Pete Seeger Ripping on Mandolin

[Frankdolin]

Thanks for that! Being in the 60 something bracket I can't imagine to have not been touched by Pete Seeger. What I found interesting is even the poorest of audio/video recording could not disguise the beautiful tone of that mandolin.

[Rob Ross]

This brings fond memories of the Jack Tottle book.

Me, freshman in college, pawnshop Suzuki tater bug in one hand, Jack Tottle's "Bluegrass Mandolin" in the other, now let's learn how to play this sucker! I can't play Catnip or Black Diamond, but I can play Woody's Rag!

[paul dirac]

Well, I'm grateful for this thread, not only for exposing me to Pete as a mandolin player, but for identifying this tune which, for all these years, I'd only known as "instrumental" on one of my favorite tapes of Dawg & Jerry. It was the only time they played this one.
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[Jim Yates]

Great video Paul. I wish Jerry had played acoustically though. I didn't dig his guitar tone at all.

[Jim Yates]

Woody's Rag was one of the first tunes presented in the Jack Tottle tome. Maybe Jack used this performance as a guide, as the transcription laid out the basic riff, plus a variation. Pete played both here. He had a nice, relaxed wrist.

I think Jack probably got Woody's Rag from Pete's tab book of his LP The Goofing Off Suite. It contains guitar, banjo and mandolin tabs for all of the songs on the LP. My copy had a green cover and was published by Hargail.

[Charlie Bernstein]

Great stuff. Thanks!