2008 Folk Music Year in Review

Pete Seeger's career has been one of the most remarkable in contemporary folk music. From singing with Woody Guthrie in the Almanac Singers to the Weavers, getting blacklisted, going underground, building influence in the mid-century folk revival and working for human and civil rights, singing out against wars and injustices...he's been one of American folk music's greatest champions.

This documentary, which first aired on PBS in February 2008, presents Seeger's life story and the running themes and plights for which he has worked his whole life. Read my full review of Pete Seeger: The Power of Song.