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Inspired by the example of Alan Lomax, who had arrived in Britain and Ireland in 1950, and had done extensive fieldwork there, MacColl also began to collect and perform traditional ballads. His long involvement with Topic Records started in 1950 with his release of a single, "The Asphalter's Song", on that label.
May 31, 2024 · Ewan MacColl (born Jan. 25, 1915, Auchterarder, Scot.—died Oct. 22, 1989, London, Eng.) was a British singer, songwriter, and playwright. MacColl’s parents were singers and taught him many folk songs.
The official YouTube channel of Ewan MacColl. A new double album of songs, Joy of Living: A Tribute To Ewan MacColl, featuring 21 of Ewan's songs recorded by...
Jun 28, 2020 · Its pollution levels may have dropped even more dramatically since Covid-19 quietened its thoroughfares, but Ewan MacColl’s “Dirty Old Town” wasn’t just about the smog of his hometown. It was...
Ewan MacColl is known to most people as a songwriter and singer, but he was also of significant influence in the worlds of theatre and radio broadcasting. He was a committed socialist all his life and his political sensibilities underpinned all his creative activities.
Ewan MacColl was born James Henry Miller in Salford, Lancashire, on January 25 1915. His father, William Miller, was an iron-moulder, militant trade-unionist and communist who had left his native Stirlingshire in his mid-twenties.
Oct 24, 1989 · Ewan MacColl, who led the folk music revival in Britain and wrote the Grammy Award-winning ballad ''The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,'' died on Sunday in a London hospital...
Nov 19, 2020 · If you’ve ever been moved by MacColl’s singing, touched by a lyric of his or inspired to action by his righteous political anger, come down to Russell Square on 25 January to raise a glass and strike up a song with the rest of us. The Ewan MacColl memorial takes place at noon on 22 October and 25 January in Russell Square Gardens ...
He is best known for his role as Ian Gallagher in the hit Channel 4 series “ Shameless” where he first worked with Maxine Peake. He also starred in the controversial film “The Mark of Cain”, based on alleged atrocities carried out by British troops in the Iraq War. He is a great fan of Ewan MacColl, his life and work.
An introduction. Jimmie Miller aged 12. Ewan MacColl was the adopted name of Jimmie Miller who was born in Salford, Lancashire of Scottish parents. 'My relationship with Salford', he said in a 1985 TV interview, 'has been a love-hate one.
