Recorded on location at Carnegie Hall on May 2nd and 3rd in 1963 at two historic
concerts celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Weavers featuring Bernie
Krause, Frank Hamilton, Pete Seeger, Erik Darling, Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays and
Fred Hellerman.
The Weavers are, some profess, the greatest folk group of the past century. They fostered the folk boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s, yet as All Music Guide notes, others scored with their songs, notably Peter, Paul and Mary, who took the early Weavers song "If I Had a Hammer" into the Top 10. The group reclaimed that song and others, such as "Wimoweh" (which was pilfered by the Tokens as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"), and at their reunion performed their own old hits such as "Goodnight Irene." Numerous lead singers make the concert sound more like a folk festival than a group performance, but this record remains a very spirited and passionate performance. This is a real classic, both musically and sonically.
Recorded on location at Carnegie Hall May 2nd and 3rd at two historic concerts celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Weavers.
Serial #1145
Features:
180g Vinyl
Pressed at RTI
Sourced from the original master 3 track tape
Numbered
Musicians:
Bernie Krause
Frank Hamilton
Pete Seeger
Erik Darling
Ronnie Gilbert
Lee Hays
Fred Hellerman
Selections:
1. When the Saints Go Marching In
2. Banks of Marble
3. Woke Up This Morning
4. Ramblin' Boy
5. Poor Liza
6. Train Time
7. Wimoweh
8. San Francisco Baby Blues
9. Guantanamera
10. If I Had A Hammer
11. Come Away Melinda
12. Study War No More
13. Goodnight, Irene
14. 'Round the World
The Weavers are, some profess, the greatest folk group of the past century. They fostered the folk boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s, yet as All Music Guide notes, others scored with their songs, notably Peter, Paul and Mary, who took the early Weavers song "If I Had a Hammer" into the Top 10. The group reclaimed that song and others, such as "Wimoweh" (which was pilfered by the Tokens as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"), and at their reunion performed their own old hits such as "Goodnight Irene." Numerous lead singers make the concert sound more like a folk festival than a group performance, but this record remains a very spirited and passionate performance. This is a real classic, both musically and sonically.
Recorded on location at Carnegie Hall May 2nd and 3rd at two historic concerts celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Weavers.
Serial #1145
Features:
180g Vinyl
Pressed at RTI
Sourced from the original master 3 track tape
Numbered
Musicians:
Bernie Krause
Frank Hamilton
Pete Seeger
Erik Darling
Ronnie Gilbert
Lee Hays
Fred Hellerman
Selections:
1. When the Saints Go Marching In
2. Banks of Marble
3. Woke Up This Morning
4. Ramblin' Boy
5. Poor Liza
6. Train Time
7. Wimoweh
8. San Francisco Baby Blues
9. Guantanamera
10. If I Had A Hammer
11. Come Away Melinda
12. Study War No More
13. Goodnight, Irene
14. 'Round the World