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They marched peacefully. They were fired on. They sang anyway. This week on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #749, sixteen artists remind us that protest songs aren't history — they're a mirror. Dropkick Murphys, Wild Colonial Bhoys, Medusa's Wake, House of Hamill and more. From Diggers of 1649, to Bloody Sunday 1972, to Minneapolis 2026. Some songs don't age. They just find new reasons to matter. -- Subscribe now at CelticMusicPodcast.com! Amelia Hogan, Dropkick Murphys, Bealtaine, Ed Miller, Black 47, David Rovics, Wild Colonial Bhoys, Eddie Biggins, The Haar, Marc Gunn & The Dubliners' Tabby Cats, The Secret Commonwealth, Redhill Rats, Scythian, House Of Hamill, Medusa's Wake, Melanie Gruben GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items with what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2026 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create this year's Best Celtic music episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2-3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:09 - Amelia Hogan "No Irish Need Apply" from Transplants: From the Old to the New 5:02 - WELCOME 8:14 - Dropkick Murphys "Who'll Stand With Us?" from For The People (Expanded Edition) 12:03 - Bealtaine "Worker's Song" from Factories & Mills, Shipyards & Mines Written by Ed Pickford in the mid-1970s as a direct response to arguments blaming Britain's economic woes on workers rather than the wealthy. That's a typical tactic that continues today. If we want free and fair elections, we will stop letting billionaires buy our politicians. The was first recorded by Scottish legend Dick Gaughan in 1981, it's been taken up by everyone from the Dropkick Murphys to The Longest Johns. 16:22 - Ed Miller "Blood upon the Grass" from Generations of Change In 1977, Scotland traveled to Chile to play a friendly match at the very stadium where, just four years earlier, Pinochet's regime had tortured and killed political prisoners after the 1973 coup. Back in Scotland, a powerful solidarity campaign urged the Scottish Football Association to pull their team from what would become known as the 'Match of Shame.' Folk singer Adam McNaughtan captured that outrage in his song 'Blood Upon the Grass,' and Edinburgh-born singer Ed Miller later recorded it on his album Generations of Change — keeping this powerful story alive for new generations. 19:16 - Black 47 "San Patricio Brigade" from Rise Up and The Secret World of Celtic Rock 24:18 - FEEDBACK The Great Hunger in Ireland took place from 1845 to 1852. Irish immigrants migrated to the U.S. They were treated as second-class citizens. There are still newspapers that refer to them as lazy and criminals, thus the "No Irish Need Apply" song at the start of the show. These were hungry people. They were just looking for opportunities in a new land. Much like the immigrants of today. But they too were treated inhumanely. They were demonized. So when the Mexican-American War broke out from 1846-1848, many Irish looked at how poorly they were treated in America. They found greater kinship to their Catholic cousins in Mexico. That's why the Saint Patrick's Battalion was formed. Interestingly, it wasn't just Irish Catholics. There were Catholics from throughout Europe in the battalion including: German, Canadian, English, French, Italian, Polish, Scottish, Spanish, Swiss and Mexican. These were people who were attacked and belittled for their culture and their faith. It should serve as a warning and a reminder for all of us today. 30:04 - David Rovics "St. Patrick Battalion" from Historic Times 32:58 - Wild Colonial Bhoys "Dying Rebel" from Century A song that reflects on the human cost of rebellion rather than the glorification of the conflict and the martyrdom of its leaders. Here's what history keeps teaching us. People don't start out wanting to fight. They start out wanting to be heard. On January 30, 1972, in Derry, Northern Ireland, somewhere between ten and fifteen thousand people joined a peaceful civil rights march. They weren't armed. They were protesting the British government's policy of locking people up without trial. Sort of like what's happening in America now. British paratroopers opened fire. Thirteen people were killed. Fourteen others were wounded. The incident caused widespread anger and led to a surge in IRA recruitment. The argument was simple and devastating: peaceful protest could no longer achieve change. I hope to God America never comes to that. But peaceful protesters were murdered in Minneapolis. I lost a fan because I took my kids to a peaceful No Kings Protest last summer. When the state fires on and demonizes its own people, it doesn't end the resistance. It just changes its shape. That's the lesson history keeps trying to teach us. I hope we don't need to learn that the hard way. So please keep peacefully protesting 37:46 - BREAK 39:10 - Eddie Biggins "The Rising of the Moon" from Hey, I'm Singing Over Here! 41:29 - The Haar "Óró Sé Do Bheatha' Bhaile" from The Lost Day "Óró sé do bheatha abhaile" sounds like a joyful welcome song — and once, it was. The original Irish tune dates back centuries, used to greet returning chieftains and even Bonnie Prince Charlie. But the version we know today is something altogether fiercer. Around 1910, Patrick Pearse — poet, teacher, and revolutionary — rewrote the lyrics. He replaced the old imagery with a new vision: Gráinne Mhaol, the legendary 16th century pirate queen, sailing home with soldiers to drive the English from Ireland. Pearse was executed after the 1916 Easter Rising. And his words lived on. The song became a rallying cry, a promise that resistance wasn't finished, that Ireland would be free. That's why it's still sung today. Not as nostalgia, but as defiance. Every generation that lifts their voice in this song is answering Pearse's call across more than a hundred years. 48:04 - Marc Gunn & The Dubliners' Tabby Cats "Patriot Game" from Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover's Companion In my opinion, "Patriot Game" is one of the best Irish rebel songs ever written. It cuts deeper than most rebel songs because it doesn't glorify. It questions. It was written by Dominic Behan in 1961. The song is based on the true story of Fergal O'Hanlon, an IRA volunteer killed during a 1957 border raid in County Fermanagh. He was just nineteen years old. But Behan wasn't writing a hero's ballad. He was writing a warning. The song is sung in the voice of a young man who died for a cause he barely understood. Seduced by romantic notions of patriotism before he had the wisdom to weigh the cost. That's the same as putting the party over the country. Our politicians have fallen into that trap. So I want to ask you to reach out to your representatives. Tell them you've had enough of this insanity. 51:12 - THANKS Back in December, I got an email from Troy of The Secret Commonwealth. He was letting me know about a man who's been part of his community for over 40 years. His friend is being held by ICE for nearly a year. His friend is hospitalized with a serious infection and awaiting heart surgery, all while being denied adequate medical care and due process. He suffers from a cracked vertebra and a history of cardiac issues, yet remains in unsanitary conditions with limited access to clean water or medical attention. My friend said, 'I'm feeling pretty damn rebellious right now,' and honestly, I am too. I'm also sad that I didn't bring this to your attention sooner, especially in the wake of the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis back in Janaury. These are not abstract political issues. These are real people, real families, real communities torn apart. This next song feels like the right response. 'Till Jamie Comes Hame' features traditional words sometimes credited to Robert Burns, with music written by Rob Campbell of the band. And today, it's for everyone waiting for someone to come home. 58:35 - The Secret Commonwealth "Til Jamie Comes Hame" from Last Call 1:02:45 - Redhill Rats "White, Orange and Green" from Some Heroes 1:06:37 - Scythian "Follow Me Up to Carlow" from Immigrant Road Show 1:10:06 - House Of Hamill "Pound A Week Rise" from MARCH THROUGH STORMS 1:14:12 - Medusa's Wake "War of Independence" from War of Independence 1:17:37 - CLOSING "The World Turned Upside Down" was written in 1975, but it reaches back to 1649 — and maybe even further than that. Leon Rosselson based the song on the Diggers, a radical movement in England led by Gerrard Winstanley. After the English Civil War, they began farming common land, declaring simply that the earth belonged to everyone. Not to kings. Not to landlords. Not to those who had seized it by force and called it theirs. They were destroyed for that idea. But here's something worth sitting with. The Irish language doesn't have a word for "to have." You cannot own anything in Irish. Instead, things exist in relationship with you. A book is at you. Hunger is on you. Joy is on you. Even land. Not mine. Just... with me for now. That's not just a quirk of grammar. It's a completely different way of seeing the world. One where ownership itself is the strange idea. The foreign concept. This the idea that declaring land your private property is an act of violence against everyone else. The Diggers lost. The language nearly did too. But both survived. And this song is proof that the idea refuses to die. 1:20:18 - Melanie Gruben "The World Turned Upside Down" from Like a Tide Upon the Land 1:22:37 - CREDITS Support for this program comes from International speaker, Joseph Dumond, teaching the ancient roots of the Gaelic people. Learn more about their origins at Sightedmoon.com Support for this program comes from Cascadia Cross Border Law Group, Creating Transparent Borders for more than twenty five years, serving Alaska and the world. Find out more at   www.CascadiaLawAlaska.com Support for this program comes from Hank Woodward. Support for this program comes from Dr. Annie Lorkowski of Centennial Animal Hospital in Corona, California. The Executive Producer for St Patrick's Month is John Sharkey White, II. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to follow the show. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Clean energy isn't just good for the planet, it's good for your wallet. Solar and wind are now the cheapest power sources in history. But too many politicians would rather protect billionaires than help working families save on their bills. Real change starts when we stop allowing the ultra-rich to write our energy policy and run our government. Let's choose affordable, renewable power. Clean energy means lower costs, more freedom, and a planet that can actually breathe. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I'm a Celtic musician and also host of Pub Songs & Stories. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. It's about diversity of thoughts and beliefs and about helping indie celtic musicians. So if you find music you love, support the artists financially. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com. IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODFEST AND ARTS MARKET Join us Sunday, March 8, 2026, from 12 to 6 PM at The Lost Druid Brewery in Avondale Estates, Georgia. Enjoy an afternoon of Celtic and folk music from Kinnfolk, The Muckers, May Will Bloom, and Marc Gunn. Bring your family. Grab a pint. Enjoy the music, and share the energy of a true Celtic gathering. It is free to attend. While the music plays, explore our Arts Market filled with handmade crafts, art, and unique gifts from local creators. It's a celebration of music, creativity, and community — all in one place. Come for the songs. Stay for the spirit. We'll see you at The Lost Druid on March 8.

We walk the streets every day — and through parks, across squares and pavements and along beaches, and mountains, over 'The Commons' — without much thought for who really owns them. These apparently public spaces have often been battlegrounds over public rights. From the rural enclosures that fenced off England's open fields, through the city squares where protesters have clashed with police, to the gated plazas and shopping malls of today — the story of The Commons is the story of who belongs, who is excluded, who can gather, and who makes the rules. In this episode, we're diving into that story with historian Katrina Navickas, whose book Contested Commons: A History of Protest and Public Space in England traces how people have fought, for centuries, to claim, reclaim and defend shared space. We hear about The Chartists, about The Greenham Common protests, Occupy, Reclaim the Streets, trespassing and hear some surprising answers to the question 'Who Owns The Ground Beneath Our Feet?' We finish with a recording of 'The World Turned Upside Down' by the wonderful Leon Rosselson #trespassing #thecommons #commonland #theclearances #protest #thechartists #occupy #reclaimthestreets #counterculture  

Every year I get the privilege of co-leading a spiritual retreat weekend with the wonderful Greg Kennedy at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre. This year we revamped the “Trees” retreat from a couple of years ago and I switched it up, including a talk on Friday night on “What is a Forest : Of exclusion and of Community”. This wasn't a talk about a particular ecosystem necessarily. Instead it was an exploration of the shady history of the word and concept of “forest”, The first English use of the word forest doesn't describe a specific ecozone; instead it was the place where royalty and gentry removed the people to keep exclusive regal hunting grounds for them and their noble guests. It meant the expulsion of peoples, and the emergence of the enclosure movement (so incitefully taught to me by Rain Crowe and Sylvia Federici many years ago), and plausible contribution to the witch hunts across Europe. “The forest” is not neutral territory. It is a contested zone. This topic is significant to me, as in, it's important to remember the contexts of where these exclusionary ways of interacting with the land have come from and how the plans and technologies of power were then exported, and are used with colonial intent on different lands and different people. It is important to remember how those who came before resisted this theft of the commons, and it is important to remember that we are as connected to those ancestor as we are to the trees, screes and seas. To learn more : Caliban and the Witch by Sylvia Federici. Autonomedia, 2004. (pdf link)The Once and Future Great Lakes Country : An Ecological History by John L. Riley. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2014. The World Turned Upside Down by Leon Rosselson, performed by Billy Bragg

I denne uges udsendelse har vi iklædt os de royale gevandter og lavet en special om Queen Elizabeth II, eller måske mere præcist musik der er skrevet om den nu afdøde dronning. En kvinde som på mange måder har delt vandene siden hun i 1952 blev briternes royale overhoved i en alder af bare 25 år. Det afspejler sig i den grad også i musikkens verden, og i dette afsnit handler alle sangene om Dronning Elizabeth på både godt og ondt. Det bliver til et kig på sange fra nogle af musikhistoriens største kunstnere som The Beatles, Sex Pistols, Blur og The Smiths, men også nogle måske mindre kendte som f.eks. Young Tiger, Leon Rosselson og Badly Drawn Boy kigger forbi med numre om Dronning Elizabeth. Numre der byder på både royale forelskelser, minder fra hendes kroning men også flere numre fra 70'erne og 80'erne der ønsker det engelske monarki meget langt væk. Det bliver desuden til små lyriske gæsteroller til hendes mand Prins Phillip og den nye konge Charles III, og minsandten om vi ikke også kommer ind i drømmeverdenen, hvor Elizabeth har fået selskab af både Prinsesse Diana og Madonna. Playliste: Young Tiger – I was there (at The Coronation) The Beatles – Her Majesty Sex Pistols – God save The Queen Leon Rosselson – On her Silver Jubilee The Housemartins – Flag day The Smiths – The Queen is dead The Stone Roses – Elizabeth my dear Pet Shop Boys – Dreaming of The Queen Blur – This is a low Badly Drawn Boy – You were right

The 30th annual INURA Conference entitled "Small State Big Transitions” was held in Luxembourg from June 25 to 28. Over 60 participants gathered at the conference to learn about the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and to celebrate the 30 years INURA. This year's conference was organised by the Urban Studies Group at the Department of Geography and Spatial Planning at the University of Luxembourg. With a population of just over 600,000, Luxembourg is a small, multilingual, sovereign state. But these diminutive attributes belie a cosmopolitan space where daily life frequently involves using three languages, and encountering perhaps four, five or six. Exhilarating and bewildering, it speaks to the 'small-but-global' urbanisation the country has experienced in recent decades. The conference opened with city tours that explored the range of challenges and contradictions that constitute this complex urban space which elides various categories: a small state, city-state, multilingual sovereign nation, European capital, financial capital, international business hub, and cross-border (sub)urban region. In addition to being the 30th year anniversary celebration of INURA, the Luxembourg conference was the first in-person meeting of the network since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Spread over three days of lively discussion, the conference played host to a variety of topics from climate crisis and social justice, to movements and Marxism, and the role of financial markets in housing and urban development. The conference also played host to the screening of the films ‘How Poles Became White' by Tino Bucholz and ‘The Truth lies in Rostock' by Mark Saunders. The podcast features fragments of interviews and reflections from INURA Luxembourg attendees. The podcast begins with the recital of Adrian Mitchell's poem Ancestors and ends with Leon Rosselson's song, The World Turned Upside Down, both recited by Chris Tranchell, and featuring a violin improvisation by Philipp Klaus. The INURA 2023 conference will take place in Zurich.

Esta semana rendimos tributo a los cánticos de las manifestaciones y al soniquete de la revuelta que nos acompaña en las movilizaciones sociales y por eso os traemos este monográfico sobre canciones, lemas y ritmos que ponen sonido al conflicto social. ¡A las batucadas! Cuando la cacerola es el instrumento y la partitura es la pancarta, los cánticos se convierten en canciones. Y permanecen en la memoria rememorando la lucha de la que nacieron. ¿Quién cantó aquello primero? Como decía nuestro amado Chicho Sanchez Ferlosio poco importa la autoría cuando una obra se hace verdaderamente popular. En noviembre de 2010, el rapero Hamada Ben Amor, bajo el seudónimo de El General, publicó el tema «Rais Lebled» (Señor Presidente). En esta canción se recoge el sentimiento pre-revolucionario que se había instalado en buena parte de la población tunecina por aquellos meses y El General se dirige directamente al dictador tunecino Ben Ali instándole a abandonar el poder. La chispa prende. Estamos ante el surgimiento de la denominada primavera árabe. Algunas semanas más tarde la revuelta se extiende también por Egipto y allí, en plena Plaza Tahrir, es la guitarra de Ramy Essam la que convierte los lemas de las manifestaciones en canciones y la gente se levanta cantando "Irhal" (Vete), una invitación nada velada a que Hosni Mubarak abandonase el poder. Poco importó la detención del músico unos días más tarde cuando decenas de miles gritaban "Irhal, irhal, irhal...". Algo parecido, pero con distinto final, ocurrió 40 años antes en Chile. Tras la protesta conservadora de la marcha de las cacerolas la reacción contra el gobierno de Salvador Allende triunfó en 1973. Poco antes de la caída del gobierno Sergio Ortega y Quilapayún componían «El pueblo unido jamás será vencido» a partir de una variación del sexteto de Brahms. Había nacido un himno de las protestas que después escucharíamos traducido al tagalo en las protestas contra el colonialismo en Filipinas. También se tradujo al persa y se entonó en 1979 en Irán durante las protestas contra el Sha y también lo escuchamos en la revolución naranja de Ucrania en 2004, en la plaza Sintagma de Atenas y, volvemos a la primavera árabe, también en la Plaza Tahrir de El Cairo en 2011. Sin irnos tan lejos, por aquí también hemos oído himnos de lucha, ¿quién no ha cantado aquello de «Perros guardianes del orden y la ley, asesinos sueldo abuso del poder» en alguna manifestación? Siempre hemos tenido dudas de si Vómito tomaron estas líneas prestadas de alguna consigna, pero parece que fue al revés. La letra tuvo tanto éxito que ha pasado ya al acervo popular de cualquier manifestación antifa que se precie. Y también sin salir del estado español, resuena en nuestras cabezas «En el Pozo Maria Luisa», interpretada en cada lucha minera, como la tercera Marcha Negra que llegó a Madrid en julio de 2012, y también en recuerdo a los mineros fallecidos y como muestra de apoyo a sus familias en el accidente más grave ocurrido en la minería en las últimas décadas en el estado español, cobrándose la vida de 6 mineros en el pozo Emilio del Valle en Pola de Gordón, León en 2013. Paramos por un momento también en el Café Chinitas, un teatrillo o café cantante que inició su andadura a mediados del siglo XIX, en Málaga entre 1857 y cerrado definitivamente en 1937, por la autoridades municipales malagueñas en plena Guerra Civil. Allí se ponía letra a «Jornaleros Andaluces», canción que también escuchamos en su versión más feminista durante las huelgas del 8M en las plazas de Gijón. Y ya que hablamos de feminismos contamos en este programa también con la colaboración de Diane Fucsia y sus paisajes sonoros de las distintas huelgas generales del 8M estos últimos años en Zaragoza, de antes de la pandemia y durante. De allí nos llega el lema manifestante que más nos ha cautivado en mucho tiempo: «mi copa menstrual en la boca de Abascal». Insuperable. Seguimos viajando y nos encontramos en Glasgow en 1919 en plena batalla de George Square. Durante la huelga general los manifestantes entonan «The Red flag», que a la postre acabaría siendo adaptada como himno del Partido Laborista. En 1962, Leon Rosselson, un cantante y compositor folk, se encargó de poner los puntos sobre las íes con su ocurrencia de parodiar «The Red Flag», a la que rebautizó como «Himno de batalla del nuevo Partido Socialista», ridiculizando la pretensión laborista de seguir pasando por socialistas. En la última etapa de nuestro deambular por la música como vehículo de transmisión de la memoria histórica nos encontramos con el mismísimo Ennio Morricone poniendo sonido 50 años más tarde a la memoria de los anarquistas ejecutados Sacco y Vanzetti. En el horizonte hay negras tormentas agitando los aires así que hoy gritamos con fuerza: ¡¡A las batucadas!! Es hora de poner ritmo al conflicto social. ¡Qué suene!

    I wrote today's 'Song To Chew' ATTA WAY T'GO BOY! back in the early 80's for an anthology album called "Bullets And Guitars".  It was produced by Gary Cristall, who ran the Vancouver Folk Festival for years and includes songs by Si Kahn, Utah Phillips, Holly Near, Leon Rosselson and other talented progressive folksingers and activists.  My song's a satirical 'pat on the back' to our President back then, to provide some balance to this left-leaning musical anthology!  All profits from the album went to committed artists and cultural organizations in Central America to fight the exploitation and intervention of outsiders, particularly the US, who continue to prevent the workers and peasants of Central America from exercising their right to self-determination.  Does art and music and poetry actually have any 'real world' impact on dictators?  You betcha!!  We work to undermine the fear-based support systems of authoritarian dictators with our courage, organizing, art, humor, song, poetry, education, solidarity and just better, healthier ideas.  I hope this song helps you continue to think about these things you and your friends can do to take some action to help us move us a bit closer to a more fair,and just world for all of us. ~ Subscribe to my Songs To Chew podcast = https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/peter-alsops-songs-to-chew/id1446179156  ~ CAMPING WITH DADS = https://www.amazon.com/Camping-Dads-Peter-Alsop/dp/B08CS871QW/ref=sr_1_1  ~ www.FaceBook.com/WeLikePeterAlsop  ~ Youtube.com/peteralsop = videos ~ Patreon.com/peteralsop = support my music & other artistic endeavors ~ www.peteralsop.com/music = CDs & downloads

In another short(ish) holiday episode, Talia & Yaakov work through the utility of Tu B'Shvat as not just a New Year For Trees, but as an opportunity for engaging in theory and practice aimed at mass work with the food-insecure, solidarity work with indigenous Land and Water Protectors, and in particular solidarity work with Palestinians whose land continues to be destroyed by Zionist settlers. Along the way they discuss the pernicious role of the Jewish National Fund in transforming Tu B'Shvat from a kabbalistic seder to a philanthropic arm of the Zionist project, the hypocrisy of liberal ecology and the shortcomings of treating Tu B'Shvat as a Jewish Earth Day, the Halakhic roots of the holiday in regard to food distribution and modern food regulation, and an approach to the Lurianic Tu B'Shvat Seder as a way to engage in Tikkun Olam not just in the mystical sense but in doing concrete Tikkun in the material world. Suggested donation: https://www.landofcanaanfoundation.org ----------- Intro Music: "Nitsokhn Lid (Victory Song)," performed by Yiddish Glory & remixed by Eli Bertrum. Outro Music: "Song of the Olive Tree," written by Leon Rosselson & performed by Janet Russell. Suggested Reading: "Inter/Nationalism: Decolonizing Native America And Palestine," by Steven Salaita

We are honored to share an interview we did in early May with the great Leon Rosselson, who wrote the song “The Voice That Lives Inside You” which we use as our opening and closing theme music on this show. He is a prolific singer and songwriter in the UK. At 85 years old, he … Continue reading Leon Rosselson, singer & songwriter

We are honored to share an interview we did in early May with the great Leon Rosselson, who wrote the song “The Voice That Lives Inside You” which we use as our opening and closing theme music on this show. He is a prolific singer and songwriter in the UK. At 85 years old, he … Continue reading Leon Rosselson, singer & songwriter

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PODCAST: 08 Oct 2017     01 Penny In The Slot – Luke Daniels – Singing Ways To Feel More Junior 02 Annabel  Lee – Sarah Jarosz – Transatlantic Sessions V Vol 1 03 Le Reel Du Pendu (The Hangman’s Reel) – John Faulkner – Nomads / Fánaithe 04 Alabama Jubilee – R. Crumb And His Cheap Suit Serenaders – Chasin’ Rainbows 05 Noran Water – Robyn Stapleton – Fickle Fortune 06 History Lesson – Three City Four – The All New Electric Muse – The Story Of Folk Into Rock 07 The World Turned Upside Down (The Digger’s Song) – Karan Casey – Songlines 08 Palaces Of Gold – Roy Bailey – Sit Down & Sing 09 They’re Going To Build A Motorway – Leon Rosselson – That’s Not the Way It’s Got to Be 10 Song Of The Olive Tree –  Janet Russell – And They All Sang RosselSonGs – Songs By Leon Rosselson 11 Jackboot Democrats – Des De Moor – And They All Sang RosselSonGs – Songs By Leon Rosselson 12 Flower Of Magheralli / Farewell To Milltown / The Yellow Tinker – Long Note – Two  13 Transplant Calypso – Jeremy Taylor – The Very Best Of 14 A Place Called England – The Young ‘Uns – Strangers  15 Across The Blue Mountains – Jack Warnock – Jack Warnock 16 Cod Liver Oil And The Orange Juice – Findlay Napier – Glasgow 17 Elizabeth Trump & Son – Luke Daniels – Singing Ways To Feel More Junior

Nuclear War by Sun Ra, Surprised by Charlottesville?, Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty, Political Money Laundering, Declining Middle Class Wealth, Single Payer is Good for Business, Afghan Civilians, Progressive Patriots, Jackboot Democrats by Leon Rosselson

sPEak! | Public Enemy : Nothing Is Quick In The Desert World Without Borders | Tha Truth : Tha Miseducation of the Masses Angry White Guy | Jim's Big Ego : Noplace Like Nowhere White American Male '91 (The Truth Hurts), Part 2 | Consolidated : Friendly Fa$cism Angry White American Man | David Rovics : The Other Side Conservative, Christian, Right-Wing Republican, Straight, White, American Males | Todd Snider : East Nashville Skyline White Boy Privilege | Royce Mann : The Wall That Stands Between | Leon Rosselson : The World Turned Upside Down: Rosselsongs 1960-2010 The World's Police | Leon Rosselson : The World Turned Upside Down: Rosselsongs 1960-2010 Talking Democracy Blues | Leon Rosselson : The World Turned Upside Down: Rosselsongs 1960-2010 Ballad Of A Spycatcher | Leon Rosselson : The World Turned Upside Down: Rosselsongs 1960-2010 New World Order | Stephen Smith : Adbusters: Live Without Dead Time Direct Action | Utah Philips & Ani DiFranco : Fellow Workers

After last week's rudely interrupted show of British political pop, we pick up where we left off - more punk, more dub, more dubby punk. Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist liar liar ge2017 by Captain Ska (-) 2′04″ The Huntsman Comes A-Marchin' by Chris T-T (-) 2′52″ The Running Fox by The Young'Uns (-) 10′11″ Tramp the Dirt Down by Elvis Costello (-) 18′55″ Nothing to Lose by Undercover Hippy on Truth and Fiction (-) 24′24″ Feed On Greed by The Undercover Hippy (-) 29′17″ Our Streets by The Undercover Hippy on Monkey Suit (-) 34′14″ Purge Your Inner Tory by Colour Me Wednesday (-) 39′43″ Thatcher's Fortress by The Varukers on Massacred Millions (-) 42′25″ Money For War by Beans On Toast on A Spanner in the Works (-) 44′35″ God Save The Humans by Grace Petrie on There's No Such Thing As A Protest Singer (-) 47′11″ Let's Give Thanks by Leon Rosselson on For The Good Of The Nation (-) 53′36″ Tory is a Four Letter Word by The King Blues on Tory is a Four Letter Word (-) 56′07″ Be Reasonable by Robb Johnson (-) 58′00″ The Day That Thatcher Dies by Hefner on We Love The City (-) 61′34″ Blue Skinned Beast by Madness on Madness (-) 69′18″ Review The Law by Ruff, Ruff, and Ready on Word Of Mouth (-) 74′13″ Ghost Town by The Specials on The Specials (-) 76′07″ New Crass Massahkah by Linton Kwesi Johnson (-) 83′28″ Five Nights Of Bleeding by Linton Kwesi Johnson on Dread Beat An' Blood (Island) 85′04″ Inglan is a Bitch by Linton Kwesi Johnson on Independent Intervenshan (Island) 97′14″ Street 66 by Linton Kwesi Johnson on Bass Culture (Island) 98′52″ Mile End by Pulp on Trainspotting OST (-) 108′04″ Rogue Trooper by Radical Dance Faction on Borderline Cases (-) 115′09″ Weak Become Heroes by The Streets on Original Pirate Material (-) Check out the full archives on the website.

'Talking Democracy Blues' by Leon Rosselson, Recount, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Jill Stein, Infrastructure, Anti-Trump protests, TPP, Standing Rock, 'Indian Wars' by Bruce Cockburn

PODCAST: 17 Jan 2016  01 Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell – Ladies Of The Canyon 02 Where Do The Children Play? – Cat Stevens – Tea For The Tillerman 03 I Am The Earth – Goose Creek Symphony – Live At The Mountain Arts Center 04 Leave Them A Flower – Ian Campbell Folk Group – The Times They Are A–Changin' 05 What Have They Done To The Rain – Joan Baez – All My Trials Lord 06 Cement Octopus – Pete Seeger – God Bless The Grass 07 They're Going To Build A Motorway – Leon Rosselson and Roy Bailey – Songs Of Life From A Dying British Empire 08 Now That The Buffalo's Gone – Buffy Sainte–Marie – The Best Of 09 Dark Honey – Simpson Cutting Kerr – Murmurs 10 Running Out Of Road – Steve Tilston – Truth To Tell 11 Jack In The Green – Jethro Tull – The Best Of Acoustic Jethro Tull 12 Paradise – John Prine – Great Days: Anthology 13 Pollution – Tom Lehrer – That Was The Year That Was 14 Rivers Run – Karine Polwart – Threshold 15 Louisiana 1927 – Martin Simpson – Prodigal Son 16 The Levee's Gonna Break – Bob Dylan – Modern Times 17 Soil And Soul – Songs Of Separation – Songs Of Separation 18 The Last Leviathan – The Fisherman’s Friends – One And All 19 Wilderness – Eric Bogle – Voices In The Wilderness

On this episode of Critical Karaoke we are talking about “cover songs.”  Songs that were written and recorded by one artist, but go on to be re-recorded and re-performed by many other artists in many other genres—it is kind of like karaoke of existing songs, but it is critical?   Complete details available here: http://criticalkaraoke.com/critical-karaoke-episode-4-cover-songs/ Join us as we discuss covers of "No Diggity" by Blackstreet; "King Porter Stomp," first composed and performed by Jelly Roll Morton; and “The World Turned Upside Down” by Leon Rosselson.  All than and more, including a special "cover band" name pop quiz.  

Nigel Smith, currently Professor of Ancient and Modern Literature at Princeton, was in conversation about the thought, literature and legacy of the Ranters with Sir Stephen Sedley, formerly a judge in the Court of Appeal, frequent contributor to the LRB and an acknowledged authority on the history of English radicalism. Folk singer Leon Rosselson performed two of his songs at the event: 'Abiezer Coppe' and 'The Diggers'. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

‘General Darcy & The Girl’ and more at the 7th International Solo Festival until 27th July at Lord Stanley Pub, Park Road until 27th July. Rob Da Bank play at the launch of ‘The Art of Dressing Up’ at Proud Camden; Try for Tuesday cheap night at the Tricycle for ‘The Colby Sisters of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania – 020 7328 1000; Leon Rosselson performs at launch of Nigel Smith’s ‘A Collection of Ranter Writings’ and Sir Stephen Sedley asks the questions at LRB Bookshop. Taste almost anything at City Lit or take a longer summer course; Read by: Tanya Geddes, Sarah O’Brien, Marian Larragy, Freddy Chick & Daniel Mears Script: Marian Larragy Solo Fesitval :: General Darcy and The Girl :: Rob-Da-Bank at Proud :: Colby Sisters at Tricycle :: London Review Bookshop Events :: City Lit Adult Learning tasters :: Back to Camden Commuity Radio :: Follow Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: File Download (5:07 min / 5 MB)

NOTE: This isn't a new episode! This is the first of 18 old episodes we recorded between 2013 and 2016 when the BikePortland Podcast was co-hosted by Jonathan Maus (https://twitter.com/jonathan_maus (@jonathan_maus)), Lillian Karabaic (https://twitter.com/anomalily (@anomalily)), and Michael Andersen (http://www.twitter.com/andersem (@andersem)). ___ This episode came out on July 5th, 2013. We talk about three topics, the death of the Columbia River Crossing Freeway Expansion Megaproject, our views on how newly-appointed PBOT Director Leah Treat and Commissioner Steve Novick will lead the Portland Bureau of Transportation, and the psychology and practice of stopping at red lights. Music is They're Going to Build a Motorway by the great http://www.leonrosselson.co.uk/ (Leon Rosselson). ___ Find more episodes and subscription links at http://www.bikeportland.org/podcast (BikePortland.org/podcast ) Support this podcast