Rotations: with Leon Rosselson
An episode of the Rotations podcast, hosted by Jacob Grech and Leon Rosselson, titled "Rotations: with Leon Rosselson" was published on January 4, 2026.
January 4, 2026 · Rotations
Summary
Jacob Grech from 3CR’s A Friday Rave speaks with legendary political singer/songwriter Leon Rosselson.At 91 years of age, Leon has been writing songs about the state of our world for more than 70 years. Most recently performing a “Live From His Loungeroom” gig in September with long time collaborator Robb Johnston.Leon speaks about how it all started and reminisces about the background to a few tracks.Track Listing:Bringing the News From Nowhere, title track from his 1986 albumThe Battle Hymn of the New Socialist Party from Songs for City Squares 1962She Was Crazy He Was Mad from Palaces of Gold 1975The Enemy’s Poised to Attack from Temporary Loss of Vision 1983A Question of Numbers from For the Good of the Nation 1981The Ballad of Rivkah and Mohammed from Where Are the Barricades 2016Ballad of a Spycatcher from I Didn’t Mean It 1988Like Love from A Proper State 2008 Image courtesy of Bolton Socialist Club (Creative Commons Licence)
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