From Hamish Henderson (in "Alias MacAlias"):

"The linguistic purist might cavil about Ewan's highly idiosyncretic Scottish accent...but this seems to me more than compensated for by the vivid - indeed dynamic - artistry of the singer." (review 1977)

"Although his speech always retained its native Lancashire intonation, he became a master of sung Ballad-Scots." (tribute, 1991)