Revival in Britain, Vol. 1

Ewan MacColl brings together several important folksong writers and performers in this collection to represent the Folksong Revival in Britain. MacColl, while he does not perform on this album, is himself an important folksinger and writer. Heavily political, McColl was involved in Communist groups of the 1930s that led to the hindrance of his musical career at the time. Ewan brings together six other performers, all of whom also emerge from the laboring class. Most notable are Matt McGinn and Stan Kelly-Bootle. Liner notes include an introduction by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger, as well as information on the artists themselves.

Track Listing

101	O'Rourke	Matt McGinn	04:36
102	Under Alow the Ground	Matt McGinn	03:01
103	The Can o' Tea	Matt McGinn	02:59
104	Mumbo	Matt McGinn	02:03
105	Rum'll hae to do Today	Matt McGinn	01:56
106	Tam the Toff	Matt McGinn	01:45
107	I'll Gi'e You Your Whiskey Back Again	Matt McGinn	01:39
108	The Haunted Single End	Matt McGinn	02:48
109	My Father was Born a Hebrew	Matt McGinn	02:03
110	This is Our Land	Matt McGinn	02:07
111	They'll Neither Work nor Want	Matt McGinn	02:27
112	My Uncle Dan	Matt McGinn	01:48
201	Liverpool Town	Stan Kelly	02:41
202	The Old Mark II	Stan Kelly	01:28
203	Farewell to the Monty	Johnny Handle and Lou Killen	02:26
204	The Gaffer's Bait	Johnny Handle	02:02
205	The Stoneman's Lament	Johnny Handle	01:10
206	The Collier Lad is a Canny Lad	Johnny Handle	01:39
207	The College Valley Hunt	Alan Rogerson	03:04
208	Christmas Comes but Once a Year	Enoch Kent	02:20
209	The Man in Charge of the Knob	Enoch Kent	03:09
210	Our Commonwealth Brothers	Enoch Kent	02:50
211	No Room at the Inn	Charles Parker	02:58