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Thread #151611   Message #3560543
Posted By: Les in Chorlton
23-Sep-13 - 04:52 AM
Thread Name: Ewan MacColl [2015 Centenary]
Subject: RE: Ewan MacColl [2015 Centenary]
Ok Folks, One year in January the Centenary Year of Ewan begins.

It seems appropriate that we should celebrate his life by singing songs, as he and Peggy and thousands of others did, by singing songs in small places.

I am searching round for a model - no Central Committees, no commercial marketing strategies. Just people who recognise his contribution to whatever it is we still do with old songs and tunes - by singing some of his songs, some he collected and some he simply sang quite well. Oh and any other songs we sing because we like them.

Oxjam have an interesting model, or did have, Oxfam declared an Oxjam Week (?) then asked musicians to organise something to raise money of Oxfam. A website was provided and signing up gave you a space to promote your event.