IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Folk anti-heroes

· Socialist Challenge No. 9, 4 August 1977 · p. 15 of the scan · 390 words

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Low, Lonciinesr and Laundry is the second record made together by Rosselsonand Roy Bailey. Like their first, Thar's Nor The Way Ir'y Gor To Be. it sets isseif in the tradition of English folk music, rescuing it from the antiquarians Imu CUPCIES LO ECcOaa COLCI LEDn HESCEOLR polițical weapon.

Rosselson that the folk idiom is tbe only one for political songs, but this record may well convince you that it is the most effective. With the help of Firoz Shapur W RN (on brass and piano) and Martin arthy (the hest folk guitarist business) Bailey and Rossel son have made a resond which is far more collerent, LADE CIT 0ICY0350 BOMB Ting or Wiliam Bales Ca -etring of William Blake's deo of Love") are by Rosselson and reflect his political preocu parions: the marriage, the repressive idcology aorce with T TATC IE world of the property developers and the bomb, threatening aul of the ral T too bil of the tracks INTERCIEdUI exception, There are no slogans here. Perhaps the repord's agrrac TODT TRE less ecteric. has passed for socialist music — it is populated by anti-heroes Ablezer Coppe convention but then gare Jail she KOM Er SOTEr had no raste for martyrdow will recanr", he said CorT STin drab aridity of wiew her want her for themselves, ROY BAILEY Bud Sasie A-CHELIEI MICINS buy this lady."

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