Billy Bragg crafts music that compellingly blends folk, punk, and protest song elements. His lyrics often explore potent political and romantic themes, reflecting a career spanning over three decades. Bragg is celebrated for his distinctive fusion of music and activism, offering listeners an authentic voice with significant social resonance. His work continues to engage audiences with its raw honesty and thoughtful commentary.
Musician and activist Bragg diagnoses the crisis of accountability in Western democracies in this new series of political pamphlets. He argues that accountability is the antidote to authoritarianism, and that without it, people can never truly be free.
Fully illustrated with gorgeously spooky art, this handsome gift book showcases the best of the Victorian ghost story.
A Rough Trade, Mojo and FT Book of the YearLONGLISTED FOR THE PENDERYN MUSIC BOOK PRIZEEmerging from the jazz clubs of the early 1950s, skiffle - a uniquely British take on American folk and blues - caused a sensation among a generation of kids who had grown up during the dreary post-war years.
Billy Bragg is one of Britain's most distinctive and accomplished songwriters, whose work has articulated the passions, both personal and political, of Britain during the past five decades.
Conversations With Great British Songwriters
More than twenty of the UK’s finest musicians discuss the magic and reveal the secrets behind their art in a rare collection of conversations about fifty years of classic British songwriting.
In a world where British citizens can lay bombs to kill their countrymen, where religious fundamentalism is on the increase and where the BNP are somehow part of the democratic process, what does patriotism actually mean?