Music in American Life: Peggy Seeger (ePub)

Born into folk music's first family, Peggy Seeger has blazed her own trail artistically and personally. Jean Freedman draws on a wealth of research and conversations with Seeger to tell the life story of one of music's most charismatic performers and tireless advocates. Here is the story of Seeger's multifaceted career, from her youth to her pivotal role in the American and British folk revivals, from her instrumental virtuosity to her tireless work on behalf of environmental and feminist causes, from wry reflections on the U.K. folk scene to decades as a songwriter. Freedman also delves into Seeger's 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 often-fraught atmosphere of The Critics Group. Bracingly candid and as passionate as its subject, Peggy Seeger is the first book-length biography of a life set to music.|
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Permissions
Introduction
1. Very Good Stock
2. The Early Years
3. Coming of Age in Chevy Chase
4. A Rendezvous with Death
5. The Rover, Part One
6. The First Time Ever
7. The Rover, Part Two
8. New Day Dawning
9. At Home Abroad
10. What Is a Folk Song?
11. High Noon
12. Beginnings and Endings
13. Different Stages
14. Things Fall Apart
15. Late in the Day
16. The Day Is Ending
17. The Long Road Home
18. Heading for Home
19. Old New England
20. Everything Changes
21. What Is a Folk Revival?
Notes
References Cited
Index|Jean R. Freedman earned a Ph.D. in folklore from Indiana University. She is the author of Whistling in the Dark: Memory and Culture in Wartime London.