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Pete Seeger, legendary folk singer, performed at the second annual "This Land Is Your Land Festival" on September 18th, 2009, sponsored by the John Steinbeck Family Foundation and with the support of Live Nation.  The concert took place in San Francisco, helping benefit the Center for Steinbeck Studies, the Woody Guthrie Foundation, and San Francisco Food Bank. Also appearing: folk-rock singers Sarah Lee Guthrie (grand-daughter of Woody Guthrie) and Johnny Irion (grand nephew of John Steinbeck).     Past Events

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