| 1. In his 60-some years as a public performer, has left an indelible footprint on popular music. As a member of the Almanac Singers in the 1940s and the Weavers a decade later, Seeger helped midwife the urban folk boom of the 1960s. His comfortable voice and graceful banjo style give his many compositions and folk adaptations an easy and elegant dignity. Seeds is the third in a trilogy of double-disc albums that feature songs either written or arranged by Seeger, with the spotlight this time on previously unreleased material, most of which is on the first disc. As a writer, Seeger has long been a master of protest songs, whimsical songs, and songs of unbridled optimism, and "Trouble at the Bottom," "English Is Cuh-ray-zee," and "Flowers of Peace" are welcome additions to his body of work. "Estadio Chile," the horrifying story of the great Chilean singer Victor Jara, is simply an unforgettable song, if painful to hear because of the cruelty it has to bear. The final song on the first disc, "Sailing Down My Golden River," recorded with the assistance of David Gilmour and orchestrated by Michael Kamen, functions as a sort of elegant autumnal statement from Seeger. The songs on the second disc are sung by contemporary folk artists who share an affinity to Seeger's work and include some of his most famous tunes, including Dick Gaughan's slow, stark, synthesizer-colored version of "Bells of Rhymney" and Natalie Merchant's powerful take on "Which Side Are You On," a song written by Florence Reece but popularized by Seeger and sung at many union gatherings |
| 2. Tracklist: |
| 3. 1 01. Oh Sacred World |
| 4. 1 02. Bring Them Home |
| 5. 1 03. Trouble At The Bottom |
| 6. 1 04. The Dove |
| 7. 1 05. English Is Cuh-ray-zee |
| 8. 1 06. A Little A' This 'n' That |
| 9. 1 07. Maple Syrup Time |
| 10. 1 08. Odds On Favorite |
| 11. 1 09. Estadio Chile |
| 12. 1 10. Flowers Of Peace |
| 13. 1 11. Dr. King on Violence |
| 14. 1 12. Take It From Dr. King |
| 15. 1 13. Sower Of Seeds |
| 16. 1 14. Visions Of Children |
| 17. 1 15. Over The Rainbow |
| 18. 1 16. Sailing Down My Golden River |
| 19. 2 17. A Lucky Musician |
| 20. 2 18. Pat Humphries - Old Devil Time |
| 21. 2 19. John McCutcheon - Mrs. Clara Sullivan's Letter |
| 22. 2 20. Janis Ian - Who Killed Norma Jean |
| 23. 2 21. Tony Trischka - Jesu. Joy Of Man's Desiring |
| 24. 2 22. Dick Gaughan - Bells Of Rhymney |
| 25. 2 23. Martin Simpson - Turn! Turn! Turn! |
| 26. 2 24. Michele Greene - From Way Up Here |
| 27. 2 25. Tom Paxton - Times A-getting Hard, Boys |
| 28. 2 26. Carolyn Hester - One Man's Hands |
| 29. 2 27. Magpie - Sacco's Letter To His Son |
| 30. 2 28. Peggy Seeger - Spider's Web |
| 31. 2 29. Priscilla Herdman - River Of My People |
| 32. 2 30. Last Forever - When I Was Most Beautiful |
| 33. 2 31. Magpie With Kim & Reggie Harris - Tomorrow Is A Highway |
| 34. 2 32. Natalie Merchant - Which Side Are You On |
| 35. 2 33. Holly Near - Precious Friend |
| 36. 2 34. Pat Humphries - To My Old Brown Earth |
| 37. 50 Chance |
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