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The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild is pleased to announce a very special benefit concert featuring Peggy Seeger and Pete Seeger, Saturday, March 19, 2011, 8 pm at the Kleinert/James Arts Center, 34 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY. Proceeds of the event will support the ongoing work of the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild as a center for the arts and a community for artists in the Hudson Valley. Golden Circle tickets are $100 and include an after show reception with the artists/$50 general admission, and can be purchased online at: www.woodstockguild.org or by phone: 845.679.2079, Tuesday-Friday, 10 am – 5 pm.
This will be the only time Peggy and Pete Seeger will perform together during Peggy’s 2011 US tour and provides a rare opportunity to see them in the intimate setting of the Kleinert/James Arts Center. “I've chosen my March/April tour venues so that I can see old friends and so that I can play a concert with my brother Pete.” says Peggy, “And ...what better place to hold that concert than the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild’s Kleinert/James Arts Center, the iconic organization that has hosted and sponsored folk music for decades? And…what better opportunity to make new friends? “.
Although not as well known as her older brother, Pete, Peggy Seeger moved to the forefront of the British folk scene with her husband Ewan MacColl (who penned the song ""The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" immortalizing the day they met). Considered one of the finest singers of Anglo-American folk songs, Peggy Seeger has written many songs of her own, chiefly dealing with political, feminist, and ecological subjects. Among her most famous songs are, Gonna Be an Engineer, which was subsequently adopted as a feminist anthem, and The Ballad of Springhill, dealing with a Canadian mining disaster in 1958. Peggy’s most recent release, Bring
Me Home, was a finalist in the "Best Traditional Folk Album" category in the 51st Annual Grammy Awards.
Pete Seeger and his banjo have been at the forefront of many social justice causes here and abroad. He has written songs for and participated in the labor and environmental movements and helped to found the Clearwater organization to call attention to the pollution of the Hudson River and other American waterways. “Participation! It’s what all my work has been about”, claims Pete. Despite regular protestations in recent years that his concertizing days are behind him, Pete Seeger remains a committed citizen of the planet, materializing at events large and small to perform, speak, inspire and raise money and consciousness for a variety of social causes. His musical and political activism remain benchmarks for modern musicians; his repertoire of original or adapted songs, from exhortations to meditations to nonsense rhymes, remains a rich source of material for others.
Sponsorship for this event is provided in part by Catskill Mountainkeeper, a member based advocacy organization dedicated to preserving and protecting the long term health of the Catskill Region, www.catskillmountainkeeper.com; and Ulster Savings Bank, www.ulstersavingsbank.com.
The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild is pleased to announce a very special benefit concert featuring Peggy Seeger and Pete Seeger, Saturday, March 19, 2011, 8 pm at the Kleinert/James Arts Center, 34 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY. Proceeds of the event will support the ongoing work of the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild as a center for the arts and a community for artists in the Hudson Valley. Golden Circle tickets are $100 and include an after show reception with the artists/$50 general admission, and can be purchased online at: www.woodstockguild.org or by phone: 845.679.2079, Tuesday-Friday, 10 am – 5 pm.
This will be the only time Peggy and Pete Seeger will perform together during Peggy’s 2011 US tour and provides a rare opportunity to see them in the intimate setting of the Kleinert/James Arts Center. “I've chosen my March/April tour venues so that I can see old friends and so that I can play a concert with my brother Pete.” says Peggy, “And ...what better place to hold that concert than the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild’s Kleinert/James Arts Center, the iconic organization that has hosted and sponsored folk music for decades? And…what better opportunity to make new friends? “.
Although not as well known as her older brother, Pete, Peggy Seeger moved to the forefront of the British folk scene with her husband Ewan MacColl (who penned the song ""The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" immortalizing the day they met). Considered one of the finest singers of Anglo-American folk songs, Peggy Seeger has written many songs of her own, chiefly dealing with political, feminist, and ecological subjects. Among her most famous songs are, Gonna Be an Engineer, which was subsequently adopted as a feminist anthem, and The Ballad of Springhill, dealing with a Canadian mining disaster in 1958. Peggy’s most recent release, Bring
Me Home, was a finalist in the "Best Traditional Folk Album" category in the 51st Annual Grammy Awards.
Pete Seeger and his banjo have been at the forefront of many social justice causes here and abroad. He has written songs for and participated in the labor and environmental movements and helped to found the Clearwater organization to call attention to the pollution of the Hudson River and other American waterways. “Participation! It’s what all my work has been about”, claims Pete. Despite regular protestations in recent years that his concertizing days are behind him, Pete Seeger remains a committed citizen of the planet, materializing at events large and small to perform, speak, inspire and raise money and consciousness for a variety of social causes. His musical and political activism remain benchmarks for modern musicians; his repertoire of original or adapted songs, from exhortations to meditations to nonsense rhymes, remains a rich source of material for others.
Sponsorship for this event is provided in part by Catskill Mountainkeeper, a member based advocacy organization dedicated to preserving and protecting the long term health of the Catskill Region, www.catskillmountainkeeper.com; and Ulster Savings Bank, www.ulstersavingsbank.com.
