Deep into his cover of “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out,” Silent Bear sense a new context for Bruce’s classic song and took it in a daring new direction.
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One of the rare outtakes from the Seeger Sessions, “Hobo’s Lullaby” features Bruce and Pete Seeger in one of their few studio recordings together.
One time only: on the occasion of Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday, Bruce, Patti, and an all-star line-up of musicians join Seeger in a rousing rendition of his 1973 benediction.
In 1997, Bruce plucked Sis Cunningham’s bitingly funny dust bowl chronicle from obscurity when he recorded it in his very first Seeger Session. Nine years later, it would become a nightly tour showpiece.
“Erie Canal” is a nostalgic callback to a slower-paced world. Bruce’s version captures the wistfulness, pride, and celebration of two workers (one human and one equine) at the sunset of their careers.
Bruce’s personal anthem has been central and vital to his catalog since its 1995 debut, receiving an astonishing *four* different studio releases. Listen to them all, along with backstory, insights, and great performances inside.
One of the few holdbacks from the decade-long Seeger Sessions finally saw an official release last year. Take a listen to Bruce’s cover of Pete Seeger’s “If I Had a Hammer.”
One time only: Bruce pays tribute to the resilience of Pacific Northwesterners in the shadow of the recently erupted Mount St. Helens.
By remarkable circumstance, Bruce covered “Goodnight, Irene” in concert twice, but almost no one in the venue heard him! You can, though–watch the great video inside.
One time only: Bruce acknowledges International Worker’s Day by opening his High Hopes show in Tampa with a sober performance of “Joe Hill.”