Peggy Seeger
Peggy Seeger (born June 17, 1935, New York City - ) is an American folk s… Read Full Bio ↴Peggy Seeger (born June 17, 1935, New York City - ) is an American folk singer who also achieved renown in Britain, where she lived for more than 30 years, as the wife of songwriter and activist Ewan MacColl.
Seeger's father was Charles Seeger (1886–1979), an important folklorist and musicologist; her mother was Seeger's second wife, Ruth Porter Crawford Ruth Crawford seeger (1901–1953), a modernist composer who was one of the first women to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship. ... (family photo)
One of her brothers is Mike Seeger, and the well-known songwriter Pete Seeger is her half-brother.
One of Peggy Seeger's first recordings was "American Folk Songs for Children" (1955), considered one of her most enduring, and probably the best-selling, collection of children's songs ever recorded.
Together with MacColl, Seeger joined The Critics Group, performing satirical songs in a mixture of theatre, comedy and song. Seeger and MacColl recorded as a duo and as solo artists; MacColl wrote "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" in Seeger's honor.
Seeger's father was Charles Seeger (1886–1979), an important folklorist and musicologist; her mother was Seeger's second wife, Ruth Porter Crawford Ruth Crawford seeger (1901–1953), a modernist composer who was one of the first women to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship. ... (family photo)
One of her brothers is Mike Seeger, and the well-known songwriter Pete Seeger is her half-brother.
One of Peggy Seeger's first recordings was "American Folk Songs for Children" (1955), considered one of her most enduring, and probably the best-selling, collection of children's songs ever recorded.
Together with MacColl, Seeger joined The Critics Group, performing satirical songs in a mixture of theatre, comedy and song. Seeger and MacColl recorded as a duo and as solo artists; MacColl wrote "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" in Seeger's honor.
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Peggy Seeger Lyrics
Agent Orange Song Well, I was seventeen, a great big kid The year that…
Butcher Boy BUTCHER'S BOY She went upstairs to make her bed And not one…
Careless Love Love, oh love, oh careless love You've fly through my head…
Country Blues Now come all you good kind people While I've got money…
Da Dee Da Da Think of you I'm squashy squishy I think of you I'm…
Dear Companion Once I had a dear companion Indeed I thought his love…
Emily Once we were single Once we were young Once we were happy …
Everyone Knows Everyone knows you can't trust a woman Whenever that time r…
Fatal Flower Garden It rained, it poured, it rained so hard Rained so hard…
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face The first time ever I saw your face I thought the…
For A Job He'd give the world for a job 'Cause the job's his…
Freight Train Freight train, freight train, run so fast Freight train, fre…
Generous Lover O, the first time I saw my love, happy was…
Girl Of Constant Sorrow I am a girl of constant sorrow I've seen trouble all…
Gonna Be an Engineer When I was a little girl I wished I was…
Heading for Home My face to the sky, my back to the wind Winter…
Henry Lee Light down, light down, love Henry Lee And stay with me…
Housewife's Alphabet A is for altar where we go astray Be for the…
I'm Gonna Be an Engineer When I was a little girl I wished I was…
If You Want A Better Life If You Want a Better Life You gotta make a change And…
It's A Free World I like Mrs. Britches I go to Mrs. Britches I eat at…
Jellon Graeme JELLON GRAEME Jellon Graeme sat in the wood, he whistled an…
John Gilbert Is the Boat John Gilbert is a boat Di-dee o, di-dee o John Gilbert is…
John Riley As I walked out one morning early To take the sweet…
Judge's Chair I don't want the boy with the long brown hair I…
Leftwing Wife When the phone began to ring her hands were in…
London Bridge London Bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down. …
Lost Lost I lost my virgin treasure while I was sleeping Loosin…
Love Unbidden Love unbidden unwelcome friend A bird in my hand I hold yo…
Miss Heroin So now little man you've grown tired of grass Mescaline, Coc…
Old Friend Old friend, comrade of mine Once again you're on my mind The…
Oma Wise I'll sing you the story of little Oma Wise How she…
Reclaim the Night Reclaim the night (Peggy Seeger) Though Eve was made from A…
So Long Since I Been Home Lyin' here in the dark wishin' it was day Lyin' here…
Soldier's Farewell I'm going to join the army I'm going to volunteer I'm goin…
The Butcher's Boy BUTCHER'S BOY She went upstairs to make her bed And not one…
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face The first time ever I saw your face I thought the…
The House Carpenter Well met, well met, my own true love Well met, well…
The Mother Slowly slowly she turns over in the night Turns her lovely…
The Shoals of Herring With our nets and gear we're faring …
This Old Man My old man was a good old man Skilled in the…
Vital Statistics He was sittin' at the bar when she come walkin'…
Winnie and Sam WINNIE AND SAM (Peggy Seeger) Here's a song about Winnie, s…
Wonderful World If we could consider each other A neighbor, a friend, or…
You Don't Know How Lucky You Are Does he know who you are? Does he laugh, just to…
You Men Out There You men out there, you've shown real strength Listening to…