Billy Bragg / Tavastia, Helsinki, Finland Nov. 26, 1987
A DRAFTERVOI SPECIAL 
Portrait of Billy by James Millar
01 Billy Bragg - Station ID, The Milkman of Human Kindness02 Billy Bragg - Here She Comes Again03 Billy Bragg - talk04 Billy Bragg - Love Gets Dangerous05 Billy Bragg - talk06 Billy Bragg - Think Again07 Billy Bragg - Help Save The Youth Of America08 Billy Bragg - talk09 Billy Bragg - Levi Stubb's Tears10 Billy Bragg - Billy Bragg Station ID, Radio City11 Theme Music - Street Beat12 Billy Bragg - talk13 Billy Bragg - Valentine's Day Is Over14 Billy Bragg - talk15 Billy Bragg - Shirley16 Billy Bragg - talk17 Billy Bragg - The Saturday Boy18 Billy Bragg - talk19 Billy Bragg - Between The Wars20 Billy Bragg - Encore applause21 Billy Bragg - talk22 Billy Bragg - A New England
Draftervoi says :
"Another tape that I received in trade back
in the late 80s/early 1990s.
Generation is unknown.
There's bit of hiss but it's not too bad.
Mr. Bragg is in a chatty mood, offering his opinions on a wide range
of topics.
At the start, he says he's got a bad accent and sore throat,
"so I won't talk much, I'll dance more.”
And the final tally is...25 minutes of this is "talk."
I was unable to find any coverage telling me what Bragg was up to,
but from his comments, it sounds like he was stopping in Finland
for a concert, while on his way to play a show in the U.S.S.R."
The Tavastia Club is still open and booking rock acts, too.
This is a draftervoi special so always of interest. Billy is a radical left wing artist
important for his forming the Rock Against Racism concerts and movement in
response to Eric Clapton’s drunken outbursts of outrageous racism way back
when before he sobered up.
He continues to work in the field and plays concerts globally and his Facebook page
is always worth a read and reflects his political views. Admired for his wonderful
stance on standing up to be counted! (some of the comments on his Facebook
page are incredibly intolerant and offence so be warned if you follow this up.
WE stand with Billy on pretty much EVERY COUNT!
Thanks drafter!
Billy Bragg 'Which Side Are You On' and 'Between the Wars' live
portrait of Billy by Theo Michael
from his website
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