Peggy Seeger is not as well known in the United States as her more famous musical brothers Pete and Mike. Folk music fans and feminists likely recognize one of her most famous songs, "I'm Gonna Be an Engineer," but for the most part, Seeger remains under the radar of the general listening public, and it is our loss.

She approaches traditional folk music in a way that many do not, treating it with reverence, but also unafraid to have a bit of fun. Her own contributions are numerous. 149 of her best songs were collected together and published in The Peggy Seeger Songbook - Warts and All: Forty Years of Songwriting, and she has continued to write more songs since the book's 1998 publication.

Seeger spent most of her music career in the United Kingdom, maintaining and contributing to the rich folk tradition there. It was there that she met her husband Ewan MacColl, who was also a folk musician and active in the music scene until his death in 1989. Seeger returned to the United States in 1994 and has been collaborating with her music and life partner Irene Pyper-Scott. In 2005, Seeger and her family celebrated her 70th birthday with a special concert in London at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

This concert was recorded and is now available in a two CD collection called Three Score and Ten (Appleseed Recordings). The concert included contributions from Seeger's children, siblings (both Pete and Mike), a few other well-known traditional folk families (Carthys and Watersons), and a special guest (Billy Bragg).

One of the best aspects of this recording is that it is presented as a continuous whole, with all the snafus and pauses of a live concert. The audio is clear and intimate, with just the right balance to incorporate the crowd sounds. The listener can almost imagine that they are sitting behind the sound board and hearing the whole thing in person.