With a clear eye and generous spirit, Peggy writes of a rollercoaster life – of birth and abortion, sex and infidelity, devotion and betrayal – in a luminous, beautifully realised account. Peggy narrates her own extraordinary story with unstinting truthfulness and searing honesty. And as Ewans muse, she inspired one of the 20th centurys most popular love songs, 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face'. And as Ewan’s muse, she inspired one of the twentieth century’s most popular love songs, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. Together, they helped lay the foundations of the British folk revival. Together, they helped lay the foundations of the British folk revival, through the influential Critics Group and the landmark BBC Radio Ballads series. Born in New York City in 1935, she enjoyed a childhood steeped in music and left-wing politics – they remain her lifeblood.Īfter college, she travelled to Russia and China – against US advice – before arriving in London, where she met the man with whom she would raise three children and share the next thirty-three years: Ewan MacColl. Peggy Seegeris one of folk music’s most influential artists and songwriters. Peggy Seeger – Book Talk The Black Box Saturday 5 May, 2.00pm Tickets £5.00 Book Tickets
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