{"product_id":"595333","title":"Sweet Liberties - Sweet Liberties [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSweet Liberties is a new 14-track album that charts Britain's social and political journey through the eyes of some of the country's leading folk singer songwriters and musicians.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eFrom the original 2015 commission by Folk by the Oak and the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS), in partnership with the House of Commons as part of the 2015 Anniversaries: Parliament in the Making programme, these new and original songs celebrate 800 years of the pursuit of democracy.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eSweet Liberties features a line up of musicians with a strong pedigree.  Among the tracks, 'The Welsh Springsteen' Martyn Joseph pays tributes to fellow countrymen Nye Bevan and Dic Penderyn, and BBC Folk Singer of the Year (2015) Nancy Kerr weaves subjects including the Magna Carta, Human Rights Act, women's suffrage and slavery into compelling and heartfelt songs.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eSam Carter showcases his storytelling skills to examine the struggle against slavery. One of the freshest voices on the contemporary folk scene Maz O'Connor brings history firmly into the present day with her reflections on the Poor Law and race relations.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eBacked by talented instrumentalists Patsy Reid (formerly of Breabach) and Nick Cooke (Mawkin, Kate Rusby Band), this is a unique album of thought provoking, highly original and relevant new music that was recorded in response to overwhelming demand from audiences during the project tour.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eSweet Liberties has already received coverage on BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 2, The Independent, Morning Star, The Times, R2, and Songlines, as well as receiving radio play across the country.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e1. Kingdom \\r\u003cbr\u003eA song about the original intent of the Magna Carta that evolved to look at the ownership and management of land for profit, and the resulting loss of habitat for vulnerable species.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e2. Rich Man's Hill\\r\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the Poor Law of 1601, this is a reflection on the rich\/poor divide through the eyes of a homeless man wandering the streets of Maz's home town, London.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e3. Am I Not A Man\\r\u003cbr\u003eThis song is influenced by the lives and efforts of the 'Sons Of Africa', a group of freed slaves whose campaigning contributed  8232;to the eventual Abolition Of Slavery Act. The detail comes from the story of Olaudah Equiano whose autobiography 'Interesting Narrative Of The Life Of Olaudah Equiano' is considered a seminal slave narrative. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e4. Dic Penderyn\\r\u003cbr\u003eMartyn's heartfelt tribute to fellow countryman Dic Penderyn who was hung following The Merthyr Riots of 1831, which stemmed from the struggle for the basic rights of workers in the early 19th century and many years of simmering unrest.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e5. Seven Notes\\r\u003cbr\u003eThe idea for this song came from the Race Relations Act banner, in which scrolls of coloured fabrics represent the vibrancy of Britain's mixed cultures. It examines migration and colonialism, love and the universality of musical language, and was greatly influenced by the poem 'If My Homeland is Coloured' by Angolan-Portuguese poet Mauricio De Almeida Gomes.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e6. This Old House\\r\u003cbr\u003eA light-hearted take on democracy and compromise with a nod to the crumbling walls of the Palace of Westminster. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e7. Twelve Years Old\\r\u003cbr\u003e Based on the Factory Act of 1833 that set out to improve working conditions for children, this compares the world of a 12-year-old then and now, suggesting that important social aspects of their lives may have declined. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e8. Lila \\r\u003cbr\u003eThis song draws on the themes of women's suffrage and the abolition of slavery and is in memory of Adelaide-born Muriel Lila Matters who went up in a hot air balloon to scatter Votes for Women leaflets on Parliament and Mary Prince whose autobiography was a crucial narrative of slavery.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e9. Broad Waters\\r\u003cbr\u003eA narrative between a policeman and young witness, illustrating a miscarriage of justice in 1985, which saw  8232;three men wrongfully convicted for the killing of a police constable Keith Blakelock on Broadwater Farm in Tottenham.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e10. Nye \\r\u003cbr\u003eA tribute to Nye Bevan and his efforts to secure the Health Act 1946 as well as all its workers.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e11. Dark Days\\r\u003cbr\u003eVoicing a sense of frustration with the political process in recent times.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e12. Written on my Skin \\r\u003cbr\u003eWritten in memory of several women who were forced to invoke the Human Rights Act to have sexual assault cases justly tried, this also references that acts of Parliament are written on scrolls of vellum.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e13. Broken Things \\r\u003cbr\u003eSampling Wilfred Owen's 'Anthem for a Doomed Youth' the song remembers those who gave their lives for better working conditions, especially David Jones, who was killed when violence broke out around the picket lines of the Miners' Strikes in 1984. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e14. 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