The Incompleat Folksinger - Softcover

Seeger, Pete

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803292163 ISBN 13: 9780803292161

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, 1992

Synopsis

Pete Seeger has sung as courageously as anyone has ever spoken, always in defense of the poor, the oppressed, and the exploited. His songs have enriched his life and his life has filled his songs with every emotion dear to the soul. But his deep understanding of sorrow and injustice have not spoiled a single note. He sings to enliven and encourage, to delight and tell tales. He snatches the riches of folksinging from as many sources as he can find and gives them freely and gladly to any audience that cares to listen.

Decades of work and travel have made him famous but he remains forever in tune with the folk. He describes his friends and inspirations, his conflicts with the bosses and the government, his favorite songs, stories, and instruments, and the kind of learning that comes from listening carefully. "Any fool can get complicated," he writes. "We are born in simplicity but die of complications."

About this title

About the Author:

Seeger has provided a new preface for this Bison Book edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0803292163
• ISBN 13: 9780803292161
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 596
• Editor: Schwartz Jo Metcalf