Ewan Maccoll News

The Dubliners capped a fine night for the Irish at this year's BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, accepting a lifetime achievement award and ending the night in style.

In 1951, Alan Lomax, who traveled the world collecting folk songs, made his first trip to Scotland at the suggestion of legendary Scottish folk singer Ewan MacColl and poet and song collector Hamish Henderson. He was amazed at the variety of Scottish music and at the extensive musical knowledge of the common people of the country.

It was 1961 when I bought the first self-titled Ian and Sylvia Tyson long-play recording that featured the rare Irish song Pride of Petrovar.

TWO of the finest exponents of traditional song in the United Kingdom will be performing at the Spalding Folk Club meeting on Wednesday.

Peggy is considered one of America's finest singers of traditional songs and she is best known for her musical collaborations with her late partner Ewan MacColl.