Greetings from the other side!

The other side of the pond, as they say. I'm spending some time in Europe before the fall semester starts up. At the moment I'm on a little (rainy) island off the coast of Scotland. In a few more days I'll be headed off to Copenhagen to meet up with some friends, old and new!

Back to the bosque

We're back in New Mexico now, getting settled back in. It seems strange; though I've lived in this house for so many years I find myself having to remember where things are.

Getting all of our computers up and running properly has been a minor nightmare, but I think we've finally got it fixed.(I hope!) Nonetheless, I'm enjoying the lovely view from my back yard, looking out over the bosque and the acquecias.

Of course, three days after we got back to Albuquerque I jetted back to California for the annual meeting of the Route 66 ARC. It was a great and informative time.

And now my collaborator, Molly Beer, and I are working intensely on final edits of our new book, Singing Out.

Some Press

Here's a link to an SFSU News article about my BEA win. And another one that is a bit older, but on the same subject.

I'm out buzzing around the coast today. I'm in Point Reyes, CA and I'll be heading to Bolinas a little later in the day.

Pete Seeger in Australia (and David on TV)

David is on his way back from Albany, where he made a special appearance on the world premiere of the DVD of Pete Seeger: Live in Australia, 1963. Here David offered insight from his 30+ years of research Pete. The program was broadcast live in Albany, but was also taped for broadcast in other markets. Although it is not being released for rebroadcast, viewers in the Albany area will be able to see it again next weekend (Pete's Birthday weekend.)

Many stations around the country will be broadcasting Pete Seeger Live in Australia 1963 beginning in June 2009. If you'd like to see it broadcast, please check with the programming department at your local public television station.


ARKANSAS-Conway AR
CONNECTICUT PUBLIC TV (CPTV)-Hartford CT
IDAHO -Boise ID
IOWA-Johnston IA
KBYU-Provo UT
KCOS-El Paso TX
KCPT-Kansas City MO
KEDT-Corpus Christi TX
KLVX-Las Vegas NV
KNME-Albuquerque NM
KOZK-Springfield MO
KQED-San Francisco CA
KRMA-Denver CO
KTEH-San Jose CA
KUED-Salt Lake City UT
KVCR-San Bernardino CA
KVIE-Sacramento CA
MARYLAND PTV-Owings Mills MD
MISSISSIPPI-Jackson MS
MONTANA-Bozeman MT
NORTH CAROLINA (UNC TV)-Research Triangle Park NC
NORTH DAKOTA-Fargo ND
NEW HAMPSHIRE (HNPTV)-Durham NH
NEW JERSEY NETWORK (NJN) -Trenton NJ
OKLAHOMA -Oklahoma City OK
SOUTH DAKOTA -Vermillion SD
VERMONT PUBLIC TELEVISION-Colchester VT
WBGU-Bowling Green OH
WBRA-Roanoke VA
WCNY-Syracuse NY
WFSU-Tallahassee FL
WGBH-Boston MA
WGCU-Fort Myers FL
WGVU-Grand Rapids MI
WHRO-Norfolk VA
WILL-Urbana IL
WIPR-San Juan PR
WKNO-Memphis TN
WKYU-Bowling Green KY
WMHT-Troy NY
WMVS-Milwaukee WI
WNED-Buffalo NY
WNPT-Nashville TN
WPBT-North Miami FL
WQED-Pittsburgh PA
WSKG-Binghamton NY
WTVS-Wixom MI
WUFT-Gainesville FL
WVIA-Pittston PA
WVIZ-Cleveland OH
WXXI-Rochester NY

Television appearance

Following the BEA Festival, I'll be flying to Albany, New York, to appear on an American Public Television showing of the 1963 Pete Seeger concert at Melbourne's Town Hall, "Pete Seeger: Live in Australia 1963," for which I wrote the liner notes.

The program is being broadcast from the studio's of WMHT-TV (channel 17 in Albany) from 7 to 8pm.

The DVD will be released to the general public later this month.

BEA Festival 2009

I'm in Las Vegas today at the Broadcast Educators Association (BEA) Festival 2009. I'm here to receive the BEA Best of Festival King Foundation Award along with the Best Documentary Award for my series, Pete Seeger: How Can I Keep From Singing?

This is quite an honor for me! Though it is my third BEA award, it is still a thrill.

Back in the Land of Enchantment

I'm flying back to New Mexico for a few days. It will be nice to get back. I hear they've had some warmer weather (in the upper 70's!).

Of course, the dreaded Spring Winds have also sprung up.