Joy of Living - A Tribute to Ewan Maccoll

A remarkable double CD featuring new interpretations of MacColl's songs by: Damien Dempsey, Martin Carthy, The Unthanks, Seth Lakeman, Marry Waterson, Dick Gaughan, Billy Bragg, ChaimTannenbaum, Steve Earle, Eliza Carthy, Jarvis Cocker, Paul Buchanan, Paul Brady, Norma Waterson, Martin Simpson, Christy Moore, Karine Polwart, Kathryn Williams, Jack Steadman and Jamie MacColl (Bombay Bicycle Club), Rufus & Martha Wainwright and David Gray. Highlights include Steve Earle's take on 'Dirty Old Town,' Norma Waterson's peerless rendition of the plight of the travelers in 'The Moving On Song,' Paul Buchanan's (Blue Nile) crooning 'First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,' Bombay Bicycle Club's moving version of 'The Young Birds' and Rufus and Martha Wainwright's performance of 'Sweet Thames Flow Softly.'