BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:217@townecrier.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T190000 DTSTAMP:20250417T170809Z URL:https://townecrier.com/events/pete-seeger-songs-stories-featuring-mich ael-j-miles-tony-trischka/ SUMMARY:PETE SEEGER: Songs & Stories featuring Michael J. Miles & Tony Tris chka DESCRIPTION:Pete Seeger (1919-2014) was a legendary musician and activist. He was Woody Guthrie’s friend and he used his music to protest for Civil Rights\, for the environment and against the war in Viet Nam. For his unf linching efforts\, he was blacklisted and forced to testify before the Hou se UnAmerican Activities Committee. Over his 90+ years\, Pete touched the true heart and soul of America with his songs and his passion for what is right. As an environmental activist\, he founded Hudson River Sloop Clearw ater to clean up the Hudson River through accessible education\, advocacy and artistry to create the next generation of environmental leaders.\nThis event is a benefit fundraiser for Hudson River Sloop Clearwater\, featuri ng Michael J. Miles and Tony Trischka. Miles and Trischka are both world-r enowned banjo players who had decades-long relationships with Pete Seeger. \nIn this one-time-only event at the renowned Towne Crier in Beacon NY\, ( Pete’s home town) Miles and Trischka will share their music and their st ories of personal encounters with Pete Seeger. You can expect some of the best banjo music on planet earth\, along with stories about Pete\, includi ng some of his testimony before the House UnAmerican Activities Committee. The story of Pete Seeger demonstrates over and over his passion for socia l justice and planet earth. And Pete’s tool of choice for delivering his message was the banjo. \nMICHAEL J. MILES\nImagine the award-winning comp oser/musician: grows up in Chicago. His Irish family sings with the player -piano\, and talks politics and poetry. His inner jukebox spins with 500 y ears of pop songs. These songs turn into set lists and a dozen musical doc umentaries for the stage: including his signature\, “From Senegal To See ger\,” tracing the wicked story of the banjo’s journey and featuring P ete Seeger’s testimony before the House UnAmerican Activities Committee. \nWhen Pete heard Michael for the first time\, he wrote\, “This is one o f the most beautiful recordings I’ve ever heard … it is enough to make me want to learn the banjo all over again.”\nWith banjo or guitar\, as a singer\, actor\, poet\, composer\, storyteller - Miles drew invitations from Marrakesh to Istanbul\, Belfast to Beirut\, with stops at the Smithso nian Institution\, the Kennedy Center\, Chicago’s Symphony Center\, Ravi nia Festival\, music festivals and art centers across the U.S.\nA renowned educator and leader\, Miles is past president of International Folk Allia nce and former Program Director at the legendary Old Town School of Folk M usic\, where his work turned a small folk school into the largest communit y music school in America.\nRecent releases include “American Bach Revis ited\,” Miles’ interpretations of J.S.Bach and “Mississippi River Su ite\,” where with poetry and composition\, Miles uses the great river to portray a divided nation. Coming later this year is the “Great American Jukebox.” MilesMusic.org\nTONY TRISCHKA\nOne of the most influential ba njo players in the roots music world\, Tony Trischka has spent over half a century as a consummate banjo artist. His stylings have inspired generati ons of bluegrass and acoustic musicians. His seventeen solo albums are par t of every banjo-lover’s musical reference. His latest release\, “Earl Jam\,” a tribute to his “North Star”\, Earl Scruggs\, has been rele ased to glowing reviews and features Billy Strings\, Molly Tuttle\, Vince Gill and Del McCoury. It was voted Collaborative Recording of the Year (20 24) by the IBMA. It was also a Grammy nominee for Bluegrass Album of the Y ear (2025).\nTony has recorded and performed with Earl Scruggs\, Pete Seeg er\, Steve Martin\, Ed Helms\, John Denver\, William S. Burroughs\, The Al lman Brothers\, Miley Cyrus and many more. He’s a three time Grammy nomi nee and produced Steve Martin’s “Rare Bird Alert\,” featuring Paul M cCartney and the Chicks. He was the musical director of the documentary “The Banjo Project\,” which aired on PBS in 2011. Tony has performed m ultiple times on the Grand Ole Opry\, and made appearances at Carnegie Hal l\, The Kennedy Center and Madison Square Garden.\nIn addition to his skil ls as a composer and performer\, Tony is one of the instrument’s top tea chers\, and has created numerous instructional books\, DVDs and CDs The gr ound-breaking Tony Trischka School of Banjo\, launched in 2009\, is the on -line banjo home for students around the world. https://www.tonytrischka. com/\n Based in the Hudson Valley\, Betty and the Baby Boomers (Betty Boom er\, Jean McAvoy\, Paul Rubeo\, Steve Stanne\, and Robert Bard) came toget her back in 1987 through their work for Clearwater. The group has been pra ised regionally – they “sing and play old-school folk like it was bran d spanking new” (Kingston’s Daily Freeman)\; nationally – “a refre shing reminder of the halcyon days of American folk music” (Sing Out!)\; and internationally\, with many bookings over decades at Clifden Arts Wee k\, a long-running festival in Ireland. The group wraps distinctive four-p art harmonies and sparkling guitar and Dobro licks around songs from Pete Seeger\, Phil Ochs\, and others who inspired their generation\, plus origi nal and contemporary material in that tradition. www.bettyandthebabyboome rs.com\n\n Tickets $25 advance\, $30 door\n\nALL SALES ARE FINAL\n\nDINNE R RESERVATIONS REQUIRE 1 ENTREE PER PERSON\n\nSHOW ONLY TICKETS ADMITTED 1 5 MINUTES BEFORE SHOWTIME\n\nADVANCE SALE PRICE ENDS 1 HOUR BEFORE DOORS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://townecrier.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/0 2/Michael-Miles-Tony-Trischka-Betty-Boomers-comp.jpg CATEGORIES:Main Stage END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR