![]() ![]() Her mother, Charles’s second wife, was Ruth Crawford, a piano teacher and classical composer who was a member of the so-called “ultra-moderns,” which included American composer Elliott Carter. Her father was Charles (Charlie) Seeger, a composer and ethnomusicologist. Seeger was born in 1935 in New York City. ![]() ![]() But her achievements as an artist go much further and now, in her 82nd year, we get to enjoy the stories of her life from the front row. Though she has amassed many accomplishments as a folk musician, most people may only know of Seeger as the partner of Ewan MacColl, the songwriter, historian and composer of “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,”, written for her in the first year of their liaison. Her story features a large cast of characters including family members, friends and musicians. Seeger, the half-sister of legendary folk artist Pete Seeger, has written about her life with wit and sentimentality. The best part of any story is in the telling, and so it is for Peggy Seeger’s memoir, First Time Ever (Faber & Faber) which was published last December. ![]() Peggy Seeger performing in Long Acre, London in the late 1950s. ![]()
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