First Time Ever av Peggy Seeger

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<p><b>A <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> AND <i>TELEGRAPH </i>BOOK OF THE YEAR</b><br><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE PENDERYN MUSIC BOOK PRIZE<br></b><b><i>THE BOOKSELLER''S Most Picked Book in General Non-Fiction Round Ups of 2017</i></b><br><br>Peggy Seeger is one of folk music¿s most influential artists and songwriters. Born in New York City in 1935, she enjoyed a childhood steeped in music and left-wing politics ¿ they remain her lifeblood. After college, she travelled to Russia and China ¿ against US advice ¿ before arriving in London, where she met the man with whom she would raise three children and share the next thirty-three years: Ewan MacColl. Together, they helped lay the foundations of the British folk revival, through the influential Critics Group and the landmark BBC <i>Radio Ballads </i>series. And as Ewan¿s muse, she inspired one of the twentieth century¿s most popular love songs, ¿The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face¿. <br><br>With a clear eye and generous spirit, Peggy writes of a rollerc