My Father, Charles Seeger, Got Me Into

My Father Urged Alan [lomax] Not To Repeat The Mistakes Of The European Folklorists Who, A Century Ago, Had Collected These Peasant Songs And Then Arranged Them For Part Choir And Accompanied Them On Piano, And Then Told The Young People Of Their Country, "don't Change A Note, This Is Our Sacred Heritage." Father Said, Whether It's A Fiddle Tune Or A Gospel Song, Learn It Right Off The Record From The People Who Grew Up With It. Don't Just Learn It From A Piece Of Paper.

There Is Something About Participating; It Is Almost My Religion. If The World Is Still Here In 100 Years, People Will Know The Importance Of Participating, Not Just Being Spectators. Millions Of Small Groups Around The World, That Don't Necessarily All Agree With One Another, Are Made Up Of People Who Are Not Just Sitting Back Waiting For Someone To Do Things For Them. No One Can Prove Anything, But Of Course If I Didn't Believe It Had Some Kind Of Power, I Wouldn't Be Trying To Do It.

I Never Intended To Make A Living From Music. That's The Funny Thing. I Wanted To Be A Journalist.

If You Love This Land Of The Free, Bring Them Home, Bring Them Home, Bring Them Back From Overseas.

Well, It's One Of The Things That Will. Words Are Good, And Words Help Us Become The Leading Species On Earth To The Point Where We Are Now Ready To Wipe Ourselves Off The Earth. But I Think That All The Arts Are Needed, And Sports Too, And Cooking, Food, And All These Different Ways Of Communication. Smiles, Looking Into Eyes Directly, All These Different Means Of Communication Are Needed To Save This World. But Certainly A Great Melody