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Moving On Song

Date 20 October 1979
Track ID 87711
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1979.094

Original Tape ID

SA1979.094

Summary

A song composed by Ewan MacColl highlighting the constant harassment faced by Travellers, who are forced to move on from wherever they camp.

Item Notes

Written by Ewan MacColl as part of the BBC Radio Ballad 'The Travelling People', transmitted on 17 April 1964.

See:
'The Essential Ewan MacColl Songbook' (Peggy Seeger, 2001, 2009) pp. 204-205

Recording Location

County - Midlothian

Parish - Edinburgh

Village/Place - Edinburgh

Language

English

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good