Friday April 19, 2024

The Princeton Folk Music Society presents a celebration of the legacy of Pete Seeger with Professor Allan Winkler. Pete Seeger (1919-2014) is one of the most influential figures in American folk music. Allan Winkler is a retired History professor and a performing musician. He is the author of To Everything There is a Season: Pete Seeger and the Power of Song (New York, Oxford University Press, 2009). Professor Winkler's presentation for the Princeton Folk Music Society is scholarly, focusing on Pete Seeger's participation in every major reform movement in the 20th century. But it also is founded on Pete's belief that music is meant to be sung, and on his commitment to getting audiences to join in singing these wonderful songs.