Hachette Audio And Jeff Haynes Introduce Pete Seeger: The Storm King ▪ Stories, Narratives, Poems

BEACON, N.Y. - April 13, 2013 - PRLog -- New York, NY March 11, 2013— Hachette Audio, a division of Hachette Book Group, announced today that it  will publish a truly unique audiobook—PETE SEEGER: THE STORM KING—on April 9, 2013.
THE STORM KING presents Pete Seeger’s captivating spoken words in new recordings as he tells his most engaging stories, narratives, and poems—all  set to new  music  produced by world renowned percussionist/producer  Jeff Haynes—created by  nearly 50 musicians from traditions as diverse as African Music, Blues, Bluegrass, Classical Guitar, Folk, Jazz, Native American Music, and World Beat. “This music brings out things in my words that I never knew before,” says Seeger, who  will  celebrate his ninety-fourth birthday May 3, 2013.
Legendary civil rights crusader and environmental champion Pete Seeger first began working with Haynes on the 2009 Grammy award-winning album Tomorrow’s Children. Haynes was inspired by Seeger’s extraordinary voice to record him for a new project that became THE STORM KING, understanding from the start that his mission was to present the stories in a fitting setting—accompanied by music that underscores the timeless passion and universal wisdom of Pete’s words.
“I don’t create songs at the drop of a hat,” said Dar Williams, one of the many brilliant contributing musicians, “but somehow listening to this project and hearing Pete telling a story… his stories… I wrote a song in one night.”
Narratives in THE STORM KING touch on issues that have real resonance with  contemporary culture’s  concerns. From preserving the tradition of American Folk Music to innovating new ways to protect the  earth, and from personal narratives on his beloved family to  storytelling about important figures and moments in American history, Pete speaks authoritatively yet intimately.  
Featured artists include: Pete Seeger; Jeff Haynes; Will Ackerman; Tony Cedras; Samite Mulondo; Bianca Merkley; Richie Stearns; Ralph Stanley; Dar Williams; Jane Kelly Williams; Helen Avakian; Gha’il Rhodes Benjamin; Joe Bertolozzi; Ivan Bodley; Dean Bowman; Heidi Breyer; Charlie Burnham; Paul Cebar; Terry Champlin; Dave Eggar; Eugene Friesen; Sean Harkness; Julie Panek-Harris; Valerie Haynes; Ana Hernández; Yaeir Heber; Joan Henry; Joel Henry; Timothy Hill; Vilian Ivantchev; Pat Lamanna; C. Lanzbom; Emile Menasche; Sara Milonovich; Issachar Miron; Jeff Oster; Chuck Palmer; Nicole Paradiso; Dave Richards; Rob Scheps; Karen D. Taylor; Sabina Torosjan; Matt Turk; Doug Weiss; Weave: Sanjay Cherubala, Marjorie Johnson, Timothy Hill, and Seth Markel.
“Producer Jeff Hayne’s brave and imaginative concept pays off beautifully in enhancing the already
spellbinding spoken narrative by Pete Seeger,” Will Ackerman, Grammy-winner and founder of Windham Hill Records, said. This two-hour audiobook will be available on CD and as a digital download, in bookstores and online where books and music are sold, April 9 2013.

www.PeteSeegerTheStormKing.com.