Commentary – The Social Voice Project

Pittsburgh Town (aka Pittsburgh is a Great Old Town)

Provided to YouTube by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Pittsburgh Town · Pete Seeger American Industrial Ballads ℗ 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Released on: 1992-01-01 “Pittsburgh Town”, sometimes titled as “Pittsburgh” or “Pittsburgh is a Great Old Town”, is a folk song written by Woody Guthrie and originally recorded by Pete Seeger. The song was written during a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania stop on …

Beaver River Regatta 8/18/12

DESCRIPTION: Beaver River Regatta held August 18-19, 2012. SEE ALSO: RETURN TO THE LISTENING LIBRARY: BEAVER COUNTY The Listening Library of Beaver County (LLBC) is curated by The Social Voice Project. It is a publicly and privately sourced audio/visual archive of voices and stories related to Beaver County, Pennsylvania and surrounding region. Disclaimer: LLBC is …

Ambridge HS Marching Band – Rose Bowl 2004 – CBS Footage

DESCRIPTION: “The Ambridge High School Marching Band (with Steel Drums) marching in the Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena CA., January 2004. Note that the “CBS Weather Guy” totally gets the name of the school wrong.” Note: This is the first time a steel drum has been played in the Rose Bowl parade. SEE ALSO: Ambridge …

Locking through the Montgomery Lock – Ohio River

DESCRIPTION: “Locking through the Montgomery Lock on the Ohio River near Midland, PA. We continue up river, past the Shippingport Nuclear Power Plant, then return back through the Montgomery Lock.” SEE ALSO: Montgomery Locks and Dam Fathers Day 6/17/12 (Going through Montgomery Lock) RETURN TO THE LISTENING LIBRARY: BEAVER COUNTY The Listening Library of Beaver …

Survivor Boy and Dad vs Wild Survivor Man

DESCRIPTION: “Ian (Age 10) and his father (Older than 10) decided to try living in the woods without food or shelter.” SEE ALSO: Survivor Boy and Dad Eat Bugs RETURN TO THE LISTENING LIBRARY: BEAVER COUNTY The Listening Library of Beaver County (LLBC) is curated by The Social Voice Project. It is a publicly and …

Something Good: Beaver Falls Secret Santa

DESCRIPTION: SEE ALSO: ETURN TO THE LISTENING LIBRARY: BEAVER COUNTY The Listening Library of Beaver County (LLBC) is curated by The Social Voice Project. It is a publicly and privately sourced audio/visual archive of voices and stories related to Beaver County, Pennsylvania and surrounding region. Disclaimer: LLBC is intended for educational purposes. This collection of …

Dan Woodske – Beaver Falls: Where is Joe Namath? video series

DESCRIPTION: Select videos from documentary producer Dan Woodske, producer of Beaver Falls: Where is Joe Namath? “I am the director of a documentary on Beaver Falls. You can purchase the DVD through Amazon.com. Just type in Joe Namath, Beaver Falls, anything like that, and it will take you to the DVD. These clips are very “rough cuts” …

Fire at Midland, Pa steel plant dump site

Description: “Noticed valley filled with orange smoke in route to work this morning. It is at the closed steel plant and Not at the nuclear plant thank goodness.” RETURN TO THE LISTENING LIBRARY: BEAVER COUNTY