Some Matt McGinn historical songs:
( see www.matmcginn.info for words & music)
Ballad of John McLean ( about the Scottish Republican )
Ballad of the Q4       ( about the building of the QE2)
Benny Lynch            ( about the Glaswegian Boxer )
The Man they Couldn't Hang ( a man from Exeter who was sentenced to be hung for murder but just wouldn't go down )
the Ibrox Disaster       ( when 66 people died at the Ibrox Stadium )

and many more, no doubt