pete fought for international disarmament, civil rights, workers' rights, and environmental causes.

his banjo says,
"this machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender."

he dropped out of havard in 1938. he says,

"i was disgusted by what i felt was the cynicism of my sociology professor who told us students,
‘you can’t change the world. there are certain inevitable things going to happen. the most you can do is analyze the world and hope you can analyze it correctly."

pete started the hudson river sloop clearwater foundation and was a pushing factor in the restoration of the hudson river

his wife and him built their own log cabin in beacon, new york

both of his bands, the weavers and the almanac singers were blacklisted during the mccarthy era.

he is considered the grandfather of folk music.


i love pete! he is my comfort music. he is one of my biggest heroes. his dedication and music has changed my life.
i included an embedded youtube video of his documentary, if you ever have the time i suggest checking it out.



"I think the world is going to be saved by millions of small things,”

“If it can’t be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled or composted, then it should be restricted, redesigned or removed from production.”

"When you're facing an opponent over a broad front, you don't aim for the opponent's strong points, important though they may be. Pick a little outpost that you can capture and win. And then you find another place that you can capture and win it, and then you move slowly toward the big places,"

"I feel that my whole life is a contribution,"

"According to my definition of God, I'm not an atheist. Because I think God is everything. Whenever I open my eyes, I'm looking at God. Whenever I'm listening to something, I'm listening to God,"


passing through (1956)
originally written by dick blakeslee in 1948.

if i had a hammer (the hammer song)
written by pete seeger and lee hays, in 1949.

take it from dr. king (2008)
first performed in 2008 on the the late show, with david letterman.

garden song
sang with arlo guthrie, son of woody guthrie. originally written by david mallett in 1975.

LUKEEE / petyou (2023-FOREVER)