Robb Johnson - Ordinary Giants (3CD) on CD

Description

The Collins Dictionary describes ‘monument’ as “Anything that preserves the memory of a person or an event” usually a term directly referring to buildings, pillars and so on. It also offers amongst the eight definitions, “A historic document or record”. Ordinary Giants by Robb Johnson meets both of these interpretations. Robb Johnson’s previous work, 'Gentle Men', used the biographies of his grandfathers to explore the First World War and received much critical commendation. In many ways, Ordinary Giants is as important not least as we near the end of the commemoration of the War to End All Wars and look towards what life was like for the returning Tommy. This extensive, 3 CD work follows the life and times of Robb’s father, Ron. Starting appropriately with the Armistice and the now seemingly empty echo of "A Land Fit For Heroes", right up to the formation of the welfare state and NHS, these songs are as much about the social and political changes throughout the twentieth century as they are about individual people.