Final Photo from Final Moment on Final Night of Seegerfest

Amanda Palmer riles the masses, with members of anti-flag and others.    Photo by Eli Jace.

     On Monday night, July 21, in Central Park, five days of music celebrating the Life and Career of Pete Seeger came to a close. Least of all content to simply end the extravaganza with a curtain call sing-a-long and some waves was Amanda Palmer. She closed out the festivities with a revolutionary spirit that everyone seemed to tired for. As the show concluded and everyone began to penguin-walk away from the stage, Palmer's eyes lit up, as they often do for the adventurous performer. Clutching her precious ukulele she jumped the barricade between performer and spectator and beckoned the other performers to join in. After some ambling, most of them did and the crowd eventually fell for it, singing along and putting fists (and camera phones) into the air.

     Pete Seeger, the man who tied activism to music and became a folk icon, passed away early in the year at the healthy age of 94. New Songs of Justice: An Evening Honoring Pete Seeger was presented by City Parks Foundation.