Billy Bragg, Karine Polwart, Eddi Reader and Siobhan Miller will perform at a concert at Celtic Connections to reflect on the life of John Maclean and the 'Red Clydeside' movement.
John Maclean is a hero of the socialist movement , but he is not a widely known figure in history. As the author, we are now a century on from Maclean’s death and he “is remembered by few people outwith the Scottish Left, and the ceilidh bands that play the John Maclean March”. Maclean’s story though has always attracted artists. Poets and folk singers remember how this Glasgow schoolteacher tried to advance the rights of working people, and how it cost him his life.
Maclean is now being remembered in a concert at Celtic Connections. Billy Bragg, Karine Polwart, Eddi Reader and Siobhan Miller are among those who will perform on Friday, 19 January to reflect on Maclean and "Red Clydeside
John Maclean Socialist Movement History Concert Celtic Connections Billy Bragg Karine Polwart Eddi Reader Siobhan Miller Red Clydeside
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