Peggy Seeger - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (2023)

Video directed and edited by Kitty MacColl
Filmed by Kitty MacColl, Vicki Sharp, Calum MacColl & Kerry Harvey-Piper

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face: written by Ewan MacColl (1957)
Published by Stormking Music (Concord Music Group) and Bucks Music Group.
(p) & © of this recording Peggy Seeger under exclusive worldwide license to Red Grape Music
Recording:
Peggy Seeger - vocals and piano
Neill MacColl - synthesiser
Calum MacColl - producer, recording & mixing
George Shilling – mastering

[guypainter]

She's been singing this song for 66 years and you can tell how much it still means to her. Really beautiful performance.

[gerrynaughton]

I met Peggy at the end of the Ewan MacColl Tribute Concert 'Joy of Living' in Dublin in 2016. I told Peggy that I used to go to the Bull & Mouth Pub in Central London back in the late 70s to listen to herself and Ewan sing. "You made me cry" I told her and then explained that she did a poignant redition of the 'Agent Orange Song' after she told the story about how an American pilot had suffered and died as a result of spreading chemicals over the forests in Vietnam. The song was made popular by Country Joe MacDonald, but Peggy's live version was so much more meaningful and heart-rendering. She grasped both my hands and said: "Thank you, you have made my night". Peggy shares her soul with all who know her...

[davidmcinnes]

Beautiful, a love song written for her by Ewan McColl her husband.

[hokpfjr]

It's wonderful to hear, and see, the person for whom it was written, actually singing the song. It can't mean more to anyone else who sings it.

[cailleach]

Wow! I thought I had heard this so many times, but this was The First Time.

[sandramorey]

While I love other versions of this, I still prefer yours. After all, it was written for you by Ewan.  I love that your kids are the videographers. Beautiful video.

[gcmvw]

What a great performence this is. Just by not 'over-estimating' the words Peggy Seeger gives this song (which her husband wrote for her in 1957) a very fragile streak that is touching. And what a great lady she still is!

[GhilaPan]

Congratulations! One of the most wonderful love-songs ever written!❤‍🔥

[wandapease-giyo]

Perfect song for the lady to reprise a gift to those of us of us who share her years here.

[bridgetplunkett]

Wow. I never realised who wrote this incredible song . So beautiful both the song and the singer.

[Womanwithblackdog]

Wow. It is her song. This video is priceless. Thank you Peggy!

[jenmcfarlane]

This is the most amazing version of this song ever . The compassion, genuine, emotional rendering of it always brings me to tears . Thankyou Peggy Seager and your beautiful energy.

[nerafinator]

Absolutely gorgeous. Thank you for this blessing

[DylanWalshe]

Beautiful Peggy, thanks for all the support x

[pentangle]

I was lucky to see Peggy and Ewan MacColl perform together at a London folk club and saw Peggy, Pete and Mike Seeger perform together as well (even got them to sign a baseball together at the event!). I also loved the version done by Mary Travers. Ewan MacColl also wrote Dirty Old Town about growing up in Salford famously done by the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl, daughter of Ewan. Peggy wrote "I'm Gonna be an Engineer". Ewan's "My Old Man" and "Nobody Knew She Was There" are make you think of the greatest of John Prine and Steve Goodman's materials.

[casachavela]

Thank you for this version of "The First Time I Saw Your Face" by Peggy Seeger. What a beautiful unique rendition and interpretation of that classic. It was so positive and heartfelt. ❤

[grosvenorclub]

You can see in Peggys face that she is back in the early days of seeing Ewan MacColl .

[macoasuncion]

i really love this... so beautiful
thank you.

[wattiewatt]

Peggy - I absolutely love this version of your song!

[paulettemeiermusic]

Just heart opening, Peggy! Thank you for recording this at this time of your life. Inspired all of us on the way to 80 to keep on singing!