Shoals of Herring sung by Ewan MacColl
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Thank you for posting this wonderful rendition by MacColl.
4 years ago 5
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ewan maccoll brilliant folk singer ,born in scotland and brought up in salford,manchester lancashire england,probably the best british folk singer ever
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@astronomerroyal It could make him both. My wife put Scottish and English on the census form last week which you could do. The important thing is how folk define themselves.
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@redpaulxx Right on the money, mate. These daft buggers arguing about Ewan's roots are just fodder for the cannon.
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One of the greatest folk singers and songwriters
All this talk about whether he was english or scottish is silly. Ewan was a marxist and an internationalist and so agreed with the notion that workers have no country.
Nationalism is a bosses tool to keep working people divided.
Ewan sang for all workers and oppressed people everywhere.
Workers of the world unite!
1 year ago 2
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like all those irishmen in america
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What a song - working people rejoice that someone coulf give voice to our experiences so authentically!!!
2 years ago 2
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. . . but English by nationality and birth.
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Born in Salford to two Scottish emigre parents , and raised in the Scottish emigre community in Salford, Scottish by the birth and blood and culture of both his parents, Albainn Gu Brath
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He certainly was a great song writer ;),wish i was half as good.
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It's not exactly herring, but it's a good video.
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Beautiful Vid astronomerroyal 10/10+++
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a great song writer great singer passes his music on to millions thanks.And Ewan McColl was SCOTTISH aye that he wis
cheerydavie 3 years ago
Wee sleekit cowrin' Cheery Davie, I believe he was born on English soil, of Scottish parents. I don't know if this makes him English or Scottish, which in his case is perfectly appropriate since he was a sort of Everyman.
This is just an interesting bonus fact; Captain cook was half Scottish (father's side) but was born on English soil and is called English.
astronomerroyal 3 years ago
No matter how many times I listen to this piece I still marvel at how evocative it is. I just wish I had footage that was, well, more British.
astronomerroyal 4 years ago