Seeger,Pete Fifty Sail On Newburgh Bay CD

Cleaning up the badly polluted Hudson River and it's environs has long been a cause that Pete Seeger has devoted himself to, even organizing the building of a sloop-the Clearwater-to promote the effort. Here he devotes a recording to songs relating to the river, which played a major role in the commercial life and early history of New York State, including the Revolutionary War. Both traditional and newly composed songs are included. Folk singer Ed Renehan (born 1956), who was a member of the board of the Clearwater, sings and plays guitar along with Seeger. William Gekle, who wrote the lyrics for five of the songs, also wrote the liner notes, which detail the context of each song and provide the lyrics.

1. Kayowjajineh 2. Fifty Sail on Newburgh Bay 3. The Burning of Kingston 4. The Phoenix and the Rose 5. The Old Ben Franklin and the Sloop Sally B 6. The Moon in the Pear Tree 7. Erie Canal 8. Yankee Doodle 9. This Is a Land 10. Big Bill Snyder 11. Tarrytown 12. The Hudson Whalers 13. Follow the Drinking Gourd 14. Hudson River Steamboat 15. The Knickerbocker Line 16. Of Time and Rivers Flowing