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 ...

This year marks 100 years since the birth of Ewan MacColl. Born James Henry Miller in Salford England on 25 th January 1915, he adapted the stage name of Ewan MacColl to acknowledge his strong ...

John Cooper Clarke looks back at the life of Ewan MacColl, a working class boy from Salford who became renowned as a dramatist, broadcaster, songwriter and folk singer. Ewan MacColl immortalised his ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Born James Henry Miller in 1915, MacColl became prominent on the folk scene in the 1950s and was also a labour activist and actor. This affectionate documentary offers insights into all these aspects ...