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EWAN MACCOLL was remembered in song at celebrations at the weekend marking 105 years since the communist songwriter’s birth.
Friends and fans of the folk singer met in front of his commemorative oak tree in Russell Square, central London, on Saturday.
The singing was led by his widow, the pioneering singer and social activist Peggy Seeger.
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STEVE JOHNSON relishes a celebration of the commonality of folk music and its links with the struggles of working people the world over
KEVAN NELSON reports back from a delegation to the epic celebrations for the anniversary of Vietnam’s 1945 revolution, where British communists found a thriving, prosperous socialist country, brimming with ambition and well-earned national pride