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	The Voice of the Turtle
		With this odd duality, his teenage fans seem quite at ease: they prefer him to be one of them in his unbuttoned moments, but expect him to sing in a near foreign tongue: rather as a congregation might wish the sermon to be delivered in the vernacular, and the plainsong chanted in mysterious Latin.
		The essay, "Young England, Half English", was originally written in December 1957, when a certain group of Liverpool lads was still known as the Quarry Men.
		Englishness is continuous, it stretches into the future and the past, there is something in it that persists, as in a living creature.
	www.voiceoftheturtle.org /show_article.php?aid=48 (2540 words)

	England, Half English
		I assume that they were refering to the song "England, Half English".
		And to a lesser extent, this year?s England Half-English.
		Hudson and the English crew members were not permitted to leave England but eventually the "Half Moon" returned to Holland without them.
	www.elipsiselectronics.com /B00005YX35/England_Half_English.html (1383 words)

	Billy Bragg and the Blokes
		Part of the six year lag between his last album, William Bloke, and his latest, England, Half English, he spent in collaboration with Wilco, tailoring music to lyrics written by Woody Guthrie -- Guthrie who performed throughout the 40s with a guitar marked with the words this machine kills fascists dead.
		England, Half English finds Bragg involved in another collaborative effort - this time sharing songwriting responsibilities with his new back-up band, The Blokes.
		Listening to England, Half English I was reminded of an evening spent in a crowded auditorium during the 2000 presidential race.
	www.freewilliamsburg.com /april_2002/bragg.html (457 words)

	In Music We Trust - Billy Bragg and The Blokes: England, Half English
		Political activist and singer-songwriter Billy Bragg is back with his band, The Blokes.
		England, Half English finds Bragg doing what he does best, writing political folk-pop songs, deep enough to seep into your subconscious and allow you to soak up the message.
		If one didn't know it, it might pass them up, which seems to be the way Bragg wants it, preferring to speak to those that get it, and giving the rest beautiful melodies.
	www.inmusicwetrust.com /articles/49r08.html (350 words)

	Atlantic Records - Billy Bragg Photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		For MacInnes, half English' described the way in which Fifties' society was being increasingly informed by a diversity of cultures and attitudes, ranging from American influences on English pop music and teenage fashions to the impact of post-war African and West Indian communities in England.
		This emerging multi-cultural England would not be recognized, however, by the Establishment custodians of traditional Englishness.
		"England is, and always has been, a country infested with people who love to tell us what to do, but very rarely seem to know what's going on".
	www.atlanticrecords.com /photos?artist=5012433 (1740 words)

	Billy Bragg : England, Half English (Bonus Disc) - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		England, Half English also fails to develop a unified musical voice; the songs skitter from pop to reggae to ska to the Algerian folk-based "Baby Farouk." It's nice to see an artist trying out new styles, but here they feel forced.
		[In 2006, an expanded and remastered edition of England, Half English was released by Yep Roc in the United States and Cooking Vinyl in the U.K..
		With the exception of "Dry Bed" (the most dubious of Bragg's Woody Guthrie adaptations so far), the England, Half English bonus disc is a solid and enjoyable listen that many fans will turn to at least as often as the album it accompanies.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,3821355,00.html (656 words)

	Coda Agency - Billy Bragg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		For MacInnes, ‘half English’ described the way in which Fifties’ society was being increasingly informed by a diversity of cultures and attitudes, each in turn contributing new ingredients to the idea of an English identity.
		Englishness, in this context, is far from a denial of a multi-cultural society – it supplies the very framework for its existence.
		England, Half-English is also about the present day; the idea that Englishness can be simply defined by the day to day things that happen in the physical space that’s England.
	www.codaagency.com /billyb.html (2376 words)

	Billy Bragg : England, Half English (Australian Bonus Track) - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A George Orwell quote on the inner sleeve of Billy Bragg's frustratingly uneven England, Half English suggests that Bragg is out to explore both his sense of alienation from his native land and England's alienation from its older, purer self.
		But while a couple of tracks, notably the withering "Take Down the Union Jack," fulfill that promise, overall the album is a decidedly mixed bag of character vignettes and the rabble-rousing political tunes that Bragg can probably write in his sleep by now.
		England, Half English also fails to develop a unified musical voice; the songs skitter from pop to reggae to ska to the Algerian folk-based "Baby Faroukh." It's nice to see an artist trying out new styles, but here they feel forced.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,1699338,00.html (486 words)

	Figgle: Music. Stuff. For You.
		Harsh criticisms are bound to surface for England, Half English, which is a shame, because while the carping is predictable, the album is not.
		Yes, there are the expected left-leaning manifestos, and shame on anyone who’d claim that Bragg’s politics have gotten in the way of his song writing (just because YOU’VE fallen into a nasty habit of comfortably numb consumerism, doesn’t mean he should be letting go of his best intentions as well).
		A bit better is the title track - “England, Half English” - an inquiry into England’s obsession with anachronistic notions of monarchy and empire in an age where, due to ethnic diversity, ‘English-ness’ is a fuzzy notion at best.
	www.figgle.com /reviewCD.php?CDID=113 (662 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Rugby Union \| English \| England scrum-half dies
		England scrum-half Nick Duncombe has died suddenly at the age of 21.
		Duncombe was twice capped by England during last season's Six Nations championship and was also part of the national sevens side at last summer's Commonwealth Games.
		He made his debut for Quins in January last year and was picked for England by Clive Woodward with just 270 minutes of professional rugby under his belt.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/2765639.stm (378 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: England Half English: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In fact, he suggests on the gritty folk-protest lamentation of "Take Down the Union Jack" ("It clashes with the sunset, put it in the attic with the Emperors' old clothes") that it's merely time for those south of Hadrian's Wall to change their old colours and move on from an archaic domestic economic union.
		The notions of Englishness and nationalism are both concepts that Dorset's coastal socialist and vote-swapping tactician is at pains to explore and ask us to redefine on this album of 21st-century cultural self-assessment.
		England, Half English perhaps, but this is the Billy Bragg we know and love--and in no half-measures.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005UDQY (1274 words)

	EvilSponge: Album: England, Half English by Billy Bragg and the Blokes
		And to a lesser extent, this year’s England Half-English.
		The songs on England Half-English, for example, are pretty solid, and they’re all clear examples of an artist continuing to evolve and create after 30.
		While England Half-English isn’t a misstep, per se, it is also not the firm-footed offering we’d expect from a near-Icon making his way on up the mountain.
	www.evilsponge.org /albums/Bragg__EnglandHalfEnglish.htm (635 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Now, Bragg returns to the UK for "England, Half English," his first album of original material in six years.
		Taking its name from a 40-year-old essay collection by Colin MacInnes ("Absolute Beginners"), "England, Half English" centers on the volatile politics of national identity, an issue considered the province of the far right and neo-fascists.
		The title song of "England, Half English" takes its tune from "Yanass el Ghorba (The Emigres)," an Algerian folk song, tosses in some reggae rhythms and vividly illustrates how being "English" today involves a variety of cultures.
	entertainment.signonsandiego.com /profile/247101 (512 words)

	Music \| Billy’s buds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		With all the attention Billy Bragg receives for being a thorn in the side of England’s political conservatives, it’s easy to forget that he hasn’t always been an issue-oriented songwriter.
		His new album is grounded in a belief that the English identity should be an inclusive one — a rallying cry for the acceptance of a modern and diverse England.
		But if that’s the overall theme, then it’s certainly not the only topic on his mind, and his cheeky wit is in full play — "She filled my head with the awful noise/Of her disappointment and the Pet Shop Boys" is one of the more amusing lines he gets off.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /boston/music/other_stories/documents/02216437.htm (1464 words)

	FFWD Weekly - March 21, 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		While the music may have changed over the years, Billy Bragg’s message remains the same – speak your mind, stand up for your beliefs and God help you if you are a multinational corporation that is only concerned with the bottom line.
		The 12 tracks on England, Half-English challenge us to consider identity – both personal and national – and to try to understand the identities of our neighbours at the same time.
		Politics and ideologies aside, the album presents some classic Bragg material, such as the title track, "St. Monday" and "Baby Faroukh." Still, many of the songs seem to be missing something distinctly Bragg-ish.
	www.ffwdweekly.com /Issues/2002/0321/cd2.htm (182 words)

	Amazon.com: england_half_english_billy_bragg: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		England Half English by Billy Bragg (Audio CD - 2006) - Import
		England, Half English by Billy Bragg (Audio CD - 2002) - Enhanced
		England, Half English by Billy Bragg and the Blokes (Audio CD - 2002) - Explicit Lyrics
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=england_half_english_billy_bragg&index=music&page=1 (210 words)

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		Here regular bloke Billy Bragg co-opts the title and puts his own spin on England's "Englishness" in the 21st century.
		The funky mix of U.K. folk-rock and Algerian rai on the title track makes the point quite nicely that England's DNA is more than just Anglo-Saxon.
		England, Half-English is also one of the sharper records musically from Bragg, thanks in part to the backing of his touring band the Blokes, who co-wrote much of the music for the steadily rocking anthems and ballads here.” (CMJ)
	www.glitterhouse.com /main.asp?mode=detail&ID=18100 (269 words)

	ezFolk Media Store (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		"England Half-English" is the latest plot point on Billy Bragg's biographical music chart.
		But the man has clearly, and publicly, evolved, from angry, caustic punk bard on his first...
		Personally I find England, Half English a return to form.
	www.ezfolk.com /cgi-bin/ae.pl?asinsearch=B00005YX35 (174 words)

	Billy Bragg - England, Half-English, Must I Paint You A Picture: The Essential Review
		Sure, he can rock out as he did on last years England, Half-English with his band called The Blokes but if you go to see Bragg, you will be treated to just him and his guitar for the most part.
		Billy, being the hard-nosed working class person that he is, is not at all interested in getting popular anytime quick so what he has done is taken the name from a 40 year old collection of essays entitle England, Half-English and written an album full of material on the subject.
		The whole premise here is presenting an argument that the patriotic England is indeed only half-English due to immigration and every other culture issue under the sun.
	www.musicemissions.com /display_review/108 (498 words)

	Billy Bragg should know better
		BRITISH MUSICIAN Billy Bragg’s new album, England, Half English is what I’ve come to expect from him--an interesting but inconsistent mix of relationship songs and politics.
		Bragg says that, growing up working class in 1970s England, he was inspired by political punk band the Clash.
		In England, Half English, Bragg has the idea of building up English nationalism from the left, to be a multiracial country, as a counter to the right wing’s xenophobia.
	www.socialistworker.org /2002-1/410/410_09_BillyBragg.shtml (483 words)

	Billy Bragg and the Blokes - England, Half English - Stylus Magazine
		The album is entirely devoid of any emotion and, to make it worse, he fills the rest of it with bland, half-assed references to better songs (Skatalites in the title track, Dylan in "He'll Go Down", and Smokey Robinson in "Tears Of My Tracks").
		He belongs to that particular strain of Englishness that runs from George Orwell to Tony Benn; from Morris dancing to the Sex Pistols..." wrote Will Hodgkinson in a recent Guardian article.
		Perhaps this is Bragg's most ostensibly English album to date and as an American I just cannot connect.
	www.stylusmagazine.com /review.php?ID=88 (446 words)

	The Austin Chronicle Music: Phases and Stages
		England/Half English (Elektra) Hard to imagine that Billy Bragg hasn't released an album of original songs since 1996.
		England/Half English demonstrates how appropriate it was in the first place that Bragg helped polish up Guthrie's songs.
		His forthright style, humor, and indignation have been apparent since he debuted as a one-man, unplugged answer to the Clash in the Eighties, while the Blokes have evolved into a dynamite backup band, folding Bragg's own lyrics into tight jams at every opportunity.
	www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2002-03-29/music_phases4.html (263 words)

	New Internationalist: England, Half English. . - Mixed Media - sound recording review
		To date, this most politically engaged of Britain's songwriters has addressed workers' rights, sexual equality and racism with a deft mix of anger, wit and choppy rhythms.
		England, Half English (the title comes from a book on London's first West Indian immigrants by Colin-Macinnes) is a no-frills contribution to that vexed, at times politically nasty, issue of 'Englishness'.
		'Baby Faroukh' is a wonderful welcome to a baby born into a new England (there's a passion in Bragg that echoes William Blake's) and 'Take Down the Union Jack' sloughs off some redundant symbols.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0JQP/is_2002_July/ai_89148688 (334 words)

	Electric Fetus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Bragg complied to the interview but stated that he was going to be very busy in the near future because of promotion in regard to his upcoming release, England Half English.
		The most popular restaurant dish in England today is chicken tikka marsala, a hybrid meal from the Indian sub-continent.
		We are clearly not as English as our parents were.
	www.efetus.com /thechord/2002/valentines2002/bragg.htm (765 words)

	The Bryan-College Station Eagle > Entertainment > Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		At the end of a tumultuous 2002, Bragg is singing protest songs from his latest album, England, Half English, released in the spring.
		The time is ripe for him, he feels, as it was in the mid-1980s, when his witty, sometimes gloomy ballads made it big on the English charts.
		As a one-man show with an electric guitar, playing bittersweet love songs and minimalist sketches of English life, Bragg made the rounds of music festivals and road tours in the ’80s with the likes of The Smiths, R.E.M. and The Housemartins.
	www.theeagle.com /spotlight/music/2002articles/121902bragg.htm (980 words)

	RollingStone.com: Billy Bragg : Bragg Readies Spring Release : News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		"England Half English" first Bragg and the Blokes album in six years
		Billy Bragg and the Blokes' new album, England Half English, is due on March 5th.
		Bragg's first record of all new material since 1996's William Bloke follows the folk singer's Mermaid Avenue recordings, two albums that supplemented the lyrics of Woody Guthrie with music and perfomances by Bragg and Wilco.
	www.rollingstone.com /news/story/_/id/5933263 (155 words)

	Must I paint you a picture - Billy Bragg interview. Billy Bragg released Must I paint you a picture compilation. Bragg ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		On his last album, proper, England Half English, discounting last year’s retrospective compilation Must I paint you a picture, he provided exactly that: a musical and lyrical engagement with the notion of Englishness.
		All those people aren’t fascists just because they’re flying the English flag, they’re just saying “this is us, here we are”, and when you look at the England team, it’s a multicultural team.
		Nobody should have to dismiss part of their ethnicity to be part of England; it’s just that the old definitions of Englishness as an ethnicity don’t really fit any more.
	www.threemonkeysonline.com /threemon_article.php?id=121 (736 words)

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