Music Store:
NEW CD! "Mountain Side"
Personal Favorites from Rise Up Singing
"Meet Me by the Moonlight"
Where Have All the Flowers Gone:
A Singalong Memoir - new edition!
including live recordings of his Solstice celebrations heard on NPR
NY Times article "Shared Song - Communal Memory" talks about Annie & Peter, the origins of Rise Up Singing & ways it's being used in singalong around the country.
So, what are Quakers? (And do they even sing???!!!)
Peter's Quakerism writings have been moved to a new website: InwardLight.org
Information on Quaker Spring has been moved to a new website:QuakerSpring.org
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Live Concert Recording
Former Weavers Pete Seeger and Ronnie Gilbert, the irrepressible Arlo Guthrie, and Holly Near all brought favorite songs to perform at this classic 1984 concert. Selections include various Near and Guthrie originals, traditional folk standards ("Wimoweh," "Twelve Gates to the City," a stunning rendition by Ronnie of "The Water is Wide") and cover tunes ranging from Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" (complete with trademark deadpan commentary by Arlo) to the late Steve Goodman's "City of New Orleans" to Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On."
With instrumental support by Pete, Arlo and pianist/composer/musical arranger Jeff Langley, the four voices can be heard in varying configurations, sometimes uniting in a multi-generational rainbow of brilliant harmony.
This re-release on CD includes 12 previously unreleased songs.
Disc 1:
1. Oh Mary Don't You Weep
2. Somos El Barco (Lorre Wyatt)
3. Singing with You
4. Oh Mom
5. Emma
6. You & Me
7. Mothers, Daughters, Wives (Judy Small)
8. What's Going On (Marvin Gaye) / Foolish Notion
9. Jacob's Ladder
10. Take Back the Night
11. The Water Is Wide
12. City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman)
13. Wimoweh
Disc 2:
1. Twelve Gates to the City
2. Fine Time
3. Icicle Blue
4. Ghannu Ma'i
5. Tarantella
6. All Over the World
7. Small Business Blues
8. Estadio Chile (w: Victor Jara, m: Pete Seeger)
9. Guantanamera
10. Mr. Tambourine Man
11. Good for the World
12. Pallet on the Floor
13. Singing for Our Lives (Holly Near)
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UPCOMING EVENTS & WORKSHOPS with Annie & Peter
WFCR interview with Peter and Annie. Hear us talk about sing-alongs and the origins of Rise Up Singing with live performances of several favorite songs. Northampton, MA Sat. Jan. 21 10am - 1pm NoHo Winter Farmer's Market, located in Thorne's basement. Annie Patterson & Mary Witt perform folk & Americana.
Easthampton MA Fri. Feb. 3rd - The Mic @ The Delaney House - Annie's 3-part harmony group, The Harmony Grits, will perform 7-11pm, Mary Witt, Dan Zuckergood, and Annie Patterson (guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass - Americana & Folk music)
Leverett MA Sat. Feb. 4th - No Nukes Benefit Concert & Speak Out. Leverett Town Hall, 9 Montague Rd, 2-9pm. Annie will sing 4 songs at 5:30pm. Info from Ann Ferguson 413-367-2310.
New York NY, Sat. May 5 - People's Voice Cafe, Community Church of NY, 40 E. 35th St (betw Madison & Park), 7pm. Annie & Peter will lead a sing along and Four Shillings Short is also on the bill this evening. 212-787-3903. Kingston RI, Fri. July 6 - We will be taking part in another performance of "The Fire & the Hammer" - which Peter organized & we both took part in at New England Yearly Meeting last August. The final evening plenary of the 2012 Friends General Conference summer gathering. Detailed information on the performance & applying to join the choir will be posted later on the FGC website.
See also swing performances Annie is doing with:
GIRLS FROM MARS and The O-TONES
promoting efforts to secure a Nobel Peace Prize for legendary folk singer & environmental & peace activist, Pete Seeger. A new edition of Seeger's autobiography (which Peter edited) is coming out this spring.
There are some great quotes from Pete on the power of group singing in the recent New York Times article on community sings around the country, many of which use Rise Up Singing.
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