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Songs of Courting and Complaint

Peggy Seeger
Songs of Courting and Complaint Peggy Seeger's honest, unadorned voice and Clark Weissman's deft guitar accompaniment grace this selection of ballads whose characters lament the trials of courting and the tribulations of ill-fated marriage. Seeger's liner notes include a short essay by her father, renowned musicologist Charles Seeger.

Track Listing

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Whistle, Daughter, Whistle Peggy Seeger 01:45
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102
When I Was Single Peggy Seeger 02:55
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103
House Carpenter Peggy Seeger 04:08
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When First Unto This Country a Stranger I Came Peggy Seeger 01:56
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All of Her Answers Were No Peggy Seeger 03:17
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The Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn Peggy Seeger 01:49
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202
The Wagoner's Lad Peggy Seeger 01:47
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203
Long Lonesome Road Peggy Seeger 02:18
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204
The Butcher Boy Peggy Seeger 02:20
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205
The Old Maid's Song Peggy Seeger 01:54
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Katy Cruel Peggy Seeger 02:12
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Leatherwing Bat Peggy Seeger 02:11