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In his liner notes, Ewan MacColl writes, "In the days before TV, radio, and newspapers, the broadsides helped both to mould and reflect public opinion; their authors acted as political commentators,... more

Before photography, painted panoramas were often the only images the general public saw of distant lands. One such panorama from 1848, of "wondrous scenes of whaling and faraway islands," inspired a... more

In 19th-century Scotland, farm laborers would sleep in buildings called "bothies," and the term bothy ballad emerged to describe the songs those farmhands composed. Performed here by Ewan MacColl and... more

Two of the most influential figures of the 1960's British and American folk music revival, married couple Ewan MacColl (1915-1989) and Peggy Seeger (1935-) collaborated for decades to promote and... more

Louis Killen was one of the major players in the British folk music revival during the 1950s and '60s. Drawing from his extensive collection of English ballads and folk songs, Killen compiled this... more

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Pour yourself a dram of whiskey and enjoy these rollicking Irish-music performances, recorded at the King's Arms and Bedford Arms in London and originally released in '65. Includes "The Rocks of... more

Recorded in 1956 by Helen Creighton, this record captures the individualistic spirit of the island peoples of Nova Scotia. Though the majority of Nova Scotia's residents are of British descent (as is... more

2009 holiday release from the leader of Boyzone. Following the success of Ronan Keating's international #1 album Songs for My Mother released earlier this year, Ronan has recorded another special set... more