{"product_id":"various-artists-ban-the-bomb-music-of-the-al-cd","title":"Ban The Bomb - Music Of The Al - Ban The Bomb - Music Of The Aldermaston Anti-Nuclear Marches (3CD Set) [CD]","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistoric 2CD set featuring the music of the Aldermaston Anti-Nuclear Marches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom folk and jazz to protest songs against the bomb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain in the late 1950s, a country boosted by a global economic boom, finally emerging from post-war austerity. Throughout the decade, however, Cold War tensions between the USA and the Soviet Union had escalated and Britain had entered the fray to become only the third nation to develop nuclear weapons. This led to the formation of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), a group headed by Anglican priest \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Collins \u003c\/strong\u003eand the philosopher \u003cstrong\u003eBertrand Russell\u003c\/strong\u003e. Attracting support from across a broad spectrum of the public, a march was organised from London to the atomic weapons plant near the village of Aldermaston in Berkshire, a peaceful protest involving people of all ages; united in their horror at finding themselves living in the shadow of the bomb and in their fear for the future of mankind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, from Trafalgar Square on Good Friday 1958, in dismal weather, they marched to a soundtrack of folk songs and jazz; the protest songs of \u003cstrong\u003eEwan MacColl \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003ePeggy Seeger, Fred \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eBetty Dallas \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Brunner\u003c\/strong\u003e, complemented by the revivalist New Orleans style of \u003cstrong\u003eKen Colyer's Omega Brass Band \u003c\/strong\u003eand standards popularised by such British jazz giants of the era as \u003cstrong\u003eChris Barber, Ottilie Patterson, Humphrey Lyttelton, Kenny Ball \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eAcker Bilk\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Nuttall\u003c\/strong\u003e, in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBomb Culture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"The Aldermaston March numbers were vast, by far the largest ever for political \/ humanitarian aims. Teenagers among them created a carnival of optimism. It was this wild public festival spirit that spread the CND symbol through the jazz clubs and secondary schools in an incredibly short time. Protest was associated with festivity. There was a new feeling of license granted by the obvious humanitarian attitude of the ravers themselves.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47004853764418,"sku":"1408816","price":7.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/products\/51eopY9q4yL._SL1500.jpg?v=1696032912","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/various-artists-ban-the-bomb-music-of-the-al-cd","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}