But he was born in Salford.” You can hear the folk legend’s love/hate relationship with his Northern birthplace in his much beloved 1949 song Dirty Old Town, which he originally wrote – at ...

Dirty Old Town was written by Salford-born folk legend Ewan MacColl for Landscape With Chimneys, his 1949 play about his home city. Since then, the song has taken on a life of its own, being ...

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The song Dirty Old Town is to be given a new lease of life more than 70 years after it was first released - with an orchestral accompaniment recorded in the city which inspired its lyrics. Peggy ...

The popular ballad Dirty Old Town is to be given a new lease of life — 75 years after it was first released. The hit song has always been a favourite of Irish music fans, given that both the ...

Peggy Seeger with her son Neill MacColl, daughter-in-law Kate St John and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Chris Payne/BBC/PA) The song Dirty Old Town is to be given a new lease of life more than ...

The song Dirty Old Town is to be given a new lease of life more than 70 years after it was first released – with an orchestral accompaniment recorded in the city which inspired its lyrics. Peggy ...