MacColl’s ridiculous Hoots Mon accent" Nonsense" - MacColl sang more or less as he and his mother did to each other at home - he was like many people (including me, when I speak to my sisters on the phone), somewhat chameleon-like in that they slide back into old habits MacColl was born into a Scots community in Salford with parents from the highlands and lowlands - Betsy had an almost impenetrable accent till the day she dies In London, I had dozens of friends with London Irish accents - neither fish nor fowl Most natural thing in the world I wish people..... oh - what the hell!! My problem with singing American songs (I've anglicized several American ballads) is that I need to get inside what I sing and I find that difficult in another voice Same with Scots songs, but I'm prepared to work harder at them Jim Carroll
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