Her success lies largely with her ability to work and write within
traditional modes. Many of these songs sound as though they have been
around over the centuries. - Ira Mayer, New York Times
I came away from the auditorium holding back tears from the emotional impact of Peggy’s performance, and with a comforting, warm glow inside, a feeling of serious privilege at being in her company once again. I treasure every moment. Love will linger on… -David Kidman
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The Peggy Seeger Songbook
The Peggy Seeger Songbook, Warts and All
(OK 64985)
This volume is part songbook, part autobiography, and part social and
political history. The presentation of the 149 songs included here
paints a vibrant portrait of an outspoken artist/advocate and her
musical, personal, and political development. Seeger shares not only
the stories behind the songs, but the situations in her life - and in
the world around her - that prompted their creation. In doing so, she
gives us insights into the inner workings of her song-making process as
well as contributing to our understanding of the important issues
addressed by many of the lyrics. Her best known songs, "Come Fill Up
Your Glasses," "Gonna Be an Engineer" and "The Ballad of Springhill"
have, among others, become classics. This songbook, sprinkled
throughout with drawings by Jacky Fleming, is also just that: a
classic.
This volume is part songbook, part autobiography, and part social and
political history. The presentation of the 149 songs included here
paints a vibrant portrait of an outspoken artist/advocate and her
musical, personal, and political development. Seeger shares not only
the stories behind the songs, but the situations in her life - and in
the world around her - that prompted their creation. In doing so, she
gives us insights into the inner workings of her song-making process as
well as contributing to our understanding of the important issues
addressed by many of the lyrics. Her best known songs, "Come Fill Up
Your Glasses," "Gonna Be an Engineer" and "The Ballad of Springhill"
have, among others, become classics. This songbook, sprinkled
throughout with drawings by Jacky Fleming, is also just that: a
classic.