Banner Theatre Music

	Music The following DVDs, CDs and cassettes are available from the Banner office. An order form can be downloaded either in PDF or Word format.	Most of the songs on these albums are published in the book Singing the Changes
	"They get free mobiles...don't they?" (2007) This video ballad shows how our lives here in the UK are integrally connected to those of refugees and asylum seekers, and exposes the big business interests that profit from the exploitation of children and slave labourers, particularly in the mining and production of tantalum - a key element in our mobile phones. DVD £12 (£10 unwaged) + £2 p&p within UK
	Wild Geese DVD (2006) Filmed during a live performance at Luton Library Theatre. A rich tapestry of songs, live music and archive film is woven into a video ballad for our times based on the stories of migrant workers coming to the UK over the past 50 years and the more recent experience of asylum seekers and refugees. DVD £12 (£10 unwaged) + £2 p&p within UK
	Elixir of Life (2005) The songs in Elixir of Life are based on the recorded experiences of people on the edge of the "classless" society. David and Goliath is a celebration of the continuation of struggle across different terrains. Palestinian Davids take on Israeli Goliaths; Blacks in Soweto defy the South African state; Republican hunger strikers lay down their lives for Irish freedom. Originally recorded in 1992. See sleeve notes for more information, and comments from reviewers. CD £12 (£10 unwaged) + £2 p&p; cassette £1 + £1 p&p within UK
	Wild Geese (2005) This album was conceived to celebrate the launch of Banner Theatre's 1st of May Band and to mark the company's 30th Anniversary celebrations in 2005. The CD, which features songs from both Migrant Voices and Wild Geese productions, encapsulates the bitter experiences of migrants the world over leaving their native lands and loved ones in search of work, refuge and survival. The songs are based on extensive interviews with migrants and refugees and their families, and is a tribute to their courage and resourcefulness in the face of hardship and oppression. See sleeve notes for more information. CD £12 (£10 unwaged) + £2 p&p within UK
	Black and White in the Red (2002) Music, songs and actuality from Banner’s residencies with B@em, the black and Asian section of the Fire Brigades Union, at fire stations in Essex, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands, and challenging institutional racism in the UK fire service. See sleeve notes for more information. CD £12 (£10 unwaged) + £2 p&p within UK
	Fortress Europe (1998) A kaleidoscope of voices and music taken from Redemption Song (1997) and Criminal Justice (1995-96), celebrating resistance and courage wherever it occurs, from detention centres and prisons to picket lines and street parties - 60 minutes of superlative sounds, from Irish jigs to Ivorian Zouglou. CD £12 (£10 unwaged) + £2 p&p; cassette £1 + £1 p&p within UK
	Sweatshop (1995) Music, sounds and voices from the Sweatshop production. The title song is dedicated to the Burnsall Strikers of 10 Downing Street, Smethwick, near Birmingham, who fought back against ten-hour shifts, 56-hour weeks and weekly pay packets of £115. The example of the Burnsall women has become an inspiration to working people everywhere. Cassette £1 (plus £1 p&p within UK)
	Saltley Gate (1993) This recording, in support of the NUM campaign against pit closures, is a condensed version of music from Banner's 1975 production. The song We are the Engineers is a celebration of the leading role that engineers and their union have played in Labour Movement history for over a hundred years. It is also a tribute to the unity and organisation that ultimately closed the gates at Saltley to signal victory for the miners in their 1972 strike. Cassette £1 (plus £1 p&p within UK)
	Rebellion Rap: Songs of Struggle (1987) Banner's first professionally produced music cassette, which accompanied the company's Songs of Struggle production, featuring jazz musician Andy Hamilton. Rebellion Rap highlights the importance of the spoken accounts, which punctuate the songs, and the voices of women, men, children, black and Asian people, Irish people and miners. The song Mohammed Idrish recounts a successful struggle against the deportation of a resident of Handsworth in Birmingham. Cassette £1 (plus £1 p&p within UK)
	Here We Go! (1985) Archive recordings of songs from the miners' strike, this miners' support tape contains material from the disputes. Here We Go! combines traditional protest songs with music by Banner written specifically for the events of the strike. The song Self-Inflicted Injury describes the police brutality suffered by the picketing miners, and their struggle to stop the scabs crossing picket lines. Cassette £1 (plus £1 p&p within UK)
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