The theme this week on Stranger Songs is Peggy Seeger at 90. Peggy turned 90 on June 17 and has just announced her retirement from touring.
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fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy ![]() |
Peggy Seeger was born in 1935 to a musical and activist family. Her father, Charles Seeger, was a musicologist, composer and folklorist. Her mother, Ruth Crawford Seeger, was a composer and musicologist. Her older half-brother was Pete Seeger, and her other siblings were Mike Seeger, Barbara Seeger and Penny Seeger. Peggy’s life partner from the 1950s until his death in 1989 was the preeminent British folksinger and songwriter Ewan MacColl. |
Sing About These Hard Times Peggy Seeger - Teleology - Red Grape ![]() |
Five Nights Drunk Peggy Seeger with Barbara and Penny Seeger - Folk Songs with The Seegers - Prestige |
I Truly Understand Sheesham & Lotus & ‘Son - Clear the Table - Sepiaphone ![]() |
Pretty Saro Kate & Edith - Live at Kelso Hall - Kate & Edith ![]() |
Lady of Carlisle Ian & Sylvia - Four Strong Winds - Vanguard ![]() |
When I was Single Peggy Seeger - The Folkways Years 1955-1992: Songs of Love and Politics - Smithsonian Folkways |
I Never will Marry Linda Ronstadt with Dolly Parton - Simple Dreams: 40th Anniversary Edition - Elektra/Rhino |
Little Birdie Mike Seeger & Peggy Seeger - Fly Down Little Bird - Appleseed |
fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy ![]() |
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Bonnie Dobson - Philadelphia Folk Festival – 40th Anniversary - Sliced Bread ![]() |
Dirty Old Town Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger - Black and White: The Ewan MacColl Definitive Collection - Cooking Vinyl |
On This Very Day Peggy Seeger - An Odd Collection - Rounder |
Willie Moore Kate & Anna McGarrigle & Roma Baran - Tell My Sister - Nonesuch ![]() |
Tell My Sister Peggy Seeger - Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle - Nonesuch ![]() |
Heading for Home Rufus Wainwright & John Legend - Folkocracy - BMG |
Freight Train Sue Foley - One Guitar Woman: A Tribute to the Female Pioneers of Guitar - Stony Plain ![]() |
Schofield Mine Disaster Rosalie Sorrels with Peggy Seeger - Strangers in Another Country: The Songs of Bruce “Utah” Phillips - Red House |
Ballad of Springhill Fourtold - Fourtold - Appleseed |
It’s a Free World Peggy Seeger - An Odd Collection - Rounder |
I'm Gonna Be an Engineer Robin Greenstein - Images of Women, Vol. 2 - Windy |
Fatal Flower Garden Peggy Seeger with Irene Pyper-Scott - Live - Appleseed |
Bring Me Home Peggy Seeger - Bring Me Home - Appleseed |
fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy ![]() |
Really appreciate all the stories and history,, Mike. For me, it is a gift that is as valuable as the music itself. Stories come from people's life experiences so the life history of songwriters gives more depth to the wonderful music that they create and share with us. Once again, a delightful show !!
4:35 PM, July 8th, 2025