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The Shoals of Herring" (Roud 13642) is a ballad, written by Ewan MacColl for the third of the original eight BBC Radio ballads [1] Singing the Fishing, which was first broadcast on August 16, 1960. [2] Ewan MacColl writes that the song was based on the life of Sam Larner, a fisherman and traditional singer from Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, England.
Sam Larner was born in 1878 to George Ezra Larner (1846-1925) and Jane Amelia Jones Larner (née Powles) (1847-1926).He started singing from an early age, learning the songs his grandfather and others sang in the pubs at Winterton, and earning pennies by singing them to coach parties that visited the village.
The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969 [3] by brothers Duane Allman (slide guitar, lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals, songwriting), Berry Oakley (bass), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums).
Pete Seeger (brother-in-law) James Henry Miller (25 January 1915 – 22 October 1989), [1] better known by his stage name Ewan MacColl, was an English folk singer-songwriter, folk song collector, labour activist and actor. Born in England to Scottish parents, he is known as one of the instigators of the 1960s folk revival as well as for writing ...
Gregg Allman. Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band. Allman grew up with an interest in rhythm and blues music, and the Allman Brothers Band fused it with rock music, jazz, and country at times.
Philip Donnellan. Philip Donnellan (9 February 1924 – 15 February 1999) was an English documentary film-maker. Described in his Guardian obituary as "one of the greatest of all documentarists", Donnellan worked with the BBC for over four decades, producing around 80 documentary films and programmes, most reflecting working-class lives.
Inside Llewyn Davis (/ ˈ l uː ɪ n /) is a 2013 period black comedy drama film written, directed, produced, and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen.Set in 1961, the film follows one week in the life of Llewyn Davis, played by Oscar Isaac in his breakthrough role, a folk singer struggling to achieve musical success while keeping his life in order.
Inside Llewyn Davis is the soundtrack of music from the 2013 American film of the same name, written, directed and produced by the Coen brothers and starring Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund and Justin Timberlake. With the film set in New York City during the 1960s, the soundtrack, produced by T Bone Burnett, uses folk ...