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Thread #96038   Message #1873600
Posted By: Joe Offer
01-Nov-06 - 01:49 AM
Thread Name: Ewan MacColl singing First Time Ever
Subject: RE: Ewan MacColl singing First Time Ever
I just listened to the track on the Antiquities CD, Sandra. MacColl sings it in a sweet soprano that sounds amazingly like the way Peggy Seeger sings it....
[grin]

I had a similar problem trying to find a John Prine recording of "Angel From Montgomery" - I had it on several John Prine CD's, but the voice always sounded like Bonnie Raitt. I finally did find it on Prine's self-titled album - but I don't think you're going to find a MacColl recording of "First Time."

I'm also looking for a Woody Guthrie recording of "Deportee." Joe Klein says Woody used to chant that song, and didn't really have a tune for it.

-Joe Offer-