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Ewan MacColl
Sign in to saveBritish folk singer, songwriter, communist, labour activist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer (1915–1989)
Film & TV
Known for
- Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl — Self (archive footage)2021
- Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl — Self (archive footage)2001
- The Ballad of Ewan MacColl — Self (archive footage)1990
- Daddy, What Did You Do In The Strike? — Self1985
- Which Side Are You On? — Self - Contributor1985
- The Good Old Way — Self1983
- Alternativ Festival 19751975
- Nobody's Face — Narrator1966
- Songs of the Coalfields1964
- New Power in Their Hands1959
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1915-01-25
- Active to
- 1989-10-22
Discography
- The Singing Sailor1955
- Scots Drinking Songs1956
- Scots Street Songs1956
- Bad Lads and Hard Cases: British Ballads of Crime and Criminals1957
- Blow Boys Blow1957
- Matching Songs of the British Isles and America1957
- Row Bullies Row1957
- Shuttle and Cage1957
- Thar She Blows! Whaling Ballads and Songs1957
- The Blackball Line1957
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 56,378
- Total plays
- 479,607
Tags
Ewan MacColl (born James Henry Miller in Salford, Lancashire, on 25 January 1915; died 22 October 1989) is recognised as the father of the British folk revival. The writer of classics such as "Dirty Old Town" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (which won him a Grammy in 1972), MacColl partnered Peggy Seeger and was father to musicians Kirsty MacColl, Neill MacColl and Calum MacColl, and grandfather to Bombay Bicycle Club's Jamie MacColl. Innovative and inspiring, both collecting traditio
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Miller
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Salford
- Place of death
- Beckenham
- Spouse
- Joan Littlewood
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Political party
- Communist Party of Great Britain
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Grammy Awards
- Genre
- folk music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Ewan MacColl 1981-1982 (cropped).jpg
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- date of death
- 1989-10-22
- date of birth
- 1915-01-25
- start of work period
- 1930-00-00
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
- P12749
- Friedrich Lübker
- birth name
- James Henry Miller
- pseudonym
- Ewan MacColl
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Ewan MacColl, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana