Noel Paul Stookey (l) & Peter Yarrow (r) come on stage at
the Evergreen State Fair, Monroe, WA on 20110829;
photograph by Evan Robinson
Noel Paul Stookey (c) & Peter Yarrow (r),
Evergreen State Fair, Monroe, WA, 20110829;
video by Evan Robinson
On July 4th after my mother died, Sara dragged me out of my mother's house in Brentwood, CA, saying only "it's a surprise". We ended up at the Hollywood Bowl, where Peter, Paul, & Mary performed a holiday concert.
It was an excellent anodyne.
Noel Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow performed Monday night at the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe, WA. They clearly miss Mary, both personally and professionally. They used the crowd to sing many of her parts, and mentioned her prominently several times during the evening.
Back in the day:
