Precious Friend

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Precious Friend is a record by Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger with Shenandoah. (produced by John Pilla) and a Warner Bros. recording.

Precious Friend was recorded in 1981 at the Poplar Creek Music Theatre, Pineknob Music Theatre, Greek Theatre and Concord Pavilion. It is a compilation of songs from when Guthrie and Seeger toured together. Some of its most famous songs are: Kisses Sweeter than Wine, made famous by The Weavers, If I Had a Hammer, and a multi- religious Old Time Religion.

Arlo also has a few "songs" that are more just him telling stories and thinking out loud. Pete has one too. The song Sailin' Up, Sailin' Down is based off of his Hudson River Sloop Clearwater to clean up the Hudson River in the 1960s and beyond. They also perform two of Woody Guthrie's songs.

It is a two disc record with the following songs:

Side One

  1. Wabash Cannonball
  2. All my Life's a Circle
  3. Hills of Glenshee
  4. Ocean Crossing
  5. Celery-Time
  6. Run, Come See Jeruselum
  7. Sailin' Up Sailin' Down

Side Two

  1. How Can I Keep from Singing
  2. Old Time Religion
  3. Pretty Boy Floyd
  4. Ladies Auxiliary
  5. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
  6. Precious Friend, You Will Be There

Side Three

  1. Do Re Mi
  2. Tarentella
  3. The Neutron Bomb Story
  4. I'm Changing My Name To Chrystler
  5. St Louis Tickle
  6. Wimboweh (Mbube)
  7. Will the Circle be Unbroken

Side Four

  1. Garden Song
  2. Kisses Sweeter than Wine
  3. Raggedy Raggedy
  4. In Dead Earnest
  5. If I Had a Hammer
  6. Amazing Grace
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