{"product_id":"journeyman-ewan-maccoll-9780719079368","title":"Journeyman: An Autobiography","description":"This new edition of 'Journeyman', Ewan MacColl's vivid and entertaining autobiography, has been re-edited from the original manuscript, and includes a new introduction by Peggy Seeger, for whom he wrote the unforgettable 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMacColl, a singer, songwriter, actor, playwright and broadcaster, begins this fascinating account with his working class Salford childhood, traces the founding and life of Theatre Workshop, one of Britain's most innovative theatre companies, then moves on to his work with folksingers, the Radio Ballads and his ascent into old age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEwan MacColl and Peggy Seeger were among the main leaders of the UK folksong revival. Journeyman documents their struggle to secure the integrity of that revival as the popular media appropriated and re-created traditional music for commercial gain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn entertaining and thought-provoking slice of British history, it will appeal to those interested in the histories of folk music, theatre, radio, left-wing politics and the Manchester area.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ewan MacColl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0719079365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780719079368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.20d","brand":"Ewan MacColl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48174885896447,"sku":"9780719079368","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3bdf20c-020d-4694-946a-4682430b0e55.jpg?v=1771331164","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/journeyman-ewan-maccoll-9780719079368","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}