Ewan MacColl Quotes

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And I used to sleep standing on my feet
As we hunted for the shoals of herring.

Ewan MacColl

I found my love by the gasworks crofts
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
Kissed my girl by the factory wall
Dirty old town, dirty old town.

Ewan MacColl

Dylan is to me the perfect symbol of the anti-artist in our society. He is against everything – the last resort of someone who doesn't really want to change the world... Dylan's songs accept the world as it is.

Ewan MacColl

Ewan MacColl

Ewan MacColl

Born: January 25, 1915

Died: October 22, 1989 (aged 74)

Bio: James Henry Miller, better known by his stage name Ewan MacColl, was a Scottish folk singer, songwriter, communist, labour activist, actor, poet, playwright and record producer.

Known for:

Singing The Fishing
Classic Scots Ballads
The Ballad Of John Axon
Chorus from the Gallows (1960)
Popular Scottish Songs (1960)

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