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Two Rebels Ceilidh Song Books just arrived!

The books were made by the Bo'ness Rebels Literary Society (1948-76), a nationalist group with links to the Scottish Folk Revival and Literary Renaissance.

Left one is the first book, c.1953, containing a bunch of older and newer songs.

Right one is from 1967, all contemporary songs. Its cover depicts Hugh MacDiarmid as a very angry thistle (c.f. image 2 for accuracy).

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1) Two A5 booklets on a wooden table.
On the left is 'The Rebels Ceilidh Song Book', which has a dark blue-green cover with an ink drawing of lots of people at a raucous ceilidh on it - there are references to political events in Scotland, like the return of the Stone of Destiny.
On the right is the 'Rebel Ceilidh Song Book '67', which has a lighter blue cover with an ink drawing of Hugh MacDiarmid as a thistle. MacDiarmid's face is in the body of the thistle, and its petals closely resemble his famous hair. The thistle's leaves are somehow gesticulating in anger.
Both books are a bit worn.

2) A black-and-white image of Hugh MacDiarmid at his home in 1968, aged 76. He has straight grey hair which is pushed back and upwards from his face, at least 3 inches. He is looking off to his right and smiling / talking. There are shelves fo books in the background of the picture.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/19648152.hugh-macdiarmid----poet-communist-nationalist-breathed-life-scots-leid/

Only the names have been changed…

"the film doesn't really have a plot. That concerned us at one point; that's why we threw the cat in."

Inside Llewyn Davis - Official Trailer
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuQ8pz-5WLY

I see your Hoolie in the Hydro, and I raise you 1400 folk singers rolling down the Clyde on a steamboat for 8.5 hours.

Notice in Chapbook 2.2, 1965.

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A photo taken from Chapbook 2.2, of text that reads:

June 6 - the day they go Tae Rothesay O! Andy Daisley has chartered the Clyde steamer, Queen Mary 11 [II], for a folk festival afloat - an 8 1/2 hr. round trip from Glasgow. The boat holds 1400 and on board will be just about every singer from clubs in that area.

Happy 105th birthday to Hamish Henderson - communist, folklorist, high heidyin of the Scottish Folk Revival.

Henderson's song Freedom Come All Ye rallies against imperialism, exploitation and injustice, and calls all who stand against oppression never to give in:

'So come all ye at hame wi Freedom,
Never heed whit the hoodies croak for doom'

Here he is gien it laldy - https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/60736?l=en

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A black-and-white photo of an older Hamish Henderson. He has white mid-length hair, and wears a tweed hat, coat and scarf. He is standing against a wooden door. The photo is from Tobar an Dulchais: https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/major-contributors/hamish-henderson?l=en

#nowplaying
Phil Ochs "I ain't marching any more"

Anti-war classic from 1965

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRU_ruqnR6Q

It's time for another Friday Deep Dive, and this time the focus is... my listening habits for January! That's right, this is "My Most Listened" for January on Tidal. Hope you enjoy! #JanuaryPlaylist #MusicExploration #FolkRevival #LizzoPower #HiddenGems #AmbientVibes #MelancholicMoments #MusicIsLife https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/dc9085bc-3b3e-4bed-a3aa-40ee8c72989b

A few months ago someone on Wikipedia suggested merging the (very sparse) Sandy Bell's page with Hamish Henderson's - which I thought was a terrible idea since Henderson was neither A Pub or The Revival.

Onyway, I finally got round to adding a few edits to expand the Bell's page but it's still in need of much overhaul if anybody's a Bells enthusiast.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Bell%27s

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Tra angeli e demoni: musica e vita del reverendo Gary Davis https://www.carmillaonline.com/2023/08/10/tra-angeli-e-demoni-la-musica-e-la-vita-del-reverendo-gary-davis/ #Roebuck"Pops"Staples #MississippiJohnHurt #ReverendoGaryDavis #PeterPaulandMary #IsuonatoriJones #BlindBoyFuller #StaplesSingers #StefanGrossman #fingerpicking #JormaKaukonen #MavisStaples #DaveVanRonk #folkrevival #Recensioni #FurryLewis #SkipJames #spiritual #BobDylan #SonHouse #BobWeir #IanZack #ragtime #gospel #Blues #Peter

Had the best day yesterday showing a fantastic group of students from the University of Basil around Highland Perthshire, introducing them to the Scottish Folk Revival.

My highlight was discussing Gramsci with them outside of Hamish Henderson's childhood home 🤩

Not sure if I'm allowed to share group photos, so here I am in Glen Shee expertly identifying their mini bus as it came up the road 😅

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