Product Details

• Actors: Pete Seeger
• Format: Black & White, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Acorn Media
• DVD Release Date: April 28, 2009
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001O4C6LM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,023 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Folk Icons: Pete Seeger is a beautifully filmed 105-minute concert showcasing one of the most provocative figures in music history. In 1963 Pete Seeger, blacklisted and barred from American television, fled the persecution of his homeland and embarked on a 10-month world tour. One of his first stops was Australia where he was welcomed with open arms and sold-out performances. This DVD not only presents a full concert filmed in Melbourne but also includes 55 minutes of bonus footage from various other Australian television appearances. Witness how one man, armed only with a banjo, a guitar and the power of song, captures the hearts and minds of a nation.

SONGS INCLUDE
If I Had A Hammer
Down By The Riverside
The Bells Of Rhymney
Goodnight Irene
A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
Michael, Row The
Boat Ashore
Skip To My Lou
The Wild Rover
Woody Guthrie Medley
Highland Laddie
Kum Ba Ya
Way Out There
Living In The Country
Windy Old Weather
...and many more

Folk Icons™ is an ongoing DVD series featuring live performances by the greatest legends of folk music, filmed all over the world from the 1950s through today. Beautifully transferred from the original masters, each of these DVDs features rare performances that have never been officially released on home video, and in many cases, were never broadcast. Each DVD is produced with the full support and cooperation of the artists or their estates. www.folkicons.com

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Pete singing and discussing the songs of Lead Belly (also features 3 rare performances by Lead Belly filmed in 1945)
• Interviews and performances on Australian news programs
• 16-page booklet featuring liner notes by Seeger biographer David K. Dunaway
• Rare photographs, home movies and memorabilia

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NOSTALGIC HOOTENANNY STYLE MUSICAL BLAST FROM THE PAST, May 14, 2009

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Harold Wolf "Doc" (Wells, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pete Seeger: Live in Australia 1963 (DVD)

OK, black & white, but that actually seems to add to the nostalgic aspect of this great look at folk music as presented by Pete Seeger in 1963. He went on a 22 country, 10-month world tour blessing the world with folk music and, himself, picking up some new folk music from other countries along the way. Seeger received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1993), and this DVD shows why. It's still hard to believe the folk singer was blacklisted in the USA.

Fortunately, Australia loved his music and overlooked his politics, giving him a warm welcome and preserved it on film. Then, after a long shelf rest, it was discovered, Acorn became involved in the restoration, and the rest of the story is in the 16 page booklet that comes with the DVD. Packed full of photos, history, and the DVD contents lists.

The product description lists many of the songs included in this DVD live performance, but special note should be given to a pair of special banjo renderings of the songs "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" and "Allegretto from Beethoven's 7th Symphony." Wow. And Seeger even teaches the Aussie concert attenders to yodel to "Way Out There" a song done with banjo that was taken from "Sons of the Pioneers."

Another favorite of mine was "I Never Will Marry" plus one actually written by Bob Dylan but performed by Seeger, "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall." Then you'll just have to sing along with "Michael, row The Boat Ashore" and "If I Had A Hammer" (Pete's song) and others.

The concert has a total of 29 musical numbers, ending with "I Know an Old lady Who Swallowed A Fly", fun for any age. There is at least 15 musical presentations as well as some interviews on the Extra Bonus Stuff. There is filmed performances of Lead Belly from 1945, the man who taught Pete Seeger to play the 12 string guitar. Seeger sings some of his songs as well.

This DVD is 160 total minutes of looking back at folk music of the Hootenanny (the word was coined by Seeger) years as well as an educational but enjoyable romp through the history of American Folk Music and some of its origin. Perhaps this DVD would be usable by music teachers. The extras include a method to single out just one song for replay. How easy is that?

Thanks Australian Broadcasting Corporation for helping give Pete Seeger folk music back the United States.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seeger's iconic banjo, guitar, and mellifluous voice are a treasure to listen to, April 14, 2009

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pete Seeger: Live in Australia 1963 (DVD)

Pete Seeger: Live in Australia 1963 is a black-and-white DVD capturing the 1963 Melbourne concert of folk musician Pete Seeger, who at the time was blacklisted and barred from American television. In Australia he was widely beloved and gave sold-out performances. Nearly an hour of bonus footage taken from Seeger's other Australian television appearances rounds out this must-have DVD for folk lovers. Additional bonuses include a 16-page booklet with liner notes by Seeger biographer David K. Dunaway, rare photographs, and interviews Seeger gave on Australian news programs. Seeger's iconic banjo, guitar, and mellifluous voice are a treasure to listen to, in this enthusiastically recommended DVD. 105 minutes.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pete Seeger Live in Australia 1963, May 22, 2009

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Gunnar Weichbrodt (Sweden) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pete Seeger: Live in Australia 1963 (DVD)

This is a fantastic DVD. Pete Seeger has always suprised me with his
musical talent and this 1963 consert he has outdone himself. Bravo!!!!