The 85-year-old folk legend’s last set, Everything Changes (2014) was recorded with a band, but First Farewell takes a dramatic change of direction as she accompanies herself on piano with sparse but bravely original arrangements. Seeger’s singing is as intimate and gently powerful as ever, while the only other musicians involved are all family members. A Top of the World in the May 2021 issue (#167).

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