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Leida Snow interviews Mary Travers ; Leida Snow interviews Pete Seeger and Anna Chairetakis.

Title
Leida Snow interviews Mary Travers ; Leida Snow interviews Pete Seeger and Anna Chairetakis.
Publication
[1978].

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Travers, Mary, 1936-2009
  • Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014
  • Chairetakis, Anna L.
  • Snow, Leida
  • WPIX-FM (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
Found In
Leida Snow collection of audio interviews and reports on theater, culture and arts.
Description
2 streaming audio files (approximately 85 minutes) : digital, stereo.
Summary
  • Part 1. Leida Snow interviews the legendary folksinger Mary Travers who used to be a member of the folk music group "Peter, Paul and Mary" since 1969. She also speaks about her solo career as a singer and songwriter in the 1970's after trio's breakup in 1970-1978, and upcoming reunion of the group in 1978.
  • Part 2. Snow interviews American iconic folk singer-songwriter and political activist Pete Seeger. Seeger talks about his singing career, his family background, and his protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, counterculture and environmental causes as a big part of his political activity. Snow also interviews Anna Chairetakis who speaks about her work as a collector of Italian folk songs, who records them "around the corner" taping her neighbors singing and playing various musical instruments during their family events in Brooklyn and other areas of New York.
Alternative Title
Leida Snow collection of audio interviews and reports on theater, culture and arts.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Radio programs.
Note
  • Title provided by cataloger.
  • Streaming file transferred from original audiocassette.
Access (note)
  • Access to original item restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the NYPL Research Libraries.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Archival original: (1 audiocassette : analog, stereo) in *LTC-A 1836.
Source (note)
  • Leida Snow
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: Leida Snow collection of audio interviews and reports on theater, culture and arts, *L(Special) 09-02.
Call Number
*LTC-A 1836
OCLC
936068382
Title
Leida Snow interviews Mary Travers ; Leida Snow interviews Pete Seeger and Anna Chairetakis.
Production
[1978].
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Performer
Leida Snow, interviewer ; Mary Travers, Pete Seeger, Anna Chairetakis, interviewees.
Event
Part 1 Broadcast on WPIX-FM [1978]
Part 2 Broadcast on WPIX-FM [1978 May 1]
Access
Access to original item restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the NYPL Research Libraries.
Additional Formats
Archival original: (1 audiocassette : analog, stereo) in *LTC-A 1836.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: Leida Snow collection of audio interviews and reports on theater, culture and arts, *L(Special) 09-02.
Source
Gift; Leida Snow, 2009.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Travers, Mary, 1936-2009, interviewee.
Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014, interviewee.
Chairetakis, Anna L., interviewee.
Snow, Leida, interviewer.
WPIX-FM (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
Snow, Leida, donor.
Added Title
Leida Snow collection of audio interviews and reports on theater, culture and arts.
Found In:
Leida Snow collection of audio interviews and reports on theater, culture and arts.
Research Call Number
*LTC-A 1836
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