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wiebkefesch (July 31, 2008 at 7:56 pm)
I was born in the 70s but luckily Pete Seeger was still on PBS doing his banjo shows.
austinitesince1979 (July 2, 2008 at 7:42 pm)
The only thing he leaves out is what tuning his banjo is in and there are several of them. I have his book, 'How to Play the 5-String Banjo', that he wrote in 1964. The book starts in C tuning, 5th-1st: G C D B D I think? I'll have to double check. Then he talks about D tuning and A tuning, but then there's a footnote that he thinks he should've started off in G tuning, 5th string to 1st string: G D G B D. That is the one predominantly used in most bluegrass music. G is the people's key.
jenbanter (June 14, 2008 at 4:35 am)
My mom said I needed a green thumb in order to garden. Now Pete is telling me I need an educated thumb. I am in big trouble.
All dumb jokes aside, I love Mr. Seeger. He is inspirational.
bs5750 (May 17, 2008 at 7:49 pm)
What a wonderful man.
parosite (April 2, 2008 at 7:36 am)
well thats just swell.......go shit in a hat!!!
rudkip8 (March 30, 2008 at 2:49 am)
Time tends to blur after it accumulates in decades but I tell you, brownlee, it's heartbreaking and beautiful how well-meaning and marvelous this old soul was (is) when he unfolds chords and argpeggios to the uninitiated and naive, apparently sometime in the 60s, but who knows when? who cares where? someone coigned "the educucated thumb," a touching phrase that'll outlast the latest quips of the current crop of politicios, to whatever camp they adhere, Baramaists or mcwhatetervists....
stiqman (March 24, 2008 at 8:50 am)
He's awesome. you feel like a kid listening to him. what year is this recording?
brownlee1867 (March 6, 2008 at 9:01 pm)
this video has actualy convinced me to go buy a banjo and learn how to play it, even though i already play several woodwinds competently. PETE SEEGER YOU ARE MY NEW HERO!
awfargit (March 3, 2008 at 3:15 am)
Go shit in a hat.
ANuclearEra (March 1, 2008 at 5:00 am)
Pete Seeger is amazing. |
