Pete Seeger - The Complete Bowdoin College Concert, 1960 (CD)

Two CD set. Bowdoin, a small liberal arts college in Maine was the setting for this previously unreleased 1960 live performance. It was before the political upheavals and social revolutions that would rock college campuses only a few years later when much more of society synched with Seeger's ideals. A mixed crowd of young folkies, jazz fans, democrats and republicans, heard an exemplary mix of traditional, current topical songs, sea chanteys and world music tunes. Seeger also used this concert as the perfect opportunity to expose students to Lead Belly's music and even managed to get a couple of good digs at Congress. In today's terms, think the former lead singer of a top rock group playing your college.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Goofing Off Suite-Opening Theme
2. Penny's Farm
3. He Lies in the American Land
4. Deep Blue Sea
5. Hieland Laddie
6. Oh, Riley
7. Banjo Medley: Cripple Creek/Old Joe Clark/Old Dan Tucker
8. Summertime
9. D-Day Dodgers
10. Quiz Show
11. Al Smith Holds the Bottle
12. What a Friend We Have in Congress
13. Living in the Country
14. Water Is Wide
15. Bells of Rhymney
16. Goodnight Irene
17. Intermission

Disc: 2

1. Big Rock Candy Mountain
2. I Had a Dream
3. Oh, What a Beautiful City
4. In the Sweet Bye and Bye/Preacher and the Slave
5. Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
6. Medley: Colorado Trail/Spanish Is the Loving Tongue/From Here on Up/Tex
7. Open the Door Softly/Road to Athay/Why Do Scotsmen?
8. Hold Up Your Petticoat/Where Have All the Flowers Gone?/Step By Step/Jo
9. Vive la Quince Brigada
10. Suliram
11. Wimoweh
12. Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
13. Commentary
14. Bourgeois Blues
15. Black Girl/Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
16. Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
17. Worried Man Blues
18. Conclusion