Ewan MacColl And Peggy Seeger – Traditional Songs And Ballads (1964)

Released in 1964, "Traditional Songs and Ballads" is just one of the many joint recordings made by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger. Both grew up in musical families (Peggy is half-sister to famed folk musician Pete Seeger), and they became two of the most influential figures of the British folk song revival of the 1960s. 

Together, they traveled the world performing and promoting folk music, emphasizing and maintaining its connection to grassroots activism. "Traditional Songs and Ballads" features music from the British Isles, including two ballads originally collected by the noted folklorist Francis James Child. 

MacColl also wrote many left-wing political songs, remained a steadfast communist throughout his life and engaged in political activism



Tracklist:

A1 As I Came In By Fisherrow
A2 The Spinning Wheel
A3 My Apron Now
A4 Tibbie Fowler
A5 The Beggar Laddie
A6 The Weary Pund O' Tow
A7 The Baron O' Leys
B1 The Earl Of Errol
B2 The Shepherd And His Wife
B3 Fare Ye Weel My Auld Wife
B4 Hey, How Johnny Lad
B5 Blythsome Bridal
B6 The Braes O' Balquither

Ewan MacColl And Peggy Seeger – Traditional Songs And Ballads (1964)

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