24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Peggy Seeger says she would love to live in Scotland
'I love Scotland so much, I would live in Scotland if it wasn't for the weather,' the 89-year-old told the Glasgow Times.
'I have loved Scotland since the very first time I went there in the summer of 1956.
'I decided to go on a motor scooter from London to the top of Scotland. I got as far as Aberdeen.
'I love Scotland's songs, the way the language shifts as you cross the border. I love everything but the weather, it's too cold," she added.
(Image: Peggy Seeger) The I'm Gonna Be an Engineer hitmaker is set to return to Scotland next month to perform at Cottiers in the West End of Glasgow.
The gig will take place on May 15.
'I'm looking forward to coming to Glasgow,' Peggy said, before adding: 'I can't even count the number of times I've been to the city. It'll be dozens by now.'
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The show comes as part of Peggy's upcoming 90th Birthday Farewell Tour, which will follow the release of her new album, Teleology, set to come out on May 2.
From being the muse behind her late husband Ewan MacColl's The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, which became a global hit for soul singer Roberta Flack, to having her songs become anthems of the women's movement, Seeger has played a very memorable part in music history throughout her 70-odd-year career.
Having grown up in America, Peggy eventually gained British citizenship and, in 1977, married Dirty Old Town songwriter MacColl. They were married until his death in 1989 and had three children together.
(Image: Ewan MacColl) Peggy and Ewan's sons, Neill and Calum MacColl, will be joining her on the road for the upcoming tour.
Speaking on performing with her family, Peggy said: 'Going on the road with my sons is always such a pleasure.'
(Image: Peggy with her sons (Image supplied)) The singer will be playing songs from the new album as well as reviving some old tunes.
She added: 'I'm going to revive some songs from the past as well as some songs that my sons feel we really should do – which I absolutely agree with.'
'It's really special for me to be able to tour, especially to do it with my sons. I'm really grateful, but after 70 years touring it is time that I stopped now.'
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Tickets for the Cottiers show can be purchased online by clicking HERE
Alternatively, fans can book tickets by phoning the box office 0141 357 4000 or using WhatsApp on 07941 673 035.
