Set List: Pete Seeger’s 90th Birthday Show at Madison Square Garden
Sunday night at Madison Square Garden, 51 artists played a 4-1/2 hour concert for 18,000 people in salute to the 90th birthday of folk great Pete Seeger.
Participating were some of the people that followed in Seeger’s footsteps, like Tom Paxton, all the way up to modern artists not normally associated with the folk genre, such as Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello.
Thank you to Jessica R. and an anonymous reader for song information and a huge thanks to Matthew V. at CasaCoisalinda who helped in filling in the holes and setting us straight on the running order.
- Menomonee Love Song – Pete Seeger with a group of Native American musicians
- If I Had a Hammer – John Mellencamp
- A Ride Back Home – John Mellencamp
- Tim Robbins tribute
- To My Old Brown Earth - New York City Labor Chorus
- Which Side Are You On – Bruce Cockburn, Ani DiFranco
- John Henry – Tom Paxton, Tom Morello, Eric Weissberg, Jacob Silver
- Dear Mr. President – Michael Franti, Laura Cortese, Eric Weissberg, Patterson Hood
- Oh, Freedom – Patterson Hood, Toshi Reagon, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Abigail Washburn, Guy Davis, Jacob Silver, New York City Labor Chorus
- Internationale – Billy Bragg
- Union Maid - Billy Bragg, Mike & Ruthy Merenda, Dar Williams, New York City Labor Chorus
- Sailin’ Up, Sailin’ Down – Pete Seeger, Taj Mahal, Steve Earle, Toshi Reagon, Warren Haynes, Tao Rodruguez-Seeger
- False From True - Steve Earle, Warren Haynes, Buddy Miles
- The Water is Wide – Emmylou Harris, Teddy Thompson, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Rufus and Martha Wainwright, New York City Labor Chorus
- Dink’s Song- Bruce Cockburn, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Rufus and Martha Wainwright
- Toshi Seeger and Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - John Seeger, Joan Baez
- Banjo Medley (with Blue Skies & Happy Birthday) – Bela Fleck, Tony Trischka
- Waist Deep in Muddy Water – Tom Morello, Taj Mahal
- Where Have All the Flowers Gone – Joan Baez
- The Torn Flag (poem) – Ruby Dee /Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire – Bela Fleck
- Bring ‘Em Home – Tyler Ramsey, Ben Bridwell, Patterson Hood, Warren Haynes, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- We Shall Overcome – Pete Seeger, Emmylou Harris, Joan Baez, Toshi Reagon, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, Billy Bragg, Keller Williams, Ani DiFranco, Ruby Dee, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, New York City Labor Choir
- Intermission
- Norman Lear’s Tribute to Pete Seeger
- Amazing Grace – Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, Pete Seeger teaching and leading the audience in harmony
- Garbage - Tom Chapin, Michael Mask, Oscar the Grouch
- There’s a Hole in the Bucket – Kris Kristofferson and Ani DiFranco
- Little Boxes – Tommy Sands and his Irish Band
- Michael Row the Boat Ashore – Rufus and Martha Wainwright, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Tony Trischka, Jacob Silver, Casey Driese, Tim Robbins, Miles Robbins, New York City Labor Choir
- Freedom - Richie Havens
- Jacob’s Ladder - Joan Baez, Mike and Ruthy Merenda, Scarlett Lee Moore, Jay Unger, Molly Mason, Larry Long, New York City Labor Choir
- Oh Mary Don’t You Weep – Arlo Guthrie, Del McCoury, John Hall, Tony Trischka, Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- Worried Man Blues – Arlo Guthrie, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, Jay Unger, Molly Mason, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
- Gather Round the Throne – Ben Harper, Ellen Verdes, Sue Chase, Tom Morello
- Letter to Pete (Reading) – Peggy Seeger
- Maggie’s Farm – Kris Kristofferson, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Richie Havens, Warren Haynes Taj Mahal, Keller Williams, Jay Unger, Molly Mason
- Turn, Turn, Turn (to Everything There is a Season) – Roger McGuinn, Ben Bridwell and Tyler Ramsey
- Precious Friend – Emmylou Harris, Arlo Guthrie, Tony Trischka, Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- Rye Whiskey - Dave Matthews
- The Ghost of Tom Joad - Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello
- This Land is Your Land - Pete Seeger & All
- Happy Birthday – All
- When the Saints Go Marching In – Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- Well May the World Go – All
- This Little Light of Mine – All
- Goodnight Irene – Pete Seeger & All
Source: http://winkscollectibles.blogspot.com/2009/05/set-list-pete-seegers-90th-birthday.html
Claus Chrispeels said
Dear Mister Seeger,
when I was a joung man, I heard Derrol Adams and Tom Paley on a folk – festival in Germany – and the sparkling sound of a five – string – Banjo.
So I baught me a banjo and your small book – How to Play the Five-String-banjo – and since that time I love your music and your songs. Thank you!
I wish you all the best for your Birthday. Swing with Peace!
Claus Chrispeels
Germany