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You might say Peggy is an artist who needs no introduction. Yet, here she revisits many traditional songs from her vast repertoire with finer voice and deeper appreciation than any of her previous recordings. She can make a traditional song sound timeless, yet as current as if written yesterday. She also includes one moving, bittersweet original song about growing old. This is the recording you want to play for a younger singer and say: "This is the way traditional music remains alive." - Rich Warren, WFMT

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First off, Seeger's a daunting multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, autoharp, banjo, piano, concertina, and of course singing. However, she doesn't just play, she demonstrates a fluency surprising even for an overachiever on the banjo, and her vocals can be either bird-on-a-wire delicate or gusty, ringing with authority and surprising projection.
- Mark S. Tucker

 

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Ken Hunt

Ken Hunt

Peggy Seeger ranks as one of the most important people who ever graced and shaped the British folk scene. - Ken Hunt, Folk Roots Magazine

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Dirty Linen

There are names that are synonymous with folk music; Guthrie and Lomax come quickly to mind. Seeger is another such name. - Dirty Linen

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Belfast Telegraph

Peggy Seeger: She must be one of the most complete artists around today. - Belfast Telegraph

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Polwart

It was like watching a master class in folk performance to be frank: a truly positive force. - Karine Polwart

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Roy Bailey

Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger had a profound effect on their contemporaries in the folk music world that can still be heard today. - Roy Bailey, BBC Online

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Laura Pellegrinelli

Seeger is a missing link between the 1950s American folk-song revival and women's liberation. Laura Pellegrinelli, The Village Voice

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Ira Mayer

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

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Chris Morris Billboard

For decades, Seeger has been one of the most authoritative voices in American and English folk. Chris Morris, Billboard

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Rich Warren

Heading for Home is the recording you want to play for a younger singer and say: "This is the way traditional music remains alive." - Rich Warren, WFMT

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