‘I am not prepared to let Moscow dictate to Glasgow.’
Failures may be interesting, but it is the firmness
of what he wanted and did not want
that raises eyebrows: when does the quixotic
begin to gel, begin to impress, at what point
of naked surprise?
—Edwin Morgan, “On John Maclean”
from COLLECTED POEMS (Carcanet, 1997)
https://www.carcanet.co.uk/9781847779656/collected-poems/
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John Maclean: All that life can give us
19 Nov, University of Stirling – free
Author & poet Henry Bell will discuss his creative & historical work around Scottish socialist John Maclean, followed by an open archive and poetry reading
#Scottish #literature #poetry #history #Labourhistory #socialism #RedClydeside #JohnMaclean
Clann Ghill-Eain
Somhairle MacGill-Eain
Chan e iadsan a bhàsaich
an àrdan Inbhir-chéitean
dhaindeoin gaisge is uabhair
ceann uachdrach ar sgeula;
ach esan bha ’n Glaschu,
ursann-chatha nam feumach,
Iain mór MacGill-Eain,
ceann is fèitheam ar sgeula.
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Hey Mac did ye see him as he cam in by Gorgie,
Awa ower the Lammerlaw and north o’ the Tay?
Yon man is comin’ and the hale toon is turnin’ oot,
We’re aa’ sair he’ll win back tae Glasga the day…
—Hamish Henderson, “The John Maclean March”
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#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #socialism #Scotland #history #labourhistory #RedClydeside #HamishHenderson #JohnMaclean
John Maclean (1879–1923), socialist & Red Clydesider, was born #OTD, 24 August
Listen to Hamish Henderson’s “The John Maclean March”, sung by Dick Gaughan (1972)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uAs5cyy5EM
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #song #folksong #socialism #Scotland #workingclass #history #labourhistory #RedClydeside #HamishHenderson #JohnMaclean
The John MacLean Memorial in Pollokshaws. A champion of working-class education and one-time evening school teacher, MacLean was an important political figure in the Red Clydeside era of Glasgow.
#glasgow #glasgowhistory #redclydeside #johnmaclean #pollokshaws #memorial
Hey Mac did ye see him as he cam in by Gorgie,
Awa ower the Lammerlaw and north o’ the Tay?
Yon man is comin’ and the hale toon is turnin’ oot,
We’re aa’ sair he’ll win back tae Glasga the day…
—Hamish Henderson, “The John Maclean March”
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #socialism #Scotland #history #labourhistory #RedClydeside
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Hear it sung by Dick Gaughan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uAs5cyy5EM
They’ve rieved the live rose frae the leaf
An bluidit aa hir snawy bosom;
Bit rose-buds wheesh the rose-tree’s grief
An fresh hir rue til reasoun…
—Thurso Berwick, “Til the Citie o John Maclean”
John Maclean (1879–1923), socialist & Red Clydesider, was born #OTD, 24 August
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#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #socialism #Scotland #history #labourhistory #RedClydeside
100 years today since the death of the Red Clydeside socialist John Maclean. Here's Hamish Henderson singing his rousing tribute, The John Maclean March, recorded by Alan Lomax in 1951.
'The red will be worn, my lads, and Scotland will rise again,
Now great John Maclean has come hame tae the Clyde.' 🌹
#FolkMusic #TradMusic #RedClydeside #Socialism #JohnMaclean #WorkingClass #LabourHistory #LaborHistory #Socialist #Scotland #ScottishHistory
The John MacLean Memorial in Pollokshaws. A champion of working-class education and one-time evening school teacher at the nearby Sir John Maxwell School, John MacLean was an important political figure in the Red Clydeside era of Glasgow.
#glasgow #glasgowhistory #redclydeside #johnmaclean #pollokshaws #memorial
Assoc for Scottish Literature
This Is My Glasgow
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