Owen McDonagh And The Bogside Men – Songs Of Irish Civil Rights on vinyl LP. VG+. Ballads of the Northern Ireland civil rights movement. Ships from Germany.
About Songs Of Irish Civil Rights
A VG+ vinyl pressing of a 1970s ballad album documenting the Northern Ireland civil rights movement, presented with parallel titling in French and Italian for European release.
Songs Of Irish Civil Rights is an album by Owen McDonagh And The Bogside Men, first released in 1970 via Outlet Records and subsequently reissued for continental European markets under the parallel titles Chants De La Révolution Irlandaise and Canti Della Rivoluzione Irlandese. The eleven track record sets out to document, through ballad form, key moments and figures of the Northern Ireland civil rights movement of the late 1960s. This listing is a VG+ vinyl pressing from a Berlin based eBay seller.
- About Owen McDonagh And The Bogside Men
- What the album documents
- The historical context
- Pressing details and buying advice
In Brief
- Artist Owen McDonagh And The Bogside Men were an Irish ballad group performing songs connected to the Northern Ireland civil rights movement.
- Release First released in 1970 via Outlet Records, later reissued for French and Italian markets under parallel titles.
- Format Eleven tracks, including The Long March, We Shall Overcome and Burntollet Ambush.
- Subject matter Ballads documenting events and figures connected to the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland during the late 1960s.
- This copy Very Good Plus (VG+) sleeve condition, small price sticker top left, shipped from Berlin, Germany.
Owen McDonagh And The Bogside Men – Songs Of Irish Civil Rights (LP, VG+)
Vinyl LP, Musidisc European release
Very Good Plus condition vinyl pressing, with small price sticker top left, sold by a Berlin based eBay seller with 100% positive feedback.
Pressing Specifications
About Owen McDonagh And The Bogside Men
Owen McDonagh And The Bogside Men were part of a wave of Irish ballad groups active in the late 1960s and 1970s who recorded material directly engaging with contemporary political events in Ireland, a well established tradition within Irish folk music going back generations. The group's name references the Bogside, a neighbourhood in Derry, Northern Ireland, that became a focal point of the civil rights movement and the subsequent Troubles.
What The Album Documents
The eleven tracks on Songs Of Irish Civil Rights work through ballads referencing specific events and figures connected to the civil rights campaign in Northern Ireland during the late 1960s, including The Long March, referencing civil rights marches of the period, and Burntollet Ambush, referencing the attack on civil rights marchers at Burntollet Bridge near Derry in January 1969, an event widely regarded by historians as a significant turning point in the escalation of the Troubles. The album also includes We Shall Overcome, the anthem closely associated with the American civil rights movement that was widely adopted by Northern Ireland's civil rights campaigners of the era, alongside original compositions including Civil Rights Anthem and Friends Of Civil Rights. The record was reissued for continental European audiences under the French title Chants De La Révolution Irlandaise and the Italian title Canti Della Rivoluzione Irlandese, reflecting international interest in the unfolding political situation in Northern Ireland at the time.
- VG+ condition, a well kept vintage pressing
- A historically significant document of the Northern Ireland civil rights movement
- Part of a well established Irish ballad tradition of political songwriting
- Reissued internationally, reflecting the period’s wider historical significance
- Small price sticker noted on the sleeve
- Serious historical and political subject matter throughout
- Niche appeal outside collectors of Irish political ballad music
What is Songs Of Irish Civil Rights by Owen McDonagh And The Bogside Men?
It is a 1970 ballad album documenting events and figures connected to the Northern Ireland civil rights movement of the late 1960s.
What condition is this vinyl copy in?
The sleeve is graded Very Good Plus (VG+), with a small price sticker noted in the top left.
What does Burntollet Ambush reference?
The song refers to the January 1969 attack on civil rights marchers at Burntollet Bridge near Derry, a widely documented turning point in the escalation of the Troubles.
Why was this album reissued under different titles?
It was released for French and Italian audiences under the parallel titles Chants De La Révolution Irlandaise and Canti Della Rivoluzione Irlandese, reflecting international interest in the events it documents.
Does this listing ship outside Germany?
The seller is based in Berlin and lists a fixed shipping cost; check the current listing for up to date international shipping options and rates.
Where To Buy This Pressing
Worth The Spin?
- A historically significant ballad document of the Northern Ireland civil rights movement
- VG+ condition vinyl pressing with international reissue history
- Best suited to collectors of Irish political ballad traditions
Songs Of Irish Civil Rights preserves a pivotal period of Irish history through ballad, and this listing offers a VG+ pressing from a highly rated German seller.