If you don't do that and just tune the 5th string down then you will have to play very gently so that the string doesn't buzz and go out of tune. low Bb, D, F - so Eb when recording, I put a 3rd string in 5th-string position so that the low Bb on the 5th string (which matches the pitch on the 3rd string) will not buzz. (Peggy Seeger)ĥ-string BANJO TUNING: sung in the key of Eb tuning: low Bb, low Eb. He elaborated and I distilled his suggestions into verse 3, which I believe made the song complete. My friend and agent, Josh Dunson, was present and he felt that the song was missing political and social involvement. The song began its life with four verses, which I sang for the first time on a radio show in Chicago. Feeling my age, I felt less afraid of going on (back?) to the Real Home from whence we come. I felt as if I was looking at pictures of home. Sounds melodramatic but it was definitely a vision of my place in the universe, small and precious only as we all are to ourselves and to our friends, family, acquaintances and workmates. Whilst looking at these wonderful and imaginative images of a state that I seldom visit, I was blessed with a vision. At my behest, she sent me some slides of her work plus some examples of the work of other Maine painters.
Crystal is a painter - when I asked her what she painted she told me she paints Maine. Adept at guitar and banjo, Seeger recorded her first album in 1954, while a student at Radcliffe. She was raised in Maryland by progressive parents who hosted the likes of Lead Belly and Jackson Pollock. The 38 songs are included in the order in which they are mentioned in the memoir so readers can hear what Peggy refers to chapter by chapter. I wrote this song after meeting Crystal Nicholas, of Greene, Maine. STARRED Kirkus Reviews Musicians are often good storytellers First Time Ever shows that Peggy Seeger is also a good writer. A double CD set designed as an audio accompaniment to Peggy Seeger's book, 'First Time Ever: A Memoir'. Words and music: Peggy Seeger © 1999 Peggy Seeger, administered by Bucks Music
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