Peter, Paul and Mary: In Concert

 Peter, Paul and Mary: In Concert, Warner Brothers Records, 1964.

Peter, Paul and Mary are a popular folk trio who in addition to writing some of their own music also covered Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Hedy Miles and others.  Peter Yarrow sings tenor and plays guitar, Paul Stookey is baritone and also plays guitar.  Mary Travers sings alto.  Together they make a very nice sound. and they were very popular in the 60s as part of the folk movement.

This album is of concert performances, but not one continuous concert.  They took recordings of several different concerts and put them together.  They start with a Bob Dylan son, The Times They Are a Changin'.  Later they sing another Bb Dylan, one of my favorite songs, Blowin' in the Wind, a classic. 

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they're forever banned?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind

Yes, and how many years must a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea?
Yes, and how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn't see?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind

Yes, and how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, and how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, and how many deaths will it take 'til he knows
That too many people have died?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind

They have some fun with Car Car and Puff the Magic Dragon.  

They end the two album set with anther 60s song, If I Had a Hammer.  

This album includes several comedy sketches, most bt Paul.  I didn't really get them and would have rather had more music.