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Peggy Seeger: "It was obvious he'd written it for me... and he never sang it again"
Activist and folk musician, Peggy Seeger, tells the real-life love story behind Ewan MacColl's The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
She speaks about their relationship, falling in love with Irene Pyper-Scott and what the song means to her today: "Love of this sort is not the property of teenagers... It belongs to every age group and every gender group. We can all do it."
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Interviewed Guest | Peggy Seeger |
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