Ewan MacColl
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Ewan MacColl, born James Henry Miller on January 25, 1915, in Broughton, Lancashire, England, was a British folk singer-songwriter. He left school in 1930 and joined the Young Communist League and an amateur acting troupe called the Clarion Players. In 1936, he co-founded the Theatre Union with his wife Joan Littlewood. MacColl's musical career began in earnest when he left the theatre group to focus on folk music in 1953. He also began recording with Topic Records in 1950 and released "The Asphalter's Song." His song "Dirty Old Town" became a classic in the folk repertoire, covered by artists such as the Dubliners and Rod Stewart. MacColl collaborated extensively with A.L. Lloyd on numerous albums, including the eight-volume series of The Child Ballads. He also worked with Dominic Behan and Peggy Seeger, releasing several albums together. Notable releases include Scots Drinking Songs (1956), The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (The Child Ballads) Volume I (1956), and Songs of Robert Burns (1959). MacColl passed away on October 22, 1989.
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- Friendless Mary
- Room For Company
- Pity's Lamentation
- Round Cape Horn by Peggy Seeger
- There's Nothing To Be Had Without Money
- Reel of Stumpie
- The Wars of Germany
- The ballad of Ho Chi Min
- Lassie Wi' the Yellow Coat
- A Hundred Years Ago by A. L. Lloyd
- Blow, Boys, Blow featuring Ewan MacColl
- There's Three Brave Loyal Fellows
- Aikendrum by Peggy Seeger
- Carrion Crow
- London's Lottery
- London Mourning in Ashes
- Midwife's Ghost
- A Merry Progress to London
- Jock Hawk's Adventures In Glasgow
- King Lear and His Three Daughters
- Derek Bentley
- The Elfin Knight by Peggy Seeger
- Waly, Waly
- Go Down Ye Murderers
