I'm a huge fan of Pete Seeger as well as the folk trio Peter Paul and Mary. Came across this poignant quote and thought I'd share it with other fans.


"Pete (Seeger) paved the way by using his music to create community and the kind of hard spirit that really became the soundtrack of activism in the 1960s and 70s. The spirit of it really, really was different from pop music. The people who sang this music were expected to be there and put their lives, their hearts, their time on the line for the things that they believed in. ... Mary [Travers], who passed away four years ago, Mary used to call us 'Seeger’s raiders.'" — Peter Yarrow (Peter Paul and Mary)