Remembering Pete Seeger, a year after he left us
When Pete Seeger died a year ago today, the world felt a little emptier.
I felt his absence when I attended Folk Alliance’s SERFA conference in May 2014. A lot of musicians shared stories of seeing Seeger in concert and meeting him in person. I felt his absence as they performed his songs and shared how his life affected them.
I felt his absence today, when I read Casey Neill’s essay, “Two Buskers: Me and Pete Seeger”( via No Depression). I felt his absence while pondering the anecdote of Seeger telling Neill at the train station, “Remember! Peace is the only victory!”
I feel his absence, now, when I recognize there is no use hoping for another “Pete Seeger” to take his place.
However, I feel Pete Seeger’s presence when I realize we can find our own place in this world, our own way of using art for social justice, for change, for peace.
I feel his presence when I write that we don’t need another Pete Seeger; we need you to be you.
Go create something good.
Click photo to read Neill’s essay about Seeger
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