Primary Song Genres:
Culture:
Scottish singer songwriter MacColl (1915-89) was a giant. He was a member of the Communist Party, a labor activist, and husband and musical partner of Peggy Seeger.
Songs Composed
| Ballad of the Carpenter | RA: Work | p. 282 |
| Dirty Old Town | RUS: City | p. 17 |
| The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | RUS: Love | p. 123 |
| Freeborn Man | RA: Travel | p. 278 |
| Goodbye to the Thirty Foot Trailer | RUS: Travel | p. 233 |
| Shoals of herring | RA: Seas | p. 241 |
| Sweet Thames Flow Softly | RA: Love | p. 155 |
Songs recorded or performed
| The Calton Weaver | RA: Pub | p. 218 |
| Dirty Old Town | RUS: City | p. 17 |
| Farewell to Sicily | ||
| Get up and bar the door | RA: Ballads | p. 3 |
| Scarborough Fair | RUS: Dreams | p. 32 |
| Shoals of herring | RA: Seas | p. 241 |
| Sir Patrick Spens | ||
| South Australia | RUS: Sea | p. 206 |
| Wild Mountain Thyme | RUS: Outdoors | p. 157 |
| Work of the Weavers | RUS: Work | p. 261 |