Singing the Hudson River’s praises

June

If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, check out the Clearwater 2009 Great Hudson River Revival at Croton Point Park on Saturday and Sunday.

There will be plenty of music, headlined by Taj Mahal, Richie Havens, Arlo Guthrie and Clearwater’s founding icon Pete Seeger.

The festivities are so involved, the organization has lined up 850 volunteers to make things work.
Seeger, who celebrated a 90th birthday concert a Madison Square Garden last month, is scheduled to perform several times each day at the festival with different groups, along with his grandson (and frequent collaborator) Tao Rodriguez-Seeger.

Advance ticket sales are already triple of last year’s totals, which Clearwater officials attributed to the musical lineup and the fact that the Festival will be celebrating a number of auspicious occasions, namely the 40th anniversary of the launch of the sloop Clearwater, the 90th birthday of Seeger and the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage up the river on the Half Moon.

The Great Hudson River Revival, which serves as a fundraiser to support Clearwater’s numerous educational programs and its work toward environmental and social justice, also feature a number of superb storytellers and family-oriented entertainers, as well as crafts, a Green Living Expo, a working riverfront, environmental education sites and the Circle of Song, where audience participation is the focus. The entire festival is wheelchair accessible and staffed with American Sign Language interpreters.

For more information, log on to Clearwater’s Web site.

This entry was posted on Monday, June 15th, 2009 at 12:09 pm by Greg Clary.
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