To Hear Your Banjo Play - 1947

[MrBlackcadillac]

3 people don't like life.

[nachovazquez290690]

what's the first song?

[ArkRed1]

The lady singing is Texas Gladden

[acjone4]

old guy at 06:30 sounds like Neil Young... a lot

[PicklesMusic1]

what is that scotish tune? that did-i-lie-day one?

[orsinemohlsz]

@PicklesMusic1

It's The Farmer's Curst Wife.

I liked your uploads!

[theuc]

What's the song they sing in the end? Sounds like some alternate version of old joe clark.

[Hikikomori013]

@theuc The chorus is "round and round, Ol' Joe Clark" so you got the right song, but it's an arrangement I've never heard before.

That's not surprising, though. Most folk songs don't have much more than a general melody line, so the sound of it changes with every performer. Nothing was actually written down back then. It would be fun to trace it back to it's origins.

[TheDano1947]

This was back in the good old days before we knew what are government was up to

( NO GOOD)

[marcoslss]

thanks so much for this video... it's so great!

[petertorksgal37]

This is on my public access channel right now, i think this is very cool.

[juanmitatikieto]

Impresionante. Muchas gracias por esta joya... what a gem!

[soppinmyplate]

Reminds me of when I was young my dad would call at barn dances and we would sit on straw bales.Those were good times!

[luisdoll]

The woman singing in the middle of the video, is she Almeda Riddle?

Oh, and that dance performed at the end looks a lot like a brasilian folk dance called "quadrilha". It is very popular in countryside St. John's festivals.

[brainburrito]

Oh my, Pete way pretty handsome in those days. <3

[catgumart]

Pete was about 27 or 28 here.

[deputym9]

Pete Seeger, You old Communist You!!

[23lizmay]

it's called Sally Ann/

[G1le]

I don't know what it's called, I've been trying to find it.

[Amazingred12]

what was the nice little song pete seeger was playing with the banjo at 00:01 - 00:48

[kwlindle]

This is the coolest video I've seen in a long time.

[camm1961]

Did you notice how slim everyone is..not like now Gawd !!

[alexdehart]

Woody was born in Oklahoma. I was born in oklahoma too. Im so happy.

[bitcheznhos]

i got laid there a few time. makes me so happy. except for the itching feeling during my pee

[colindominy]

Wonderful .. just wonderful.  A joy to behold.

[jeemobon]

made my night. thank you.

[warrenst1955]

this is great!!!!!! elsmarie

[gorebagg]

i was one of pete seeger's and grant roger's students at downtown community school and camp woodland, and sure appreciate this posting! it brings it all back as if it were only yesterday...i still play & sing the songs from the woodland folk festivals!!!

[ZEDZOR2]

nice playing

[Belisagenius]

Woody almighty

[Miles2380]

Priceless Woody bit works to counteract Seeger's typical creepiness; sweet clip all in all.

[lazyass100]

youve got to give credit to sonny! brownie wouldnt be the same without sonny

[alusrugninnep]

Just in time I discovered this video on Pete`s 90th birthday - great

[WhiskeyTangoHell]

thanks Alan Lomax...

[Igot2shout]

Woody Guthrie was real; he really pulled for the working class people. He had Back Bone...we need someone like that today....

[Argonaut22j]

we do his name is Ralph Nader

[Yoseman1]

Why? People are weak, and if we got another Jesus, or Che, or Woody, etc. The people in power would kill him and people would do nothing about it. People are WEAK, and it sucks!

[pallet3473]

I have no idea of where you are coming from. It sounds like you are weak mr. pessemistic hypothetical. Woody's music is still here man.

[KristopherWP]

Whats the name of the ballad the woman is singing?

[sliptheknot77]

Old Lady and the Devil

you can find it on Harry Smiths American Folk Anthology

[KristopherWP]

thanks!

[noddyguevara]

This is brilliant. Its funny/ironic, that this music, woody guthrie/ pete seeger etc etc now sort of helps define america , yet left wing activists like many in the folk and trade union movement in the 1940s were likely to be called un american and hauled up in front of the un american activities witchunt ! Its a strange world. Here In england there are parralells, the folk music and its revival was almost exclusivly left wing or communist, but now its regarded as typically english !

[almanacofsleep]

whats the name of the song the lady was singing?

[BCopperfield]

Greenback Dollar

[zyxwvut4591]

The traditional shape-note setting of "Wondrous Love" is beautiful, and so is the entirely different arrangement that appears in this film. Who wrote it?

[charliepatton99]

Does anyone know the name of the first song that Woody sings in this?

[paulkemp88]

first of all thanks for this incredible video!!!

i think the first song woody sings is his version of "east virginia blues", i m a big big fan of folk, bluegrass...music

the only video of woody i ve ever seen is the one with sonny and brownie and the one where he sings "the rangers command", are they any others? howcome i realy have a hard time finding folk songs and bluegrass on e-mule..(woody guthrie, almanach singers.)?or its always the same classic ones... rate:all the stars in the univers

[KyleVonBlum]

I think it's All I Want by the Almanac Singers with different words. But that was pretty common for folk songs

[420IrishRasta420]

lets BRING IT BACK. Im American and I can say that many of the old songs are just as true now as ever. like tom paxtons LBJ told the nation, George W told the nation, Pete Seegers waste deep in the big muddy, Which sideare you on, and many more. Check out Pete seeger singing what did you learn in school today, or i dont want your millions. This stlye has so much to offer to todays people.

[yhcranaalex]

You forgot Woody Guthrie.

[AdamSheets18]

And Phil Ochs.

[mymomlovesthisvideo]

Thanks so much. I love this video. I wish I could have been there.

[lfgogo]

Beautiful! LET'S BRING BACK THIS MUSIC FOR OUR TIMES!!(TWITCHYMAN,dixit)...an­d I really hope you Americans made more for a renovated America looking your still young but great history.You shall overcome.lfgogo,Portugal.

[gwengoadalso]

Where did you find this piece of american history? It is great!

[TWITCHYMAN]

Beautiful! LET'S BRING BACK THIS MUSIC FOR OUR TIMES!!

[awizardalso]

Twithchyman: You'd have to find enough people to make it commercially viable. In the meantime, I'll settle for people putting stuff like this on YouTube.

[Shaun750]

Thoroughly enjoyed that.

Cheers :)

[SirCoughsalot]

This is great!

[AngelaRed]

wow video of Woody Guthrie!! Thank You!!! Its something else I was born in 1979. The Woody Guthrie era seems like a really long time ago. But Yet Pete Seeger who comes from the same time frame who knew Woody will be 90 in march and still singing.

[scrolldownyoutoob]

The version of "What Wondrous Love Of This" is the most time stopping, haunting version I have ever hear.

[bulbheadmyass]

Great video, thanks for posting.

[dave777blaster]

I enjoyed watching Pete playing his Banjo Thanks !

[imthegreenfaiiry]

i feel lke i should be rafting down the mississippi

[Drbolla345]

LMAO

[TheFolksinger]

great video for all of us to watch and listen to. Thanks for posting it. Interesting to me that what I sing as "East Virginia" is a song about South Carolina and Georgia." Shows these songs move around.

[AMILLENNIAL]

GREAT!!!!

[gadzooks63]

that bob wills on fiddle? sure looks like him . .

[kesenwein21]

wow...america in 1947 looks like fun

[foolery21]

@kesenwein21 I was thinking the same thing! I wonder which of them was the sacrifice that evening...

[54spiritedwill54]

wonderful, glad to find this. I Used to attend church with pete seeger, he is a very cool guy to listen to...

[oMRGREENTEAo]

wow

[Rasscoco]

But this music is very close to gnawa songs from Africa, I know that that guy is the great Peter Seeger anway!

[elmoscarcan]

Bob Dylan was inspired by this guy

[JimmyJazz332]

no shit

[olgaicannot]

This is my third comment on this video, but who cares?

Woody Guthrie is so beautiful in this video.

Such a great player, and singer.

[olgaicannot]

Who is the man with Woody Guthrie at 8:20?

[JimmyJazz332]

Brownie McGhee on guitar and singing. Sonny Terry on harmonica. Sonny Terry is on a lot of Woody Guthrie tracks recorded for Moses Asch. They played together a lot. Sonn Terry is considered one of the best harp players.

[olgaicannot]

Yeah.. I know. :P But I mean the white man to the right of Woody. He plays the guitar too.

[porkinwitz]

i think it might be lee hays

[melvinseatsoup]

its cisco houston

[olgaicannot]

Brilliant!

[bezmolvie]

You Americans need to bring your traditional culture back...

[otacon451]

its still here, just as rare as ever

[melvinseatsoup]

some of us are trying. where i live the music is definetely on its way back several different bands are doing the old time stuff and im trying to get good at it myself whether or not im succeding remains to be seen

[lonelywan]

Study my band's version of "Come On Day" at my youtube page for tips on getting that traditional bluegrass sound. And keep practicing.

[DoomBrew420]

im with that one brother!.

[Len37]

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!

[dancewithme9]

AWESOME...lol ^_^

[gomer9000]

Anytime that you draw a family tree of folk music for the last 60 years everything leads back to Pete Seeger when he taught us about what preceeded him, added himself to it, and started the "modern" folk era. This titan still walks amongst us. What an awesome video from when it was happening! Thanks for posting!

[Dalnijrus]

Ah! Very nice. (:

[delterbluesman]

i give this video 5 stars ***** it was good thanks 4 posting it

[austinitesince1979]

How to play banjo is right! Look at those fingers move! And he doesn't use fingerpicks either!

[bnjrpkr]

He doesn't use fingerpicks because he doesn't play 3 finger or "bluegrass" banjo. He's playing either Clawhammer or 2 finger.

[garyjg]

thank you Alan Lomax - without him a lot of this stuff would be lost forever.

i salute you alan

[eatmyshittyasshole]

wonderful, glad to find this. I Used to attend church with pete seeger, he is a very cool guy to listen to - be it shootin the breeze or some good pickin like this. Thank you very much :-)

[HypnoPro]

i like reading your very nice, very polite post, then noticing your screen name is "eat my shitty asshole." good stuff.

[gomachols]

yeah, glad you pointed that out, good sir, would not have noticed. he seems so polite that im almost convinced! a fruitful youtubing this has been. thanks

[slick6938]

Alan Lomax has done for our kind of music, what columbus did for america.

[JimmyJazz332]

I wish they kept the entire film of Woody singing "East Virginia Blues". That song dates back to pre-revolutionary times. Earl Scruggs and Bob Dylan sang that song together in a video that used to be on youtube.

[TheFolksinger]

Actually, I still find people who don't really know what a banjo is. Lots live outside the US but have a real interest in understanding this sort of music. Most worthwhile video.

[leoseries]

I am learning lots more about America on Youtube but surely everyone over there knew what a banjo was in 1947?

[ladywiththefan]

yes of course. Didn't you notice pete seeger saying the slaves made the first real banjo's in america "a couple hundred years ago"?

[jukeboxdude]

Yes, they shure did know what a banjo was in 1947. Ive seen banjo's made in the 1800's. I guess in 1947 the banjo was becomming a forgotten instrument judging by this video. Myabe this was made just to educate the ignorant?? Who knows?

[funfolkgal]

Great stuff!!!! THANKS!

[akimbonorman]

sonny terry on the harp... woody and brownie.

this is a real find.

thank you for posting

[Latexbrother]

well all be darned... :-)

[jbearden]

Another jewel in the crown of Alan Lomax. Thank you once again, Mr. Lomax!

[yoyokuk]

Beautiful. Like everything weirdovideos posts! Thank you for posting.

[joeevil]

rate the video please!! 5 star!