Rainbow Quest — Season 1, Episode 26: Frank Warner

Episode synopsis

Seeger and his guest Frank Warner sing songs of the Adirondack Mountains and reminisce about Yankee John and Frank Proffit. Proffit is seen in a film as he performed at the Newport Folk Festival. Included in the show are Frank Proffit's most famous song, "Tom Dooley," as well as "Little Men," "Little Phoebe" and "Hudson River Steamboat."

About Rainbow Quest

Legendary folk musician Pete Seeger shares stories and songs with some of the folk and country music greats of the 1960s such as Johnny Cash, June Carter, Mississippi John Hurt, The Stanley Brothers and Doc Watson.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Tom Paxton, The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
• E2'Leadbelly'
• E3Elizabeth Cotton, Rosa Valentin and Rafael Martinez
• E4Ruth Rubin
• E5Jean Ritchie and Bernice Reagon
• E6Malvina Reynolds and Jack Elliott
• E7Bessie Jones and Children from the Downtown Community School
• E8New Lost City Ramblers
• E9The Beers Family
• E10Herbert Manana
• E11Martha Schlamme
• E12Doc Watson, Clint Howard and Fred Price