{"product_id":"songs-of-freedom-the-james-connolly-songbook","title":"Songs of Freedom: The James Connolly Songbook","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSongs of Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e is the name of the songbook edited by James Connolly and published in 1907. Connolly’s introduction is better known than the collection for which it was written, containing his oft-quoted maxim: “Until the movement is marked by the joyous, defiant singing of revolutionary songs, it lacks one of the most distinctive marks of a popular revolutionary movement, it is the dogma of a few and not the faith of the multitude.” Though most of the songs were of Irish derivation, the songbook itself was published in New York and directed to the American working class, explicitly internationalist in its aims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSongs of Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e is a celebration of the life and work of James Connolly, the Irish revolutionary socialist martyred by the British government for his role in the Easter Rising of 1916. It is at once a collection of stirring revolutionary songs and a vital historical document. For the first time in a hundred years, readers will find the original \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSongs of Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e as well as the \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1919 Connolly Souvenir\u003c\/em\u003e program published in Dublin for a concert commemorating Connolly’s birth. Both are reproduced exactly as they originally appeared, providing a fascinating glimpse of the workers’ struggle at the beginning of the last century. To complete the picture is included the \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJames Connolly Songbook\u003c\/em\u003e of 1972, which contains not only the most complete selection of Connolly’s lyrics, but also historical background essential to understanding the context in which the songs were written and performed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePraise:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“My grand aunt Nora Connolly, in her book \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe Shall Rise Again\u003c\/em\u003e, said of rebel songs: ’For more may be remembered of a country’s history and treasured deep in the heart of a people through a song or a poem than through the pages of a history book’—how true. It was Nora who taught singers her father’s songs. ‘After 1916,’ she said, ‘I never did any more singing’—how sad. Now with this project and through the great talent and commitment of all involved we can hear Nora sing again.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e —James Connolly Heron, great-grandson of James Connolly and author of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Words of James Connolly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout James Connolly:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJames Connolly (1868–1916) was an Irish republican and socialist leader. He was executed by a British firing squad because of his leadership role in the Easter Rising of 1916. Connolly was the author of many books and articles, becoming one of the leading revolutionary theorists of his time. At the head of the Irish Citizen Army, Connolly’s vision and determination proved decisive in launching the rising which proclaimed the Irish Republic from the steps of Dublin’s General Post Office. This set in motion the sequence of events that would unleash the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921). While this did lead to 26 of Ireland’s 32 counties becoming independent of the United Kingdom, it left unresolved the question of Irish sovereignty over the entirety of the island. Indeed, it left unresolved the very conflicts Connolly presciently warned against when he wrote: “If you remove the English army tomorrow and hoist the green flag over Dublin castle, unless you set about the organization of the Socialist Republic your efforts would be in vain. England would still rule you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout Mat Callahan (editor):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMat Callahan is a musician and author originally from San Francisco, where he founded Komotion International. He is the author of three books, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSex, Death \u0026amp; the Angry Young Man\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTestimony\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Trouble With Music\u003c\/em\u003e. He currently resides in Bern, Switzerland. http:\/\/www.matcallahan.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout Theo Dorgan (preface):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTheo Dorgan is a world-renowned poet, prose writer, editor, and translator, originally from Cork, Ireland. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the O’Shaughnessy Award for Irish Poetry. http:\/\/www.theodorgan.com\/\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout James Connolly Heron (foreword):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJames Connolly Heron is a great grandson of James Connolly and author of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Words of James Connolly\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Mercier Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e James Connolly • Edited by Mat Callahan • Preface by Theo Dorgan • Foreword by James Connolly Heron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e PM Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e 9781604868265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished:\u003c\/span\u003e 9\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e 6 x 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage count:\u003c\/span\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/span\u003e Music-Lyrics\/History-Ireland\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556775366895,"sku":"uxw1787266043899","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/8515\/1471\/files\/songs-of-freedom-the-james-connolly-songbook_1.jpg?v=1787266052","url":"https:\/\/primechicstore.shop\/products\/songs-of-freedom-the-james-connolly-songbook","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}