| Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first American protest song book, ‘The Little Red Song Book’, and Pete Seegers’s 90th birthday this collection traces the roots of protest song in the US from the first half of the last century up to the Fifties illustrating how the stage was set for the Folk protest giants of the Sixties such as Bob Dylan and Phil Ochs.Featuring classic performances by Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Josh White, Leadbelly, The Almanac Singers, The Weavers and many more.Includes booklet with extensive notes and a DVD ‘Talkin’ Protest; Pete & Woody’ that contains interviews with Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Nora Guthrie, Irwin Silber, Sid Griffin, Larry Cohn, John Cohen and more.Also included on the DVD is the short film ‘To Hear Your Banjo Play’ which includes rare archive footage of Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee. |
