Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:38:43 -0500
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] A Hero


Spring 1995 issue of Puppetry Journal has an excellent article by Bernice
Silver about Pete Seeger and the Vagabond Puppeteers.  The article includes
photos, a poster, a map of performance locales all over NY state. The shows
took up the cause of farmers who were not getting a fair price. The article
reports that Pete Seeger played the  part of a wise cow who gave advice to a
beleaguered  farmer. (as well as providing music)
Bernice, a legend in puppetry, is a few years older than Pete Seeger. The
two friends work regularly with Clearwater, an environmental advocacy group

Pete Seeger had a significant role in the development of the rights anthem
"We Shall Overcome." according to wikipedia there was a gospel song "We will
overcome" that Seeger published in a folk music magazine.
from wikipedia
Seeger writes: "I changed it to 'We shall'... I think I liked a more open
sound; 'We will' has alliteration to it, but 'We shall' opens the mouth
wider; the 'i' in 'will' is not an easy vowel to sing well [...]."[6] Seeger
also added some verses ("We'll walk hand in hand" and "The whole wide world
around").

Steve


On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 1:51 PM, lindsey briggs <lindzbriggs-AT-gmail.com>wrote:

> better yet:
>
> http://www.hbo.com/weareone/
>
> :)
>
> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 1:29 PM, lindsey briggs <lindzbriggs-AT-gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMYtNlIlGKM
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 9:52 PM, Steve Abrams <sapuppets-AT-gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Today was the free concert at the Lincoln Memorial celebrating the
> >> election
> >> Barack Obama.For the finale, Pete Seeger joined Bruce Springsteen to
> sing
> >> "This land is your land."
> >>
> >> Pete Seeger, an advocate for peace, human rights and free expression
> will
> >> be
> >> 90 years old this year.
> >> Armed with his talent and his banjo he has been fighting for us for more
> >> than 70 years
> >> In 1939 Pete Seeger was a puppeteer with the Vagabond Puppeteers
> >>
> >> Steve
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