Tuesday 28 January 2014

Pete Seeger


by Andrew Sullivan for The New York Times

"Pete Seeger, the singer, folk-song collector and songwriter who spearheaded an American folk revival and spent a long career championing folk music as both a vital heritage and a catalyst for social change, died Monday. He was 94 and lived in Beacon, N.Y."  NY Times


via Reuters

"“My job,” he said in 2009, “is to show folks there’s a lot of good music in this world, and if used right it may help to save the planet.”" NY Times



"Through the years, Mr. Seeger remained determinedly optimistic. “The key to the future of the world,” he said in 1994, “is finding the optimistic stories and letting them be known.”" NY Times 
You can read the full article here.

by Andrew Sullivan for The New York Times