| Description | A tribute to Ewan MacColl, broadcast on BBC Radio 2 ‘Folk on 2’ shortly after his death, including interviews with Ewan MacColl and performances of his songs.
Track 1: Ewan MacColl sings ‘My Old Man’, 3.01 mins
Track 2: extract from the beginning of ‘The Ballad of John Axon’, 1.58 mins
Track 3: Ewan MacColl talks about meeting Ronnie Balls during the making of ‘Singing the Fishing’; extract from ‘Singing the Fishing’ – Ronnie Balls talks about the sea, 2.24 mins
Track 4: Ewan MacColl talks about making the Radio Ballads, the approach to language, writing the songs, 2.19 mins
Track 5: Ewan MacColl sings ‘Shoals of Herring’, 3.40 mins
Track 6: Song from ‘The Travelling People’, 0.48 mins
Track 7: Alan Lomax talks about Ewan MacColl’s role in the folk revival; recording of Ewan MacColl talking about his African songs, 3.36 mins
Tracks 8-12: The MacColl family perform Ewan MacColl’s African songs
Track 13: closing credits, 0.26 mins
Track 14: Ewan MacColl talks about mountain climbing and sings ‘The Joy of Living’, 5.17 mins
Total: 39.14 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA 2 of 2 KF549C0073880 |