title: Freeborn Man of the Traveling People
text: # Freeborn Man of the Traveling People
  
  Freeborn Man of the Traveling People is a folk ballad, written by Ewan MacColl for The Travelling People, which was first broadcast in 1964, one of eight BBC "Radio Ballads."
  
  It portrays the lifestyle of Ireland and Britain's nomadic people.
  
  It has been recorded by Dick Gaughan, Liam Clancy, Christy Moore, The Johnstons, Cherish the Ladies, Bobby Clancy, Patrick Clifford, and Schooner Fare and Luke Kelly.
  
  