Rebellion is at the heart of rock and roll. There has always been a dangerous element to the music, but sometimes the threat of danger has become real violence.

Ambrose Clancy, author of “Blind Pilot” and “The Night Line,” worked with John Colby, owner of Brick Tower Press, to organize a new volume.

Irish language campaigners have welcomed the British government’s intention to repeal a 300-year-old law that bans Irish in ...