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SUMMARY:James Connolly - Songs of Freedom
DESCRIPTION:April 16th, 2013  7:30 PM\nSpecial Concert and Book Party
 \nSongs of Freedom\nA Concert and Reading of the James Connolly Songbo
 ok\nMat Callahan and Yvonne Moore\nSongs of Freedom is a celebration o
 f the life and work of James Connolly, the Irish revolutionary sociali
 st martyred by the British government for his role in the Easter Risin
 g of 1916. It is at once a collection of stirring revolutionary songs 
 and a vital historical document. For the first time in a hundred years
 , readers will find the original Songs of Freedom, edited by James Con
 nolly and published in New York in 1907, as well as the 1919 Connolly 
 Souvenir program published in Dublin for a concert commemorating Conno
 lly's birth. Both are reproduced exactly as they originally appeared p
 roviding a fascinating glimpse of the workers' struggle at the beginni
 ng of the last century. To complete the picture is included the James 
 Connolly Songbook of 1972, which contains not only the most complete s
 election of Connolly's lyrics, but historical background essential to 
 understanding the context in which the songs were written and performe
 d. The original Songs of Freedom contains 18 songs, nine of which are 
 by Connolly, while the James Connolly Songbook contains 23 songs and p
 oems, 19 of which are by Connolly. Furthermore, the introduction to th
 e latter book gives an excellent account of the heroic battle surround
 ing the Dublin concert in 1919 as well as important insights into Conn
 olly's purpose and methods in composing his lyrics. This new version o
 f Songs of Freedom should prove invaluable to all those interested in 
 Irish, labor and revolutionary history. It provides an opportunity to 
 feel the spirit of Connolly's lyrics and to gain perspective on what m
 akes them so relevant today.\n\nSliding scale: $6/$10/$15 Free for Bre
 cht Forum Subscribers\nFor further information: info@matcallahan.com\n
 \n\n\nFor more information visit https://thewildgeese.irish/events/jam
 es-connolly-songs-of-freedom
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CATEGORIES:concert, "/", reading
LOCATION:Brecht Forum, New York City
WEBSITE:http://brechtforum.org/civicrm/event/info?id=12474&reset=1
URL:http://brechtforum.org/civicrm/event/info?id=12474&reset=1
CONTACT:(212) 242-4201
ORGANIZER:Brecht Forum
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