For a' that

[shewhomust]

If Jackie Kay, presenting Radio 4's Pick of the Week, had not mentioned it, I would not have known that today is also the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Ewan MacColl. I don't doubt that they would have been happy to share a celebration, and there'd be some fine songs sung at it. Here's just one of them:

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ETA: durham_rambler points out that we also overlooked Bob Copper's centenary earlier this month...

Comments

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

Great tune. Thanks for posting.

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

My pleasure!

[grondfic.livejournal.com]

Today's Observer has quite a feature on him, with appreciations (and not!) from several figures from the folk world.

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/25/ewan-maccoll-godfather-folk-adored-and-feared

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

Thanks for that link - I hadn't seen it. My, Shirley Collins didn't like him, did she? And a celebratory tour to look out for, later this year...

[grondfic.livejournal.com]

I'm very surprised at Shirley Collins - she generally doesn't have a hard word to say about anyone. Still - I'm prepared to believe that Ewan could be quite a handful - a much-missed one, though.

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm quite ready to believe that what she said was true and justified - it's just not the place I'd have chosen to say it!

But it's possible that she *didn't* choose - it's not unknown for the press to take a piece off the file and run it in the wrong context.

[grondfic.livejournal.com]

I think the Guardian listed several 'interviewers' credited at the bottom of the whole presentation.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

Parcel o' rogues is my other half's favourite short Scottish ballad. Andrew Lammie aka the Trumpeter of Fyvie is his favourite muckle sang.

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

It's a splendid tune, isn't it?

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Oh this is just lovely. Beautiful tune and lovely singing.

I have his version of "Turpin Hero," about the highwayman Dick Turpin.

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

That's one I've not heard in a long while!