SPRINGSTEEN & SEEGER TEAM UP ON TWO TRACKS
And Seeger covers Springsteen for a change!
Yeah, we thought it was gonna be a busy fall. In addition to whatever else we might be waiting for, we’ll be getting new Springsteen recordings on two different albums from Appleseed Recordings, both with Pete Seeger. With all the Seeger-this and Seeger-that of the last year, it’s been a little strange that Bruce and Pete haven’t actually done anything together along the way. That changes in September, with the release of two Springsteen/Seeger collaborations as Appleseed celebrates its ten-year mark:
Sowing the Seeds: The 10th Anniversary (due Sept. 11)
A two-disc set will feature Seeger and Springsteen’s new take on “The Ghost of Tom Joad,” plus: “Bring Them Home” by Seeger, Billy Bragg, Ani DiFranco, Steve Earle & Anne Hills; several unreleased Seeger cuts; and more from artists like Jackson Browne, Joan Baez, Tom Paxton, Tim Robbins, Bruce Cockburn, Donovan, and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott.
Springsteen and Seeger recorded their vocals for “Tom Joad” separately: Pete at his cabin in Beacon, NY, on July 4, 2006 — what Appleseed’s Jim Musselman calls “the Springsteen Sessions” — with Springsteen adding his later (along with acoustic guitar and harmonica) at his own Boxwood Studio. Read the liner notes for a lengthier description of the collaboration, additional players and recording info, and more.
Feels Like Home (due September 25)
Another various artists compilation, this one devoted to the plight of the homeless, has Seeger and Springsteen doing “Hobo’s Lullaby.” They’re backed by the Sessions Band on this one, a Goebel Reeves song notably performed by Woody and Arlo Guthrie. Other artists include Jon Bon Jovi, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, and Buffalo Tom; some of them are paired with artists who are or were once homeless. The album is part of the Give US Your Poor campaign, raising funds and awareness to fight homelessness.
Springsteen originally recorded “Hobo’s Lullaby” on November 2, 1997, the Seeger Sessions Band’s first recording session, which also yielded “We Shall Overcome,” “Jesse James,” and “My Oklahoma Home.” [See the new Backstreets #86 for additional session-by-session recording information.]
Thanks to
www.backstreets.com
