Peggy Seeger (born 1935)
American-born singer who spent most of her life in the UK.
(born in New York, settled in London 1959. Peggy was married to
Ewan MacColl and recorded as a duo with him. Returned to USA in
1994, Ashville, N Carolina. She ran Blackthorne records 1976 - 1988,
including "Blood and Roses" vols 1- 5)
She is the half-brother of Pete Seeger and of Mike Seeger.
Albums.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
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|---|
| Folksongs of Courting and Complaint | 1955 | |
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| Animal Folksongs for Children | 1957 |
Folkways | FW 07551
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| Folksongs and Ballads | 1958 |
Riverside | RLP-12-655 |
| Two Way Trip | 1961 | |
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| Troubled Love (E.P.) | 1962 | Topic | TOP72
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| Early in the Spring | 1962 | Topic | TOP73
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| Peggy Alone | 1967 | |
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| At The Present Moment | 1973 |
Rounder | CD 4003
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| Penelope Isn't Waiting Anymore | 1977 | Blackthorne | BR
1050
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| Different Therefore Equal | 1980 | Blackthorne | BR
1061
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| Familiar Faces | 1988 | Blackthorne |
BR 1069
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| Love Will Linger On | 1995 |
Appleseed | APR 1039
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| An Odd Collection | 1996 |
Rounder | 4031
|
| Period Pieces: Songs From the Women's Movement | 1998 |
Tradition | TCD 1078 |
| No Spring Chickens (*) | 1998 | |
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| Almost Commercially Viable | 2000 |
Fellside | FECD130
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| Heading For Home | 2003 |
Appleseed | APR CD 1076 |
| Three Score and Ten (2 CDs) (**) | 2007 |
Appleseed | APR CD 1100 |
| Bring Me Home | 2008 |
Appleseed | APR CD 1106 |
(*) with Irene Scott.
(**) with Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson, Eliza Carthy and Billy Bragg
Collaborations - Mike and Peggy Seeger.
| Title. | year. | Label. | Number.
|
|---|
| American Folk Songs for Children (*) | 1955 | |
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| [Reissue] | 1999 |
Rounder | |
| American Folk Songs Sung by the Seegers (**) | 1957 | |
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| Peggy 'n' Mike | 1967 | |
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| American Folk Songs for Christmas (+) | 1990 | |
|
(* with Penny and Barbara Seeger)
(** with Penny and Barbara Seeger)
(+ with Sonya Cohen, Calum MacColl, Ewan MacColl, Kitty MacColl and Kim Seeger)
Collaborations - Peggy Seeger and the Critics Group.
| Title. | year. | Label.
| number |
|---|
| Sweet Thames, Flow Softly |
1966 |
Argo |
ZFB61 |
| [Reissue] |
2006 |
Vocalion |
CDMSL 8424 |
| A Merry Progress to
London |
? |
Argo |
ZFB62 |
| As We Were Sailing |
1968 |
Argo |
ZDA 137 |
| Peterloo: Waterloo |
1968 |
Argo |
DA 86 |
| The Female Frolic |
1968 |
Argo |
DA 82 |
| Ye Mariners All |
1970 |
Argo |
ZDA 138 |
| Living Folk |
1970 |
Albatros |
VPA 8093 |
Collaborations - Tom Paley and Peggy Seeger with Claudia Paley.
| Title. | year. | Label. | Number.
|
|---|
| Who's Going to Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot? | 1964 | Topic | 12T114
|
Collaborations - Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, A.L. Lloyd and Dave Swarbrick.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| Whaler Out of New Bedford | 1962 | Folkways | FS 3850
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Collaborations - Peggy, Barbara and Penny Seeger.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| Three Sisters | 1957 |
Prestige | 13029 |
Compilations.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| Songs of Love and Politics: The Folkways Years 1955 - 1992 | 1995 |
Smithsonian Folkways | C SF40048
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| Classic Peggy Seeger (*) | 1996 |
Fellside | FECD 105 |
(* reissue of tracks from Topic label)
Bootlegs.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| Parsley Sage and Politics (3 cassettes) |
1986 |
None |
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Best Album(*).
| Title. | year. |
|---|
| American Folk Songs for Children | 1955 |
|
Period Pieces | 1998 |
|
Three Score and Ten | 2007 |
(*)Based on critical opinion.
Popular downloads.
| Title. |
|---|
| Gonna Be an Engineer |
|
Butcher Boy |
| Aragon Mill |
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When First Into the Country |
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The House Carpenter |
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The Old Maid |
Session recordings.
| Performer.
| Title
| year.
| Label.
| number.
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| Mike Seeger
| Third Annual Farewell Reunion | 1994
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Disography:
http://www.peggyseeger.com/discography/discography
Last updated on 19/06/2010