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Featured here in a rare filmed 1963 concert performance Pete Seeger had been blacklisted and barred from American television and left the persecution of his homeland and embarked on a 10 month world tour. One of his first stops was Australia where he was welcomed with open arms and sold-out performances.This DVD not only presents a full concert filmed in Melbourne but also includes 55 minutes of bonus footage from various other Australian television appearances. Witness how one man armed only with a banjo a guitar and the power of song captures the hearts and minds of a nation.Over three hours of rare performance and interview footage. Songs include:If I Had A Hammer Down By The Riverside The Bells Of Rhymney Goodnight Irene A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall Michael Row The Boat Ashore Skip To My Lou The Wild Rover Woody Guthrie Medley Highland Laddie Kum Ba Ya Way Out There Living In The Country Windy Old Weather... and many more. Special Features: Pete singing and discussing the songs of Lead Belly (also features 3 rare performances by Lead Belly filmed in 1945) Interviews and performances on Australian news programmes 16 page booklet featuring liner notes by Seeger biographer David K. Dunaway Rare photographs home movies and memorabilia
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