Our 2018 return to Hamilton at the wonderful Artword Artbar fell on May 3, the actual date of his birth, so it was only fitting to make Pete’s music the focal point of the evening. Local music fans thought so as well, and we had a very enthusiastic near capacity crowd.
Labour songs were a very important part of Pete’s music and are always popular in Hamilton so 'Joe Hill' and 'Union Maid' were especially well received. The audience also sang along passionately to his songs from the civil rights era, 'We Shall Overcome', 'If I Had a Hammer' and 'Back of the Bus'.
It wasn’t all Pete Seeger though. Several songs received their Hamilton debuts including Woody Guthrie’s 'Deportee', Bob Gibson’s 'To Morrow' and Phil Ochs 'I Ain’t Marchin’ Anymore'. Two highlights of the night were Michelle’s sultry 'House of the Rising Sun' (the Ronnie Gilbert version) and Sue’s driven 'Universal Soldier'. It would only be appropriate to give the last word/song to Pete Seeger. It seems we’re still 'Waist Deep in the Big Muddy'!
A big thanks to Ron & Judith at the Artbar and the great audience. We’re looking forward to returning in the fall! Check out the compilation video here: Artword Artbar May 3 2018
Here's the setlist from the evening...
Artword Artbar Setlist - May 3, 2018
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Green Green
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Walk Right
In
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Turn Turn
Turn
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Where Have
All The Flowers Gone
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Michael Row
Your Boat Ashore
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Goodnight
Irene
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Tom Dooley
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This Land
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The Times
They Are A Changin’
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I Ain’t
Marchin’ Anymore
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House Of
The Rising Sun
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To Morrow
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Universal
Soldier
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Joe Hill
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Waist Deep
In The Big Muddy
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You Were On
My Mind
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Back Of The
Bus
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Un Canadien
Errant
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Guantanamera
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Little
Boxes
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Deportee
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If I Had A
Hammer
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Puff The
Magic Dragon
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Go Tell It
On The Mountain
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Union Maid
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We Shall
Overcome
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Our next show is our regular third Wednesday of the month at the Free Times Café. Wed. May 16th 7:30pm. Reservations are recommended. Call Judy at 416-967-1078 today.
