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BRUCE
SPRINGSTEEN
–
We
Shall
Overcome:
The
Seeger
Sessions
Springsteen
got
acquainted
with
the
music
of Pete
Seeger
when
he recorded
a track
for
a Seeger
tribute
album.
He researched
the
man’s
music
and
got
a whole
new
sense
of what
American
folk
music
is al
about
with
its
frontier
tales,
human
hardship
and
its
function
as entertainment,
be it
on the
porch,
on the
road
or in
a tavern.
Bruce
was
inspired
to breathe
new
life
into
these
classic
songs
and
together
with
an assembly
of unplugged
musicians
playing
fiddle,
upright
bass,
banjo,
accordion
and
a brass
section,
they
assembled
at the
Springsteen
farm
and
set
up in
the
lounge
to record
these
timeless
tunes.
Springsteen’s
gravel
voice
is perfect
for
these
songs,
the
live
takes
capturing
the
true
spirit
of the
songs.
They
include
Old
Dan
Tucker,
Jesse
James,
O Mary
Don’t
You
Weep,
John
Henry,
Erie
Canal,
My Oklahoma
Home,
Pay
Me My
Money
Down,
and
a song
everyone
knows,
We
Shall
Overcome.
Some
of these
songs
even
migrated
to our
shores,
many
converted
into
Afrikaans
tunes
like
Buffalo
Gals
(which
I know
as "Hondjies
Is Hondjies
Wat
Aanhou
Blaf")
and
Froggie
Went
A Courtin’
(better
known
as "Die
Padda
Wou
Gaan
Opsit
By Sy
Nooi
In Die
Vlei").
The
bonus
DVD
features
a modest
little
documentary
on the
making
of the
album,
and
includes
the
PCM
Stereo
mix
of the
full
album,
plus
the
bonus
tracks
Buffalo
Gals
and
How
Can
I Keep
From
Singing.
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