http://www.timesargus.com/article/20090424/FEATURES02/904240307/1011/FEATURES02Published: April 24, 2009
Pete Seeger's 90th at Labor Hall
BARRE – You don't have to go to New York City on Sunday, May 3, to celebrate the 90th birthday of American folk music icon Pete Seeger. While Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, and a plethora of nationally-known musicians pay tribute at Madison Square Garden, a host of their central Vermont counterparts will do the same at the historic Old Labor Hall at 7 p.m. The Vermont musicians will include Jon Gailmor, Ben Koenig, Tom Azarian, Carol Hausner, Jeremy Seeger, Andy Pitt, Donny Osman, Jairo Segueira, Charlie Barasch and Mark Greenberg. The celebration will also feature a giant birthday card created by Montpelier artist Ed Epstein for everyone in attendance to sign. "Pete is a national treasure," says concert organizer Greenberg, who has written extensively about Seeger and produced two-CD compilations of the folk music legend's music for Smithsonian Folkways Records. "He not only has helped to preserve and spread our musical heritage, but he has helped to inspire many people to work towards achieving a better world for everyone." The concert will feature songs written by Seeger, such as "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" and "If I Had a Hammer," along with traditional songs that Seeger has helped to spread both on his own and, in the 1950s, with The Weavers. In keeping with Seeger's commitment to singing as a communal activity, the audience will be encouraged to sing along. The concert will benefit the Labor Hall's restoration. Seeger has supported the Labor Hall and says that he hopes to sing there in the next couple years.
Tickets are $12, $10 for students and seniors. Anyone wearing red socks, a Seeger trademark for many years, will receive a $1 discount. For more information call (802) 476-8777, or e-mail: briggslane@charter.net.
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