First Time Ever
A Memoir
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A SUNDAY TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE PENDERYN MUSIC BOOK PRIZE
Peggy Seeger is one of folk music's most influential artists and songwriters. Born in New York City in 1935, she enjoyed a childhood steeped in music and left-wing politics - they remain her lifeblood. After 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. Together, they helped lay the foundations of the British folk revival, through the influential Critics Group and the landmark BBC Radio Ballads series. 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'.
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.
Customer Reviews
One of the finest musician biographies ever penned
Considering the tumultuous era and nature of the Seger family art, this gives us a seat at the table .the times and brave international adventures many times done on a shoestring but nonetheless carving the first roads to which every musician would follow through the forests and political minefields her own personal changes in life and times, Peggy emerges as survivor and champion
An American and English treasure….amazing captivating read!