He was married to theatre director joan littlewood, and later to american folksinger peggy seeger. Peggy may be folk royalty, but theres nothing either reverent or nostalgic about this joyous and intimate performance the guardian glorious peggy is a commanding presence the times an effortlessly intimate affair the scotsman a memorable warm and charming evening of great music, family humour and grace. Ewan maccoll songs of robert burns sung by ewan maccoll. Ewan maccoll the radio ballads radio, tv and oral history. The discography of the english folksinger ewan maccoll. The essential ewan maccoll songbook reprinted 2009. Popular scottish songs by ewan maccoll and peggy seeger on. His art reached huge numbers through the folk clubs, greater numbers through. Peggy seegers web site includes a discography that includes the recordings that she and ewan maccoll made together along with most of. Popular scottish songs, an album by ewan maccoll and peggy seeger on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Discography ewan maccoll s discography runs to hundreds of recordings. Ewan maccoll and peggy seeger classic scots ballads. In 1959, maccoll began releasing lp albums on folkways records, including several collaborative albums with peggy seeger. Ewan maccoll was born in auchterarder, perthshire, scotland, the son of a lowland scots father and a gaelicspeaking mother, both of whom had an extensive repertoire of scots folksongs and ballads. Ewan maccoll, biographical, discography at theballadeers. Ewan maccoll and peggy seeger with sparing accompaniment on 5string banjo, guitar, appalachian dulcimer, concertina and autoharp producer. Halfbrother mike seeger went on to form the new lost city ramblers, one of whose members, john cohen, was married to petes other halfsister, singer penny seeger, also a highly talented singer. The first time ever i saw your face i thought the sun rose in your ey. Husband to joan littlewood, jean newlove parents of singersongwriter kirsty maccoll and hamish maccoll, and peggy seeger parents of neill maccoll. Seegers scholarly folk music accompaniment was a welcome change from the local jazz and classical players with whom he had been associating. The long harvest traditional ballads in their english, scots and north american variants performed by. Six classic albums audio cd ewan maccoll box set ewan maccoll format. Peggy seeger born june 17, 1935, new york city is an american folksinger.
Track a5 listed as a ewan maccoll composition entitled space girl on the cover and a traditional work entitled the space girls song on the label. Ewan maccoll the anthology 2010 not now music not2cd332. Ewan maccoll 25 january 1915 22 october 1989 was a british folk singer, songwriter, socialist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer. Musical traditions records mtcd254 digital book on cdrom, uk, 2015. While creating this site we used the famous list of ewans recordings, created by john ross which seems to be the most complete one, and also the discography on peggy seegers site a great help to this site was a. He was a committed socialist all his life and his political sensibilities underpinned all his creative activities.
Find ewan maccoll discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Folk music records ewan maccoll ewan maccoll 19151989 this is a short summary of the ewan maccoll albums i own. Playwright, poet, and songwriter ewan maccoll was almost singlehandedly responsible for the folk resurgence that hit britain in the 50s and 60s. Wind, black tide antiapartheid songs 1986 cassette album. His other work resides in the ewan maccollpeggy seeger archive at ruskin college, headington, oxford, england. Twoway trip by ewan maccoll and peggy seeger on spotify. In 1957 at the invitation of producer charles parker, ewan and peggy became involved in a project which was to bring them much renown. University of tennessee press, 1977, isbn 9780870491917. English folk singer known for his work with wife peggy seeger, and as writer of songs. His halfsister, peggy seeger, also a wellknown folk performer, was married for many years to british folk singer ewan maccoll. Singers and musicians ewan maccoll vocals peggy seeger appalachian dulcimer, guitar, 5string banjo, autoharp tracks side one kissings nae sin scots em.
Contemporary songs written and sung by peggy seeger and ewan maccoll vinyl 1978. Freedman also delves into seegers fruitful partnership with ewan maccoll and a multitude of contributions which include creating the renowned festivals of fools, founding blackthorne records, masterminding the legendary radio ballads documentaries, and mentoring performers in the oftenfraught atmosphere of the critics group. Ewan maccoll and peggy seeger drumdelgie lyrics musixmatch. Contemporary songs written and sung by peggy seeger and ewan maccoll. Their collaboration was most fruitful and harmonious. Users who like no more peggy seeger and ewan maccoll. Whether as an interpreter of ancient ballads or as a writer of new songs, he influenced almost everyone involved in folk music in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Chorus from the gallows with peggy seeger vinyl 1959 bold sportsmen all 1998 musical film score.
In 1965 ewan and peggy formed the critics group around a number of young followers, with charles parker in attendance, frequently recording the groups weekly sessions at maccoll and seeger s home. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Complete your ewan maccoll with peggy seeger collection. We are aiming to create a comprehensive discography on these pages but it is still a work in progress. Travellers songs from england and scotland songs collected in 19621976. Discography ewan maccolls discography runs to hundreds of recordings. Was married to joan littlewood 193450 and peggy seeger 197789. The next ten years saw a steady deterioration in his physical condition but he continued to work, tour, lecture and write songs. Ewan maccoll with peggy seeger popular scottish songs. Ewan maccoll was one of the architects of the folksong revival. Peggy seeger folk singer, songmaker, activist peggyseeger.
Ewan maccoll was a leftwing firebrand who instigated the 60s folk revival. Contemporary folk, traditional folk music, scottish folk music. He has worked as an author, playwright, actor, streetsinger, and laborer, in addition to being scotlands leading folksinger. Twoway trip, an album by ewan maccoll and peggy seeger on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Lord thomas and fair annie ewan maccoll and peggy seeger. The english and scottish popular ballads riversidewashington series. Good to hear ewan againthanks for this powerful statement peggy. The first time ever i saw your face i thought the sun rose in your eyes and the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave to the dark and t. A beautiful song about jesus as the first socialist of the history written by ewan maccoll and registered together with peggy seeger for.
James henry miller 25 january 1915 22 october 1989 who used the stage name ewan maccoll was a british folk singer, songwriter, socialist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer. Produced for the bbc, each onehour radio ballad consisted of recorded actuality from members of the public, a script and songs made by ewan maccoll, direction and musical arrangements by peggy seeger, production and editing by. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Ewan maccoll a biography by peggy seeger biography. In 1979, ewan maccoll suffered the first of many heart attacks. His notion that a countrys residents should embrace the music of that particular country led to englands first folk club strictly for english folk back in 53. Ewan maccoll is known to most people as a songwriter and singer, but he was also of significant influence in the worlds of theatre and radio broadcasting. Peggy seeger and ewan maccoll songs of struggle 1976 amalgamated metal workers union amwu 91. Seeger s father was charles seeger 18861979, an important folklorist and musicologist. She is also well known in britain, where she lived for more than 30 years with her husband, songwriter ewan maccoll. The initial aim of improving musical skills soon broadened to performing at political events, the singers club where maccoll, seeger and lloyd were. Ewan maccoll the first time ever i saw your face with peggy seeger remastered lyrics. It contains copies of most of their published recordings, together with correspondence, playscripts, photographs, videos, books and other documents and memorabilia relating.
No more peggy seeger and ewan maccoll by peggyseeger. Two of the most influential figures of the 1960s british and american folk music revival, married couple ewan maccoll 19151989 and peggy seeger 1935 collaborated for decades to promote and share the songs of their respective musical traditions. Classic scots ballads ewan maccoll, peggy seeger songs. Lyrics for drumdelgie by ewan maccoll and peggy seeger. Folkways record of contemporary songs by ewan maccoll. Lloyds discography, created by reinhard zierke, quentin keans argo records catalogue and jimmy macgregors discography by nick. Many of his recordings are now available for download here.
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