Peggy Seeger in Concert, Plus Workshop
LEGENDS SERIES:
PEGGY SEEGER
in Concert
Friday 28 March ~ 8pm @”The Scotch Church,” New York City
As a singer, songwriter, musician, and activist, Peggy is one of the most influential performers around. Born into one of North America’s foremost folkmusic families, Peggy is half-sister to Pete, sister to Mike, and daughter to Ruth Crawford Seeger. She was well schooled in the classic European music traditions. Between the ages of 12 and 35 she learned to play piano, guitar, five-string banjo, autoharp, Appalachian dulcimer and English concertina. She cut her first record when she was 18 and in her early twenties she became a professional touring performer. Her travels took her to the Soviet Union, China, Poland, Belgium, France, Holland and the Scandinavian countries.
In 1959 she settled in London with Ewan MacColl. The MacColl/Seeger duo was at the forefront of the British folksong revival for the ensuing three decades. Their innovative work in that revival incorporated folk techniques in songwriting and strengthened the ties between traditional and political music. The Radio Ballads, created for the BBC, were a turning point in her life, when music and politics melded together, when she learned to arrange music for radio scripts and to direct musicians and singers in the studio. She and MacColl carried the lessons learned into work with Critics Group, when she began to write songs and train singers and instrumentalists. Considered to be one of North America’s finest revival singers of traditional songs, she has also written music for films, television and radio. She has collaborated on books of folksongs with Edith Fowke, Alan Lomax, and Ewan MacColl. She has made 23 solo LPs and collaborated with other performers (Tom Paley, Mike Seeger, Guy Carawan, Ewan MacColl) on more records than she can count. In the mid-1970s she began to concentrate on feminist and ecological issues. Her best-known songs are The Ballad of Springhill and I’m Gonna Be an Engineer.
WHERE
At the historic Second Presbyterian Church (“The Scotch Church,” founded 1756), 6 W 96th St, New York, NY 10025 (South corner of 96th Street & Central Park West). Subway: 96th Street on A, B, and C lines.
TICKETS
General admission $22; members of FMSNY and sponsoring organizations listed below: $18; Kids under 12 and full-time students $10. Tickets available at the door or online: peggy.bpt.me. Information: 212-957-8386.
PRESS RELEASE
Workshop:
The Image of Women in Anglo-American Traditional Song with Peggy Seeger
Saturday, 29 March, 2–4pm
In this intimate workshop, Peggy will explore the ways in which women have historically been portrayed in traditional Anglo-American folk songs, and then she will present some of the ways she has responded to those portrayals through her own songs.
At Pearl Studios, 519 8th Avenue, between W. 35th & W. 36th Streets, 12th Floor, Studio H, Midtown Manhattan. General admission $20; members of FMSNY and sponsoring organizations listed above: $15. Seating is limited; advance reservations required. For reservations or additional information, call Steve Suffet at 718-786-1533. NOTE: Clicking RSVP on Meetup or Facebook does NOT constitute a reservation.
CO-SPONSORS
Co-sponsors for both of the Peggy Seeger events are listed below. Members of these organizations will receive member prices.
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BQ NOW (Brooklyn-Queens) |
brooklynqueensnow.org/ |
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NOW-NYC (New York City) |
nownyc.org/ |
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CATCH | ctmd.org/CATCH.htm |
| Center for Art, Tradition, & Cultural Heritage | ctmd.org | |
| Center for Traditional Music & Dance | ctmd.org/ | |
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Citylore | citylore.org/ |
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Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. | folkmusicny.org |