January 8, 2025

RIP Peter Yarrow

Peter Yarrow, of the folk group Peter, Paul & Mary, died on January 7 at the age of 86. The New York Times covered his life and death here.

I was (and remain) a big fan of Peter, Paul & Mary, and was fortunate to see them in concert twice. Of course, the group did not survive the death of Mary Travers in 2009. (I wrote about Mary’s death here.) Happily, Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey continued to sing individually or together and did not try to replace the irreplaceable Mary Travers. (Could they have found another singer called Mary or one willing to be called Mary?)

Alas, the folk song era in which humane and anti-war songs achieved widespread popularity is no more. We need such songs now more than ever.

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