'National treasure ' to play Birmingham show

Making a very welcome visit to Birmingham as part of 29 UK dates on her rescheduled 'First Farewell Tour ', the charismatic

Singer-songwriter and feminist Peggy Seeger (pictured) is to play a show at Birmingham 's Symphony Hall as one of 29 dates on her rescheduled 'First Farewell Tour '.

Peggy will perform at Symphony Hall on Tuesday 22 March.

The performance at the Symphony Hall will take place in the Justham Family Room and Jane How Room, a new performance space for intimate concerts which opened in July 2021.

Peggy said: “First Farewell is an odd title for a CD or a tour, but it looks both forward and back as I have tried to do in my life.

“I have toured all over the globe since I was 20 and it is always a delight, a new adventure. I am an activist, an advocate, a left-winger, an eco-feminist, a singer of traditional and topical songs, trying to speak in my own way for my own time. This may be the last time, but then again it may not� ”

First Farewell is Mojo Magazine 's number one Folk Album of the Year.

Christened by the Guardian as 'Folk 's First Lady ' and by the Sunday Times as 'Folk 's Matriarch ', Peggy is now in her mid-80s with 26 solo albums and over 100 collaborative albums under her belt.

Peggy is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Association of Independent Music (AIM) Women in Music 'Most Inspirational Artist ', Folk Alliance International 's 'Lifetime Achievement ' and BBC Radio 2 's Folk Awards 'Song of the Year '.

Peggy and her son Calum MacColl will host an evening of up-close performance.

Audience members can expect to hear some new songs from Peggy 's First Farewell album, some old favourites, a few surprises, and plenty of relaxed family banter.

Tickets cost £22 and are available here.