be Kind to Your Parents
13. This Land Is Your Land
14. Frere Jacques
15. Fisherman's Song
16. It Could Be a Wonderful World
17. Abi Yoyo
18. Let Everyone Clap Hands Like Me
19. Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
20. Ha, Ha Thisaway
21. De Grey Goose
22. Be Kind to Your Parents
23. This Land Is Your Land

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pete Seeger   Primary Artist,Banjo,Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

John Hammond, Sr.   Producer
Pete Seeger   Composer
Ronnie Gilbert   Composer
Mark Wilder   Remastering,Digital Remastering
Harold Leventhal   Producer
Harold Rome   Composer
Woody Guthrie   Composer
Alan Lomax   Composer
Amy Herot   Producer,Digital Producer
Fred Hellerman   Composer
Lee Hays   Composer
Hy Zaret   Composer
Alan & John A. Lomax   Adaptation
John Lair   Composer
Joanne Beattie   Project Director
Julie Snow   Photography
Debra Leventhal   Producer,Associate Producer
J. "Superslim" Lomax III   Adaptation
Henry Parker   Cover Photo,Photography
Tony Tiller   Package Coordinator
Charlene Seeger   Composer
John F. Hammond   Original Recording Producer
Traditional   Composer
Lead Belly   Composer
Tony Saletan   Composer