Bruce Springsteen The Seeger Sessions Live at St Lukes

BBC Four presents a special performance by Bruce Springsteen from LSO St Lukes in Londons East End an intimate backdrop for a superstar rocker more used to arenasized venues But fans of older works like Born to Run will find the venue switch dovetails nicely with a change in musical style The Boss performs songs from his new album We Shall Overcome The Seeger Sessions which consists of folk standards and spirituals popularised by the American folk legend Pete Seeger According to the bbccoukmusic album review its a fine example of a contemporary artist taking great delight in collaborating with crack musicians and mining his countrys songwriting past Set list John Henry Oh Mary Dont You Weep How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live Mrs McGrath My Oklahoma Home Jacobs Ladder We Shall Overcome Pay Me My Money Down