With a clear eye and generous spirit, Peggy writes of a rollercoaster life - of birth and abortion, sex and infidelity, devotion and betrayal - in a luminous, beautifully realised account. The first time ever I lay with you And felt your heart beat over mine - I thought our joy would fill the earth And last till the end of time, my love, And last till the end of time. Artist: Peggy Seeger Hometown: Oxford, England Song: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Release Date: MaLabel: Red Grape Music Editor’s Note: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face was written for Peggy Seeger by her then-estranged lover Ewan MacColl in early 1957. 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'. Together, they helped lay the foundations of the British folk revival, through the influential Critics Group and the landmark BBC Radio Ballads series. 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. Her father was Charles Louis Seeger Jr., the respected musicologist, composer, teacher and folklorist her mother was Ruth Porter Crawford, a modernist composer.

Born in New York City in 1935, she enjoyed a childhood steeped in music and left-wing politics - they remain her lifeblood. Choose an option below to share ‘First Time Ever by Peggy Seeger’ Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Click To Copy Link × Are you sure Leaving this page will stop playback. and community of folk music are the singers Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacColl. A SUNDAY TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE PENDERYN MUSIC BOOK PRIZETHE BOOKSELLER'S Most Picked Book in General Non-Fiction Round Ups of 2017Peggy Seeger is one of folk music's most influential artists and songwriters. Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger in the 1970s.