Their adversaries, like the left-wing singer Billy Bragg, are as enthusiastic as Mr Salmond about England's radical tradition.
We've just taken the coastal road to the home of the pop star and one-time Red Wedge campaigner Billy Bragg.
MacColl's other hits include a cover of Billy Bragg's song A New England, and a version of The Kinks' track Days.
Daytrotter have opened their doors and will be broadcasting live a slew of sessions including Josh Ritter, Billy Bragg and the Zombies.
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The ceremony, which was held in Scotland for the first time, also honoured Billy Bragg and Roy Harper with lifetime achievement awards.
Musician and campaigner Billy Bragg will give BBC 6 Music's second annual John Peel Lecture at this year's Radio Festival next month.
The 74-year-old will perform on the main Pyramid Stage, which also hosts Rita Ora, Jake Bugg, Rufus Wainwright and festival veteran Billy Bragg.
Among those giving evidence have been songwriter Billy Bragg, former peer Tony Benn, Tory Lords leader Lord Strathclyde and film maker Lord Puttnam.
The singer and activist Billy Bragg has threatened not to pay his taxes in protest against the bonuses being paid out by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
Billy Bragg is one of Britain's best-known singer-songwriters.
The difficult economic conditions, combined with racial tensions, sparked widespread rioting in Britain's inner cities and made her the ripe target for an emerging generation of musicians such as Elvis Costello and Billy Bragg who were associated with the country's punk movement.
As Ireland basks in the prosperity which followed its mid-1990s economic boom, the Fleadh has a more relaxed take on what is Celtic, with links a little tenuous at times having as it does ambassadors from Canada (Neil Young), working class England (Billy Bragg) and the United States (Evan Dando).
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