and i'm talking to peggy seeger, and i had to - peggy seeger, and i had to stop. much for getting out of bed and to us. . ,, i. ., ., to us. thank you for asking me, i am we know that the arts have been one of the industries hardest hit by the pandemic — musicians in particular, have not been unable tour. my next guest is one of my all time musical favourites: the english folk artist, eliza carthy. she is known, both for hersinging... # always find me when you are working to. i will be moving on my way. this is eliza carthy and the wayward band, performing the fitter�*s song, love lane, at the celtic connections 2017 festival. and, she's famous for playing the fiddle — look at how that song ends. eliza joins me now. you have gotten out of bed for us but you keep rock �*n�* roll hours anyway, your? it’s us but you keep rock 'n' roll hours anyway, your? it's true. it's hours anyway, your? it's true. it's been — hours anyway, your? it's true. it's been a — hours anyway, your? it's true. it's been a year _ hours anyway, your? it's true. it's been a year but _ hours an

earlier, i spoke to peggy seeger, a monumental figure and the folk scene in the us in the uk, still writingafter an unbroken 68— year career she is still an innovator and active campaigner on the environment and feminist and social issues. she has just released the 24th solo album, the first recorded solely with family members. let's have a listen. # when i wake up in the morning i'm 100 years old. # my feet on the floor and i'm 99 # a good hot shower and i'm looking at 80 # after breakfast i'm 79 # getting younger by the hour # gotta get home by midnight # it's a beautiful day, i'm 64 in my new red shoes # my kitchen is a dance floor # lunchtime, and i'm in my prime # 50 and i'm heading for a9, getting younger by the hour # gotta get home by midnight # an hour ago i was a1, i said i was 39 # but now i'm 20, heading for my teens # hormones driving me out of my mind # if i stay any longer, i'll be buying those blue jeans # the ones manufactured with the holes all over # getting younger by the hour # gotta get home by midnight.# as you might expect, maggie and the uk went to bed early but she

and i was disappointed and talking to a friend of mine and he said, "man, yoursong has been on peggy seegeris rubbish, your work here is done." it's an achievement in itself. i learn from any time somebody sends me a song and i get some appalling things and i get some wonderful things, so if i spent time on your song, it meant it was worth spending time on. i choose what i spend time on. it was very much appreciated, even as far as it got, i can assure you. i know you are dealing remarkably of course with your age, and you mention it yourself. is it right that you can't play the guitar anymore? well, i can't play it the way i want to. i have a very bad arthritic finger on my right hand, on my ring finger. and when one of your fingers is immobilised practically, which it is, it doesn't bend properly, it's like your family, if you have a dysfunctional person in the family, everybody is out ofjoint. so i am playing more on the piano, which is why this album has so much piano. i play the piano much more easily than i do any other instrument, and that'll surprise the banjo players, i can find my