Ewan’s
Discography

“At different times I’ve thought of myself as a dramatist, labourer, errand lad, ballad-singer, unemployed … but never as a song-writer.”

“My function is not to reassure people. I want to make them uncomfortable. To send them out of the place arguing and talking.”

“The Joy of Living started out as a farewell to the mountains and developed into a passionate embrace of Peggy and my five children.”

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Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl

Various Artists

The Travelling People

Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker & Peggy Seeger

The Fight Game

Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker & Peggy Seeger

Singing The Fishing

Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker & Peggy Seeger

The Ballad Of John Axon

Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker & Peggy Seeger

The Big Hewer

Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker & Peggy Seeger

The Body Blow

Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker & Peggy Seeger

On The Edge

Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker & Peggy Seeger

Ewan MacColl’s discography runs to hundreds of recordings. We are aiming to create a comprehensive discography on these pages but it is still a work in progress. Many of his recordings are now available for download on our Bandcamp page.

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Joy of Living

A Tribute to Ewan MacColl

A double CD of Ewan’s songs, recorded by a host of well known artists, available on Cooking Vinyl Records.

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Disc 1

1. Damien Dempsey – Schooldays Over
2. Martin Carthy – I’m Champion At Keeping ‘Em Rolling
3. The Unthanks – Cannily, Cannily
4. Seth Lakeman – The Shoals of Herring
5. Marry Waterson – The Exile Song
6. Jack Steadman & Jamie MacColl (Bombay Bicycle Club) – The Young Birds
7. Dick Gaughan – Jamie Foyers
8. Eliza Carthy – Thirty-Foot Trailer
9. Chaim Tannenbaum – My Old Man
10. Steve Earle – Dirty Old Town
11. Jarvis Cocker – The Battle Is Done With

Disc 2

1. Paul Buchanan – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
2. Paul Brady – Freeborn Man
3. Norma Waterson  – Moving On Song
4. Karine Polwart – The Terror Time
5. Martin Simpson – The Father’s Song
6. Christy Moore – The Companeros
7. Billy Bragg – Kilroy Was Here
8. Rufus & Martha Wainwright – Sweet Thames, Flow Softly
9. Kathryn Williams – Alone
10. David Gray – The Joy of Living

Other resources…

We can’t thank Ewan’s fans enough for their loyal support, both online and in person. There are some concise discographies online thanks to the following websites which we recommend you visit…

Ewan MacColl’s Discography

A detailed chronology of rare Ewan MacColl recordings, where you can see the track list, album cover and other information.

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Discography by John Ross

The discography of Ewan MacColl created by John Ross (1947 – 2009). It was for many years the one and only complete listing of Ewan’s records.

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The Balladeers

A fairly comprehensive list of Ewan’s MacColl’s albums, tracks and credits.

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The Jukebox Rebel

An eclectic selection of artist discographies.

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The Working Class Movement Library

For comprehensive information on Ewan’s work in music, theatre and radio we recommend looking at The Working Class Movement Library’s entries.

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“Ewan MacColl was an amazing man and although people were put off by his stern appearance, when I saw him I was stunned by his dimples. When he smiled his whole face changed.”

“Writing a song isn’t like working …. A song can be written in a day, a couple of hours or even less. Occupation? Songwriter. Would anyone write that on their passport?”

“I was blessed with a modicum of talent and was fortunate in finding ways in which it could be exercised. I found work which fulfilled me in the political struggle, in theatre and in song.”

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