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After almost 40 years, Peggy Seeger has returned to live in her native America.
Before leaving, she talked to Jim Lloyd about her music and her partnership with the late Ewan MacColl. In the first of five programmes. she recalls her early days in Washington, where her brother Pete found fame as a folk singer. House guests included Woody Guthrie, Huddie Ledbetter and Alan Lomax.
(Rpt)

Contributors

Interviewee:
Peggy Seeger
Interviewer:
Jim Lloyd

The final foray through the oeuvre of the man known to his friends as the "folk laureate". Presented by Les Barker , tonight's programme includes The
Cash Machine's Swallowed
Our Deirdre, The Dog
Formerly Known as Prince, Can-Can and The Author's
Story. Featuring Norma Waterson with Martin Carthy
, Eliza Carthy , Lesley Davies , Alison Younger and Chris Harvey.

Contributors

Presented By:
Les Barker
Unknown:
Norma Waterson
Unknown:
Martin Carthy
Unknown:
Eliza Carthy
Unknown:
Lesley Davies
Unknown:
Alison Younger
Unknown:
Chris Harvey.

2:The Methodists. Barbara Dickson
continues her five-part series exploring the history of hymns by sampling the new approach to words and music pioneered by the Methodists. She also discovers some secrets about their greatest hymn writer Charles Wesley , who insisted his hymns be sung "lustily and with good courage".
A Presentable production

Contributors

Unknown:
Barbara Dickson
Unknown:
Charles Wesley

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