One of the few holdbacks from the decade-long Seeger Sessions finally saw an official release last year. Take a listen to Bruce’s cover of Pete Seeger’s “If I Had a Hammer.”
Month: January 2006
One of the rare outtakes from the Seeger Sessions, “Hobo’s Lullaby” features Bruce and Pete Seeger in one of their few studio recordings together.
Introduced without fanfare on the Seeger Sessions Tour, Bruce’s immigrant song grew into his summational statement and band tribute. Read the backstory and watch great performances inside.
Bruce took inspiration from Pete Seeger’s 1966 anti-war protest song and a Civil War classic and forged a heartfelt song of his own.
Bruce’s version of Blind Alfred Reed’s original protest song draws on a 1970 arrangement by Ry Cooder and a 2005 natural disaster for inspiration.
Buried away on the bonus DVD that accompanied the original Seeger Sessions album release, Bruce’s arrangement of “How Can I Keep From Singing” was too beautiful to keep hidden away for long. Listen to beautiful choral performances inside.
An age-old American classic is reinvigorated by a younger American classic.
One of the oldest songs from The Seeger Sessions is also the most fun. Let’s take a listen to this centuries-old folk song.
Bruce’s 1998 cover of “We Shall Overcome” helps keep this most potent of protest songs alive and fresh for a new generation.
Originally a worker protest song, “Pay Me My Money Down” became a set-closing highlight of merriment on the Seeger Sessions Tour.