> Folk Music > Records > Peggy Seeger: Eleven American Ballads and Songs

Eleven American Ballads and Songs

Eleven American Ballads and Songs (Topic 10T9)

Eleven American Ballads and Songs
Peggy Seeger

Topic Records 10T9 (10" LP, UK, 1957)

 Eleven American Ballads and Songs (Topic 10T9)

Sleeve design by Brian Byfield

Musicians

Peggy Seeger, vocals, banjo

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Cumberland Gap (Roud 3414) (1.56)
  2. The Lady of Carlisle (Roud 396; Laws O25) (4.09)
  3. The Deer Song (Roud 3607) (2.51)
  4. Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens (Roud 451) (3.06)
  1. I Never Will Marry (Roud 466; Laws K17) (2.28)
  2. Devilish Mary (Roud 1017) (2.01)
  3. The Fair Maid By the Shore (Roud 181; Laws K27) (2.21)
  4. Three Banjo Tunes: Soldier's Joy / Shady Grove / (Roud 277 or 4456) / Georgia Buck (Roud 3428) (3.16)
  5. The Wife of Usher's Well (Roud 196; Child 79) (3.45)

All tracks trad.

> Folk Music > Records > Peggy Seeger: Come Along John

Come Along John

Come Along John (Topic 7T18)

Come Along John
American Children's Songs
Peggy, Penny and Barbara Seeger

Topic Records 7T18, later TOP18 (EP, UK, 1958)

 Come Along John (Topic TOP18)

Recorded by Bill Leader;
Sleeve design by Gloria Leader

Musicians

Peggy Seeger, vocals, banjo;
Penny Seeger, vocals [3, 7-8], guitar [3, 5, 8];
Barbara Seeger, vocals [3, 7-8], autoharp [3];

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. All Around the Kitchen (Roud 11599)
  2. Come Along John (Roud 4618)
  3. Billy Barlow (Roud 236)
  4. Old Aunt Kate (Roud 11617)
  1. Little Bird, Little Bird, Go Through My Window (Roud 7700)
  2. Lula Gal (Roud 7728)
  3. Rissolty, Rossolty
  4. The Derby Ram (Roud 126)

All tracks trad.

> Folk Music > Records > Peggy Seeger: Shine Like a Star

Shine Like a Star

Shine Like a Star
Peggy, Penny and Barbara Seeger

Topic Records TOP38 (EP, UK, 1958)

Musicians

Peggy Seeger, vocals, banjo

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Amen
  2. Child of God
  3. Pretty Little Baby
  1. Great Big Stars
  2. Shine Like a Star
  3. The Angel Band
  4. Watch the Stars

All tracks trad.

> Folk Music > Records > Peggy Seeger: Troubled Love

Troubled Love

Troubled Love (Topic TOP72)

Troubled Love
Peggy Seeger

Topic Records TOP72 (EP, UK, 1962)

Recorded by Bill Leader;
Notes by Angela Carter

Musicians

Peggy Seeger, vocals, banjo

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. A Rich Old Man
  2. The Rambling Gambler (3.06)
  1. The Cruel War Is Raging (Roud 401; Laws O33) (2.13)
  2. The Trooper and the Maid (Roud 162; Child 299) (3.44)

All tracks trad.

> Folk Music > Records > Peggy Seeger: Early in the Spring

Early in the Spring

Early in the Spring (Topic TOP73)

Early in the Spring
Peggy Seeger

Topic Records TOP73 (EP, UK, 1962)

Recorded by Bill Leader;
Notes by Angela Carter

Musicians

Peggy Seeger, vocals, banjo

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Madam I Have Come to Court You (Roud 542) (2.15)
  2. When I Was in My Prime (Roud 3) (3.483
  1. So Early, Early in the Spring (Roud 152; Laws M1) (3.15)
  2. The Chickens They Are Crowing (Roud 3650) (2.08)

All tracks trad.

> Folk Music > Records > Tom Paley, Peggy Seeger: Who's Going to Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot?

Who's Going to Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot?

Who's Going to Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot? (Topic 12T113)

Who's Going to Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot?
Who's Going to Glove Your Hand?
Tom Paley and Peggy Seeger with Claudia Paley

Topic Records 12T113 (LP, UK, 1964)
Topic Records TSDL113 (digital download, UK, December 2009)

 Who's Going to Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot? (Topic TSDL113)
Tom Paley & Peggy Seeger (Elektra EKL 295)

Tom Paley & Peggy Seeger
Tom Paley, Peggy Seeger

Elektra Records EKL 295 (LP, mono, USA, 1965)
Elektra Records EKS 7295 (LP, stereo, USA, 1965)

Recorded by Bill Leader in London in 1964;
Photography by Brian Shuel;
Notes by Tom Paley and Peggy Seeger

Musicians

Peggy Seeger, vocals [1, 3-4, 6, 8-10, 12-13, 15], banjo, autoharp, dulcimer;
Tom Paley, vocals [1-2, 4-5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16], guitar;
Claudia Paley, vocals [11]

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. [PS, TP] Who's That Knocking at My Window? (The Drowsy Sleeper) (Roud 22621; Laws M4) (2.36)
  2. [TP] Love Henry (Roud 47; Child 68) (2.40)
  3. [PS] The Lass of Loch Royal (Roud 49; Child 76) (6.22)
  4. [PS, TP] Who's Going to Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot? (Roud 49; Child 76) (2.22)
  5. [TP] Pretty Polly (Roud 15; Laws P36B) (2.51)
  6. [PS] Englewood Mine (2.39)
  7. [TP] Buck Dancer's Choice (1.15)
  8. [PS] Just As the Tide Was Flowing (Roud 1105) (2.07)
  1. [PS, TP] The Kicking Mule (Roud 3774) (1.33)
  2. [PS] The Heartless Lady (Roud 1; Child 200) (3.55)
  3. [TP, CP] The Fiddling Soldier (3.14)
  4. [PS] Tittery Nan (Roud 2194; Laws H16) (1.46)
  5. [PS] Loving Reilly (Roud 538; Laws M10) (5.29)
  6. [TP] The Cuckoo (Roud 413) (2.34)
  7. [PS] If He'd Be a Buckaroo (Roud 3586) (1.12)
  8. [TP] The Girl on the Greenbriar Shore (Roud 17338) (2.33)

All tracks trad. except
Track 6 Isaac Hannah / trad.

> Folk Music > Records > Peggy Seeger: Classic Peggy Seeger

Classic Peggy Seeger

Classic Peggy Seeger (Fellside FECD105)

Classic Peggy Seeger
Peggy Seeger featuring Tom Paley

Fellside Recordings FECD105 (CD, UK, 1996)

Issued under license from Topic Records;
Produced and remastered by Paul Adams;
Booklet design and artwork by Mary Blood;
Photography by Brian Shuel

Musicians

Peggy Seeger, vocals, banjo, autoharp, dulcimer;
Tom Paley, vocals [16, 18, 21], guitar

Tracks

  1. Cumberland Gap (Roud 3414) (1.56)
  2. The Lady of Carlisle (Roud 396; Laws O25) (4.09)
  3. Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens (Roud 451) (3.06)
  4. The Deer Song (Roud 3607) (2.51)
  5. I Never Will Marry (Roud 466; Laws K17) (2.28)
  6. Devilish Mary (Roud 1017) (2.01)
  7. The Fair Maid By the Shore (Roud 181; Laws K27) (2.21)
  8. Three Banjo Tunes: Soldier's Joy / Shady Grove / (Roud 277 or 4456) / Georgia Buck (Roud 3428) (3.16)
  9. The Wife of Usher's Well (Roud 196; Child 79) (3.45)
  10. The Rambling Gambler (3.06)
  11. The Cruel War Is Raging (Roud 401; Laws O33) (2.13)
  12. The Trooper and the Maid (Roud 162; Child 299) (3.44)
  13. When I Was in My Prime (Roud 3) (3.483
  14. So Early, Early in the Spring (Roud 152; Laws M1) (3.15)
  15. The Chickens They Are Crowing (Roud 3650) (2.08)
  16. Who's That Knocking at My Window? (The Drowsy Sleeper) (Roud 22621; Laws M4) (2.36)
  17. The Lass of Loch Royal (Roud 49; Child 76) (6.22)
  18. Who's Going to Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot? (Roud 49; Child 76) (2.22)
  19. Englewood Mine (2.39)
  20. Just As the Tide Was Flowing (Roud 1105) (2.07)
  21. The Kicking Mule (Roud 3774) (1.33)
  22. The Heartless Lady (Roud 1; Child 200) (3.55)
  23. Tittery Nan (Roud 2194; Laws H16) (1.46)
  24. Loving Reilly (Roud 538; Laws M10) (5.29)
  25. If He'd Be a Buckaroo (Roud 3586) (1.12)

All tracks trad. except
Track 19 Isaac Hannah / trad.

Tracks 1-9 are from Eleven American Ballads and Songs (10T9, 1958);
Tracks 10-12 are from Troubled Love (TOP72, 1962);
Tracks 13-15 are from Early in the Spring (TOP73, 1962);
Tracks 16-25 are from Who's Going to Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot? (12T113, 1964)

> Folk Music > Records > Peggy Seeger with Irene Scott: Almost Commercially Viable

Peggy Seeger with Irene Scott: Almost Commercially Viable

Almost Commercially Viable (Fellside FECD130)

Almost Commercially Viable
Peggy Seeger with Irene Scott as No Spring Chickens

Golden Egg Productions GRADE 2 (CD, USA, 1993)
Fellside Recordings FECD130 (CD, UK, 1998)

Issued under license from Golden Egg Productions;
Mastered by Tim Young at The Hit Factory, London;
Executive producer at Fellside: Paul Adams;
Cover illustration by Judie Bomberger;
Artwork by Mary Blood

Musicians

Peggy Seeger, vocals [1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 1-13, 16-17], backing guitar [1-2, 5, 7, 9-11, 16], piano [4, 13-14], English concertina [16], Korg synthesiser [9], autoharp [2];
Irene Scott, vocals [3, 5, 7, 9, 14-15], lead guitar [2];
Sara Allen, alto flute [9];
Steve Anstee, cello [14, 17];
Roger Bunn, double bass [6];
Kenny Clayton, piano [3, 6, 12, 17];
Kathryn Locke, cello [1];
Calum MacColl, lead guitar [10], backing guitar [7-8, 13], bass guitar [2, 15], zither [14, 16], 8-string dulcimer & psaltery [11], penny whistle [5];
Neil MacColl, backing guitar [7], lead guitar [1, 8, 12], bass guitar [4];
Nick Muir, electric piano [15];
Dick Pierce, trumpet [6];
Brian Spring, drum [4, 6, 8];
Will Stallibrass, harmonica [15];
Phil Steriopulos, double bass [12];
Johnny van Derrick, fiddle [17];
Robin Williams, violin [3]

Tracks

  1. New Spring Morning (3.54)
  2. Bread and Wine (3.32)
  3. Let's Pretend (2.33)
  4. Polonium (4.22)
  5. Primrose Hill (4.31)
  6. Sweet Heroin (4.27)
  7. Garden of Flowers (3.28)
  8. Guilty (2.03)
  9. Night Song (2.58)
  10. A Good War (4.08)
  11. Morning Comes Too Soon (3.33)
  12. You Don't Know How Lucky You Are (3.05)
  13. Give 'em an Inch (1.54)
  14. My Joy of You (5.30)
  15. Holiday Song (3.13)
  16. Once Again (3.39)
  17. Getting it Right (3.50)

Tracks 1, 4, 9-13, 16 Peggy Seeger;
Tracks 2, 5, 8 words Peggy Seeger with Irene Scott; music Peggy Seeger;
Tracks 3, 15 Ewan MacColl;
Track 6 words Elizabeth Pyper, music Rutthy Taubb;
Track 7 words Peggy Seeger with Irene Scott; music trad. Sicilian;
Track 14 words Ian Davidson, music trad. Scots

> Folk Music > Records > Peggy Seeger: Three Score and Ten

Peggy Seeger: Three Score and Ten

Three Score and Ten (Appleseed APR CD 1100)

Three Score and Ten
70th Birthday Celebration Live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, May 29, 2005
Peggy Seeger and Friends

BBC / Appleseed Recordings APR CD 1100 (2 CD, UK, 2007)

Produced by Nick Barraclough for BBC Radio 2;
Recorded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on May 29, 2005;
Mastered by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering, Boulder, Colorado

Musicians

Peggy Seeger, vocals [2-5, 7-8, 10-11, 14, 16, 18-19, 21-28], spoken vocal [13, 15, 17], guitar [2, 14, 18, 25], banjo [4, 8, 19, 21-24], concertina [5, 9], piano [10, 16], autoharp [11, 27];
Billy Bragg, vocals [11-12], guitar [11];
Eliza Carthy, vocals [5-6, 26], fiddle [3-6];
Martin Carthy, vocals [5], guitar [6, 9, 28];
Graham Henderson, accordion [10, 26, 28];
Calum MacColl, vocals [5], guitar [3, 10, 16, 26];
Neil MacColl, mandolin [3, 26], guitar [27-28];
Kitty MacColl, vocals [5, 26];
James McNally, bodhrán [7];
Irene Piper-Scott, vocals [3], spoons [7];
Mike Seeger, vocals [18, 20-21], autoharp [18], banjo [19, 21], quills & shaker [20];
Pete Seeger, vocals [21], banjo [21];
Norma Waterson, vocals [5-6, 26];
All on chorus [12]

Tracks

CD 1: First SetCD 2: Second Set
  1. Introduction (2.11)
  2. Hangman (4.33)
  3. Fiddling Soldier (4.30)
  4. Logan County Jail (4.37)
  5. Che Guevara (3.58)
  6. Lowlands of Holland (5.27)
  7. Different Therefore Equal (3.39)
  8. Caveman (4.48)
  9. Humours of Bandon (2.46)
  10. Home Sweet Home (5.47)
  11. Darling Annie (5.21)
  12. If You Want a Better Life (2.58)
  1. Poem for Ewan (1.05)
  2. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (3.48)
  3. I Am Ill with Love (0.54)
  4. So Long Since I Have Been Home (6.14)
  5. My Mother Is Younger Than Me (3.51)
  6. When First Unto This Country (3.10)
  7. Soldier's Farewell (4.03)
  8. Quill Ditty (3.11)
  9. Cindy (4.21)
  10. English Is Cuh-ray-zee (4.04)
  11. Take It from Dr King (5.10)
  12. Where Have All the Flowers Gone (5.19)
  13. Gonna Be an Engineer (7.13)
  14. Careless Love (4.45)
  15. Sing About These Hard Times (4.58)
  16. Love Call Me Home (5.15)

Track 2 trad. USA version of Child #95;
Tracks 3-4, 18-19, 21, 26 trad. USA;
Tracks 5, 7-8, 10-13, 15-17, 25, 27-28 Peggy Seeger;
Tracks 6, 9 trad. UK;
Track 14 Ewan MacColl;
Track 20 Mike Seeger;
Track 22 Richard Lederer, Josh White Jr.;
Track 23 Pete Seeger;
Track 24 Pete Seeger, Joe Hickerson;