Leon Rosselson

Leon Rosselson (born 22 June 1934, Harrow, Middlesex, England) is an English songwriter and writer of children's books. After his early involvement in the folk music revival in Britain, he came to prominence, singing his own satirical songs, in the BBC's topical TV programme of the early 1960s, That Was The Week That Was. He toured Britain and abroad, singing mainly his own songs and accompanying himself with acoustic guitar. In later years, he has published 17 children's books, the first of which, Rosa's Singing Grandfather, was shortlisted in 1991 for the Carnegie Medal. He continues to write and perform his own songs, and to collaborate with other musicians and performers. Most of his material includes some sort of satirical content or elements of radical politics.

Bounce and Rhymetime 2 - 2024-08-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Chronicling the Times - 2023-10-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Playsongs Grand Day Out - 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Playsongs to Go - 2017-06-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Voice & Vision - 2016-12-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Where Are The Barricades? - 2016-02-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Sleepytime Playsongs - 2015-12-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Livelytime Playsongs - 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Five Little Owls - 2015-11-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Celebrating Subversion: The Anti-Capitalist Roadshow - 2012-11-26T00:00:00.000000Z

A Rovin' - 2011-05-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Celtic Voices from Scotland - 2011-05-15T00:00:00.000000Z

The Liberty Tree - 2010-07-20T00:00:00.000000Z

A Proper State - 2008-02-18T00:00:00.000000Z

The Greatest Drummer in the World - 2004-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Turning Silence Into Song - 2004-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Harry's Gone Fishing - 1999-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Perspectives - 1997-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Intruders - 1995-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Playsongs Baby Massage - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Questions - Songs and Stories For Children - 1994-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Guess What They're Selling At The Happiness Counter - 1992-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The World Turned Upside Down: Rosselsongs 1960-2010 - 1991-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Wo Sind Die Elefanten? - 1991-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Playsongs - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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