Pete Seeger (1919 - 2014) was a giant of our time. Growing up in a musical family, he had a long and productive career as a folk song leader and social activist. Overall, he appears (or is otherwise associated with) an astonishing total of 123 Smithsonian Folkways recordings. One of the most influential of those recordings is the present one. What better way to learn a musical instrument than from someone who is generally acknowledged to be the most prominent performer and authority on that instrument? This recording affords just such an opportunity and many "Folk Revival" folksingers - including Dave Guard of the Kingston Trio - first learned to play the banjo either from this recording or from Pete Seeger's book of the same title. On this recording, Pete explains and provides examples of basic tunings, strums, techniques such as "hammering on" and "pulling off" and other aspects of playing. He covers the basics of a variety of styles, including frailing, 3-finger, blues, jazz, and Latin-American. Liner notes provide background information, a complete transcript, and the musical notation for what Pete demonstrates.
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Pete Seeger (1919 - 2014) was a giant of our time. Growing up in a musical family, he had a long and productive career as a folk song leader and social activist. Overall, he appears (or is otherwise associated with) an astonishing total of 123 Smithsonian Folkways recordings. One of the most influential of those recordings is the present one. What better way to learn a musical instrument than from someone who is generally acknowledged to be the most prominent performer and authority on that instrument? This recording affords just such an opportunity and many "Folk Revival" folksingers - including Dave Guard of the Kingston Trio - first learned to play the banjo either from this recording or from Pete Seeger's book of the same title. On this recording, Pete explains and provides examples of basic tunings, strums, techniques such as "hammering on" and "pulling off" and other aspects of playing. He covers the basics of a variety of styles, including frailing, 3-finger, blues, jazz, and Latin-American. Liner notes provide background information, a complete transcript, and the musical notation for what Pete demonstrates.
CDR copy- Disc 344
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"Recorded at Town Hall, New York. Produced by the Committee of the Professions. Chairman of the evening: Stanley Kauffmann. Edited by Rosalind Wells and Louis Menashe." At head of title: Broadside. Previously issued in 1967 as analog disc, Broadside Records: BR 452 (disc), Folkways Records: FL 9752 (container). Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: F 9752. Text of the recording (8 p.) inserted in original container. Performer(s): Readings by various authors and actors.
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Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.