Is it Matt McGinn?

Subject: Is it Matt McGinn?
From: GUEST,Nick Kelly
Date: 07 Dec 01 - 10:30 AM

I have a recording of Scottish Breakaway by Hamish Imlach and is sounds like Matt McGinn singing the chorus...is it...does anyone know? Susanne...Ewan McVicar...Seamus Kennedy...do you know?

Nick

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Subject: RE: Is it Matt McGinn?
From: Scabby Douglas
Date: 07 Dec 01 - 10:31 AM

Yeah - Matt McGinn and a whole bunch of others sang on that one - probably Watt Nicoll was in there too..

Cheers

Steven C

Subject: RE: Is it Matt McGinn?
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 07 Dec 01 - 07:56 PM

Thanks, Steven - saved me from having to dig out my copy!

Subject: RE: Is it Matt McGinn?
From: GUEST,Boab
Date: 08 Dec 01 - 03:47 AM

Just BTW--and apology for going off thread a wee---is Watt Nicoll still around? Did I get the impression somewhere that he'd gone into politics? I'll never forget his intro to the "Wee Burd" song---" accompanied by Ali Bain and his pluckin' fiddle"----

Subject: RE: Is it Matt McGinn?
From: GUEST,Dita (at work)
Date: 08 Dec 01 - 11:54 AM

I last saw Watt Nicoll when Danny Kyle dragged me to a pub in Paisley where a stage hypnotist called "The Man" was performing. The man was of course none other than Watt.

BTW No1 Hamish recorded Scottish Breakaway at least twice. First on a single on Transatlantic b/w "I'm the boy to freeze them". This recording later surfaced on a sampler, and I think it's this one Nick is asking about. He also recorded an album for the strange Autogram label which also featured a new recording of this song.

BTW No2 What happened to the Autogram label? I haven't seen any of their stuff rereleased on CD. They were a Greman label that released lots of unique albums of Scottish artists among others. As well as Hamish, Iain Macintosh, Eric Bogle, Clive Palmer, Cilla & Artie all recorded for them.

BTW No3 Live at the Star, the Glasgow folk club is putting on, (in conjunction with the Imlach family), a Hamish Imlach memorial concert. The date will be 14th Feb 2002. I will post more details when I get them.

Love, John

Subject: RE: Is it Matt McGinn?
From: GUEST,Nick Kelly
Date: 08 Dec 01 - 02:25 PM

Yes John, The Transatlantic EP verison is the one I am asking about. Please do us keep us updated on the the Hamish tribute. I have Hamish pages on my website www.theballadeers.com and you can email me at [e-mail].

I'm sure Susanne knows more about the Autogram label.

Nick

Subject: RE: Is it Matt McGinn?
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 08 Dec 01 - 06:28 PM

Dug out my copy after all, 'cause I've got the Autogram album, 'Scottish Sabbath'. It's a studio recording (well, some people say the owner's front room doubled as the studio ...) made on 28 April 1976, and Hamish is accompanied by Iain MacKintosh on the concertina.
As far as I know the Autogram label is still going, at the old address (Willy Schwenken, Burgstr. 9, Nottuln - the album is so old it doesn't have the new German postcode!), and their LPs should still be available. I have much of the material John mentions above. Don't know about any reissues on CD, or indeed new material on CD, but would offer to find out if anybody wants to know. EMail me at skw at worldmusic.de.
Great to hear about the Hamish memorial concert. Wish I was there! Hopefully, The Living Tradition will cover it.