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SKU/Barcode: 611587110022
Peggy Seeger has been involved in folk music since the '50s, even before the folk revival kicked into high gear. She's always practiced a more traditional strain of folk music like her half-brother Pete Seeger, and while her vocals were quite distinct, her recordings have been too few and hard to find. Three Score and Ten serves to remind folk fans, then, of Seeger's long commitment to the field as well as her talent as a singer and musician. The two-disc live set celebrates her 70th birthday in a manner befitting a well-respected insider. Seeger takes center stage, and she's joined by a number of well-known comrades in a variety of vocal and instrumental configurations which include Billy Bragg, Eliza Carthy, and Norma Waterson. Pete Seeger performs his own 'Where Have All the Flowers Gone,' while Mike Seeger performs 'Quill Ditty.' Highlights include Peggy Seeger's 'Different Therefore Equal,' a folk-rap of sorts backed by propulsive bodhran and spoons. There's also a group singalong behind Bragg on 'If You Want a Better Life.' In a way, the listener will feel as though she has been invited to an intimate, private party on Three Score and Ten, a party where she is surrounded by friends, memories, and lots of good music.
1. Introduction Spoken
2. Hangman
3. Fiddling Soldier
4. Logan County Jail
5. Che Guevara
6. Lowlands Of Holland
7. Different Therefore Equal
8. Cavemen
9. Humours Of Bandon
10. Home Sweet Home
11. Darling Annie
12. If You Want A Better Life
13. Poem For Ewan Spoken
14. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
15. I Am Ill With Love Spoken Poem
16. So Long Since I Been Home
17. My Mother Is Younger Than Me Spoken Poem
18. When First Unto This Country
19. Soldiers Farewell
20. Quill Ditty / Featuring Mike Seeger
21. Cindy / Featuring Peggy Pete & Mike Seeger
22. English Is Cuh Ray Zee / Featuring Pete Seeger
23. Take It From Dr. King / Featuring Pete Seeger
24. Where Have All The Flowers Gone / Featuring Pete Seeger
25. Gonna Be An Engineer
26. Careless Love
27. Sing About These Hard Times
28. Love Call Me Home