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Magnificent tribute to 'ordinary giants' who've shaped our radical vision
Pic: Rwendland/Creaive Commons

Robb Johnson
Ordinary Giants: A Life and Times, 1918-2018
(Irregular Records)

 

THIS triple CD is a magnificent labour of love, a song suite based on the life and times of Robb Johnson's father Ron, who volunteered for the RAF in 1939 and then worked as a teacher in the state sector.

 

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