accordion, piano Teddy Borowiecki
acoustic guitar, vocals, synth, concertina, piano, autoharp Peggy Seeger
cello Steve Anstee
double bass Tim Harries
fiddle Freyda Epstein
harmonium, organ James Compton
harp, guitar, zither, classical guitar, dulcimer, backing vocals, whistle Calum MacColl
mandolin, guitar, autoharp, bass, slide guitar Neill MacColl
percussion Ray Dodds
vocals Irene Pyper-Scott
vocals Kitty MacColl
vocals Rafe McKenna
Love Will Linger On is a collection of love songs that Peggy Seeger calls “one of the most enjoyable projects of my life.” Six of the songs on this thematic collection of romantic love songs are Seeger originals and three are traditional; among the other tracks is Peggy’s version of “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” written for her by her future husband, British songwriter, musician and activist Ewan MacColl, which became a #1 single for Roberta Flack in 1972 and a modern standard.

Peggy is accompanied on this CD, her first for Appleseed, by her three children, Neill, Calum, and Kitty MacColl, and by her personal partner since MacColl’s death, Irish traditional singer Irene Pyper-Scott. Produced by Calum, a well-known artist in his own right in the UK, the CD features guitar, mandolin, bass, percussion, concertina, piano and autoharp as part of its instrumentation. Highlights include Autumn Wedding, a song which Peggy wrote with Pyper-Scott for the wedding of her brother Mike Seeger in 1995, and Primrose Hill, a song that features the beautiful pennywhistle playing of Calum MacColl.