Born James Miller (he changed it to the legendary MacColl later), Ewan MacColl was not just a noted British traditional folk songwriter; he was also a labor activist, playwright, poet, actor and ...

On this day (October 22) in 1989, Ewan MacColl died in London’s Brompton Hospital after having heart surgery. He was 74 years old. Before his death, MacColl built a legacy as a playwright, union ...

101 As I Went Out One May Morning / Al Jeffery, Ewan MacColl, Isla Cameron 102 The Burning of Auchendown / Al Jeffery, Ewan MacColl, Isla Cameron 103 Brewer Laddie / Al Jeffery, Ewan MacColl, Isla ...

We’re pleased to premiere a new track from English singer-songwriter Billy Bragg, a cover of Ewan MacColl‘s “Kilroy Was Here.” The song is taken from Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl, an ...

The song could be about any one of a number of once-thriving mill towns in northern England, or a coal town in the Scottish Lowlands. Or, it could be about an American city in the Rust Belt, or in the ...

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Many don't even know his real name but they'll know his brilliants works - from "Dirty Old Town" to "The First Time I Saw Your Face" he is a towering cultural figure in Irish folk and Celtic music. I ...

One hundred years on from his birth, Ewan MacColl’s reputation is at something of an odd point. It’s true that a number of MacColl’s compositions remain staples on the folk scene and beyond (within ...