Listener comments!

Mon. 5/4/09 3:06pm From: Pete Seeger

Your playin' my song!

Mon. 5/4/09 3:06pm From: vk

glad to have u back - hope ur week away was pleasant

Mon. 5/4/09 3:06pm From: ADM

The HITS!

Mon. 5/4/09 3:07pm From: Pete Seeger

Where's my hatchet! This confounded racket!

Mon. 5/4/09 3:07pm From: Pearly Sweets

I'm stomping a mud hole into the office floor to this romp!

Mon. 5/4/09 3:08pm From: Request

One Grain of Sand

Mon. 5/4/09 3:08pm From: new dylan album

a real treat...last track, "It's All Good" tickles my fancy

Mon. 5/4/09 3:11pm From: Joe Steele

Yes, must rememebr to get new Dylan when I get new Palahniuck book tomorrow.

Mon. 5/4/09 3:12pm From: Pearly Sweets

Jeff is channeling some Yoko here at the beginning.

Mon. 5/4/09 3:15pm From: Pearly Sweets

Mmmm is this a mint green or more of a seafoam?

Mon. 5/4/09 3:16pm From: Joe Steele

If I saw seafoam this color, I'd stear clear.

Mon. 5/4/09 3:16pm From: Carmichael

Good day, Irene et al. As an old folkie, I say thanks for playing these tunes!

Mon. 5/4/09 3:17pm From: Pearly Sweets

Not even a toe dip?

Mon. 5/4/09 3:18pm From: GP

mmmm, minty fresh

Mon. 5/4/09 3:18pm From: Melissa Stern

You're playing the songs that were played at Pete's Birthday Party last nitght!!!! were you there??? INCREDIBLE CONCERT! Please play some Richie Havens!! He brought the house down at Mad Square Gard!!!

Mon. 5/4/09 3:19pm From: Carmichael

And little Mr. iPod coughed up some Phil Ochs yesterday too. Hadn't heard "The Bells' in decades.

Mon. 5/4/09 3:20pm From: Irene

Bingo, Melissa! I was there and I'm still stunned. I'll get to Richie in a little while.

Mon. 5/4/09 3:20pm From: Lord Buckley

Jeff's OK, but he is no royalty like me. You dig?

Mon. 5/4/09 3:23pm From: Unclear on the Concept

Don't you realize this is a Communist song?

Mon. 5/4/09 3:24pm From: dc pat

GO COMMIES!!!

Mon. 5/4/09 3:27pm From: north guinea hills

although jeff may not be royalty, neither is lord buckley, he is an aristocrat, not a royal.

Mon. 5/4/09 3:32pm From: Parq

Using a pair of early-60s garden shears to sever a cable carrying enough juice to power an electric rcok band and PA would have made for a great visual, as long as you were standing far enough away. It's very unlikely, however, that we'd be talking about PS in the present tense now.

Mon. 5/4/09 3:35pm From: WinstonSmith

Today is 4-May, the 39th anniversary of the massacre at Kent State. 14-May will be the 39th anniversary of the susequent massacre at Jackson State. RIP to those who lost their lives in the senseless violence.

Mon. 5/4/09 3:35pm From: Carmichael

Speaking of Richie Havens, I bought his album Alarm Clock when it first came out, and still play it to this day. And I will again tonight, looks like ....

Mon. 5/4/09 3:41pm From: ivan

Billy Bragg is kind of lame and dumb, you should have picked a better version of the internationale

Mon. 5/4/09 3:47pm From: Irene

Ivan, I gotta say don't agree one bit. Just see him play live once and you may change your mind. But you're entitled to your opinion.

Mon. 5/4/09 3:47pm From: Carmichael

What was that whistling at the end of Rhymney? I was half-paying attention and thinking ocarina. Was I close?

Mon. 5/4/09 3:48pm From: Irene

I think it was ocarina. The instruments aren't listed.

Mon. 5/4/09 3:52pm From: dc pat

Billy Bragg is ok with me too.

Mon. 5/4/09 3:53pm From: Peter K.

"Never Wed an Old Man," huh? I sure am glad you didn't take that advice!

Mon. 5/4/09 3:53pm From: +billy bragg+

billy bragg and wilco album (Mermaid Ave.) made be respect billy bragg...for sure

Mon. 5/4/09 3:54pm From: Arthur Avenue

She swallowed the lie because she was a detatched, complacent, television-addicted American.

Mon. 5/4/09 3:55pm From: Fellow Geezer

Hello, Peter, I'm sure she's just as glad.

Mon. 5/4/09 3:58pm From: north guinea hills

wow, a fave malvina reynolds tune... (little boxes)

Mon. 5/4/09 4:00pm From: Arthur Avenue

Or perhaps she was a detatched, complacent, television-addicted American because she swallowed the lie.

Mon. 5/4/09 4:02pm From: dc pat

television is ok with me too.

Mon. 5/4/09 4:08pm From: Carmichael

Well, this is turning into a full-fledged hootenanny. Cool.

Mon. 5/4/09 4:10pm From: Parq

'Rene, if you're doing a whole Weavers set, I hope self-consciusness won't lead you to shy away from "Goodnight Irene". My late parents regarded it as "their song" and for that reason, I am very sentimental about it.

Mon. 5/4/09 4:12pm From: Kent Downing

This Pete Seeger stuff is absolutely fabulous. Thank you! I heard Pete's 90th birthday party was fun.

Mon. 5/4/09 4:13pm From: James in Toronto

I must disagree with Parq. Goodnight Irene was just a throw-away pop tune in the end. Let the Weavers be remembered for their dissemination of protest songs, not for their (very rare) lapses into pap. Goodness knows, we need protest songs just as much now as we did then. The job ain't done...

Mon. 5/4/09 4:15pm From: James in Toronto

Irene, have you got "If You Miss Me At The Back Of The Bus"? Pretty please?

Mon. 5/4/09 4:17pm From: Pearly Sweets

I always want a screaming blues sax to come in on this song.

Mon. 5/4/09 4:18pm From: James in Toronto

My apologies to Parq. I misread his/her post, thinking it to mean that Goodnight Irene was "the Weavers' song", rather than Mother and Father's song. Although the North American public did consider it the band's signature tune, I consider that a shame when it's placed next to the body of their work. Far be it from me to interfere in Parq's family's enjoyments! Sorry.

Mon. 5/4/09 4:18pm From: Pearly Sweets

robust and sleazy

Mon. 5/4/09 4:21pm From: Parq

Ahem. James, my own family sentimentality aside, do you really want to call this classic Leadbelly song "pap" and 'a throw-away pop tune"? If so, I suggest you go back to the original Pete & Arlo live recordings from the mid-70s and listen to Arlo introducing his performance of that song. (Not sure whether it was on an album or in a PBS broadcast.)

Mon. 5/4/09 4:25pm From: Melissa Stern

there is a snarky review of the concert in the NYT (online) It was as if the the critic HAD to piss on the evening.... the outpouring of passion, music, activism and history as well as fucking amazing singing was really deeply moving. Too bad that the NYT critic was so uncomfortable with so much genuine feeling. HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETE!!!

Mon. 5/4/09 4:27pm From: James in Toronto

Parq: I have that Pete and Arlo concert on vinyl. A classic, especially Arlo's take on "Walkin' Down the Line" and Pete's "The Golden Vanity." I know Leadbelly's Goodnight Irene is likewise a classic, and I'm aware of the context he gave it. But I draw the line at what the Decca label made the Weavers do with it, which was to water it down to near-nothingness, make it a pop "hit", and obscure the original depth of it. Not to mention those bloody session string orchestras! But again, I didn't mean to tramp all over your family sentimentalities. They're as valid as anyone else's. Cheers!

Mon. 5/4/09 4:29pm From: James in Toronto

Thank you, Irene, thank you!

Mon. 5/4/09 4:32pm From: Wendy del Formaggio

Thanks for the Pete Seeger show, Irene! Somehow it's taken me 'til this afternoon ro realize how awesome Pete Seeger is. I guess I'm a late bloomer in some regards :-)

Mon. 5/4/09 4:33pm From: Dead Corporate Eyes

better late than never--continued musical growth!

Mon. 5/4/09 4:34pm From: tim

Wonderful.

Mon. 5/4/09 4:35pm From: Cecile

I have to say that my family were not folkies, and I grew up with country and bluegrass and adult contemporary which stresses stoicism and the status quo, and I was more atttracted to more exotic musics as a result.

However, as much as this music isn't really part of my life, Seeger's work, activism and ability to galvanize good people to do good things are impeccable. Happy 90th Pete.

Mon. 5/4/09 4:37pm From: Wendy del Formaggio

I guess I never listened closely to the lyrics. I'm aware he didn't write all these songs, but I like that he sang them. I like the politics/philosophy behind Little Boxes, There Once Was a Woman..., and Hallelujah! I'm a Bum.

Mon. 5/4/09 4:40pm From: nostalgic

thanks for a wonderful show, irene. my mom used to play her old weavers and seeger records for my sister and me when we were kids. it really takes me back, a little weepy at work, really...

Mon. 5/4/09 4:44pm From: Edzo

He's making a new album with Lemmy & Jandek

Mon. 5/4/09 4:44pm From: nostalgic

could you throw in "oh, had i a golden thread" if you have a chance?

Mon. 5/4/09 4:47pm From: too much of a good thing?

r we there yet?

Mon. 5/4/09 4:48pm From: Swami

Seeger! Play "Fire Lake"! "Old Time rock and Roll"! "Night Moves"!
Seriously though, "The Water is Wide" Tune is very moving,

Mon. 5/4/09 4:49pm From: Parq

[smiles gratefully]

Mon. 5/4/09 4:50pm From: annie

i love you all, but i just can't listen. pete seegered out. just checked in to see what was playing... i love pete for what he's done and his activism, i just am weary of the tribute.. i had a cape cod dj get on my case cause i was not grateful enough. oh, well...

Mon. 5/4/09 4:50pm From: James in Toronto

Okay, Parq. With this version, now you're talking!

Mon. 5/4/09 4:50pm From: Farfel

Anybody seen that Seeger guy? He owes me a hundred 'n fifty bucks. I cleaned out his gutters and he stiffed me!

Mon. 5/4/09 4:52pm From: Arthur Avenue

The Water Is Wide is a beautiful adaption of a traditional melody. It is really as great as Neil's use of the melody for Mother Earth. The radio tribute is really nice, thanks Irene for doing it.

Mon. 5/4/09 4:57pm From: annie

i was just thinking maybe i'm tired of it cause the activism was just wasted, it seems nothing was achieved. today being the anniversary of kent state.. i'm very discouraged.

Mon. 5/4/09 4:58pm From: Busby

You could probly find him in one of them strip clubs on the West side. He's big into 'em

Mon. 5/4/09 5:02pm From: cecile

are you kidding, annie?
I think less was achieved then what people wanted, but would I go back before the 60s and live? No. Way.

Mon. 5/4/09 5:05pm From: Carmichael

Hang in there, Annie. I agree about O.D.-ing on Seeger these last few weeks, but it brings me back to a purer musical time.

And maybe we won't quite "overcome", but there are some changes happening.

Mon. 5/4/09 5:05pm From: Notlob

He cruises 11th ave. in a Red Cadillac Escalade. Always smokin' a blunt.

Mon. 5/4/09 5:06pm From: ta da

i think id liked to have lived in the 100s bc....in rome

Mon. 5/4/09 5:07pm From: annie

i'm suffering from an overdose of something.. perhaps just a building up of the crap we have witnessed over the last ten years or so. funny, i continue to tell my kid and his friends not to stop. .. i'll be okay, just have to move past this.. i dig ya carm, i dig ya. i loved singing all those songs since i was a kid! .... long weekend maybe.. i'm chill. irene, you rock, you really do!

Mon. 5/4/09 5:09pm From: Gilhooly

I heard he doesn't recycle.

Mon. 5/4/09 5:10pm From: ta da

unfortunately or fortunately these songs remind me of my grade school which was run by a bunch of 60s hippy/political activists types - and most of um played guitar

Mon. 5/4/09 5:11pm From: north guinea hills

"willow's theme" was on the original wickerman soundtrack (different version), right?

Mon. 5/4/09 5:15pm From: Virgil

Also, he's notorious for pickin' off squirrels with his BB gun.

Mon. 5/4/09 5:15pm From: annie

cecile, i wouldn't trade those days for anything. i wish i had been around even earlier. i would have been one of them protesting the war to end all wars!..

Mon. 5/4/09 5:15pm From: Kirsten

LOVE this Bee Gees song Irene. Hello from Clay's wife!

Mon. 5/4/09 5:16pm From: Wendy del Formaggio

This Bee Gees track is perfect for today's weather, at least that of Jersey City.

Mon. 5/4/09 5:17pm From: Carmichael

Wow, Something from Odessa can be played in just about any genre, eh? What a killer collection.

Mon. 5/4/09 5:20pm From: Wendy del Formaggio

Carmichael, I agree. Odessa is great. Have you seen the reissue? It's covered with blood red velvet, just like the original issue LP. You can fondle the cover while you listen!

Mon. 5/4/09 5:21pm From: Bunster

Mad coke fiend, too.

Mon. 5/4/09 5:28pm From: Irene

Kirsten, Melody Fair is one of my favorite tunes from my early days of radio listening. Love those harmonies!!

Mon. 5/4/09 5:31pm From: ta da

nothing better than a sexy chello player

Mon. 5/4/09 5:33pm From: annie

irene are you familiar with kristen miller, a cellist from vermont, she plays jazz improv cello...you can find her on cellobrew and also cd baby

Mon. 5/4/09 5:38pm From: Irene

No, I'm not familiar with her. I'll have to give a listen.

Mon. 5/4/09 5:41pm From: annie

great song.. yeah check her out, i guess she just never made it big, but i love jazz cello

Mon. 5/4/09 5:51pm From: Cecile

BATS

Mon. 5/4/09 5:57pm From: erin

love the bats song- rad stuff

Mon. 5/4/09 5:59pm From: Parq

Mmm, drums and electric guitars. I hope I'm to be excused for saying, now this is my kinda sound.

Mon. 5/4/09 6:01pm From: Parq

Gotta get me some of that Jon. Kane. Everything I've heard of him (all on FMU, I might add) has been just hypnotic.

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