Tag Archives: Remembrance

Bobby Bridger :
My relationship with Rod Kennedy in four acts

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

Kerrville was a great vision that all of us involved in Texas music shared, but — ironically — one that only someone of Rod’s unique talents as an impresario could actualize. By Bobby Bridger | The Rag Blog | April … Continue reading →

Posted in RagBlog | Tagged Bobby Bridger, David Amram, Deaths, Folk Music, Heal in the Wisdom, Kerrville Folk Festival, Music Promoters, Peter Yarrow, Rag Bloggers, Remembrance, Rod Kennedy, Texas Music | 1 Comment

Steve Russell :
Pete Seeger: ‘To Everything, There Is a Season’

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

Asked by HUAC if he had sung for Communists, Pete replied: ‘I have sung in hobo jungles, and I have sung for the Rockefellers, and I am proud that I have never refused to sing for anybody.’ By Steve Russell … Continue reading →

Posted in RagBlog | Tagged American Musicians, Cold War, Communism, Communist Party, Deaths, Folksingers, Highlander Folk School, HUAC, Joseph McCarthy, Peace Activists, Pete Seeger, Rag Bloggers, Red-Baiting, Remembrance, Steve Russell, The Weavers, Toshi Seeger | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Remembrance

Bobby Bridger :
My relationship with Rod Kennedy in four acts

Steve Russell :
Pete Seeger: ‘To Everything, There Is a Season’

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