Journeyman

This new edition of *Journeyman*, Ewan MacColl's vivid and entertaining autobiography, has been re-edited from the original manuscript, and includes a new introduction by Peggy Seeger, for whom he wrote the unforgettable 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face'. MacColl, a singer, songwriter, actor, playwright and broadcaster, begins this fascinating account with his working class Salford childhood, traces the founding and life of Theatre Workshop, one of Britain's most innovative theatre companies, then moves on to his work with folksingers, the Radio Ballads and his ascent into old age. Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger were among the main leaders of the UK folksong revival. Journeyman documents their struggle to secure the integrity of that revival as the popular media appropriated and re-created traditional music for commercial gain. An entertaining and thought-provoking slice of British history, it will appeal to those interested in the histories of folk music, theatre, radio, left-wing politics and the Manchester area.

ISBN 0719079357   Pages 512 ISBN13 9780719079351 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Manchester University Press   Weight (grammes) 771 Imprint Manchester University Press   Published in Manchester Format Hardback   Height (mm) 234 Publication date 01 Oct 2009   Width (mm) 156 DEWEY 782.421620092   Spine width (mm) 33 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly

		List of illustrations
		Introduction by Peggy Seeger
Pt. 1		(1915-1940)
1		Early Days and Hogmanay		3
2		One in Three Million		23
3		Front Doors and Back Entries		32
4		Unnatural Habitat		51
5		Lodgers and Friends		60
6		The Gang		69
7		The Tangenital Mind		95
8		Happy Days?		105
9		Mother, Meg and May		120
10		Limbo		130
11		On the Broo		140
12		Big City, Big Geordie		152
13		Politics, Prurience and Fresh Air		168
14		New Comrades		178
15		Agitprop		188
16		Theatre of Action		201
17		Living in London and Dreaming of Moscow		213
18		Megaphones to Microphones		224
Pt. 2		(1945-1989)
19		Theatre Workshop		237
20		On the Road		251
21		Enter Alan Lomax		260
22		Into the Folk Revival		277
23		Radio Ballads		301
24		Singing and Song-Writing		328
25		The Joy of Living		342
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