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Thread #11292   Message #1360416
Posted By: Big Tim
18-Dec-04 - 11:39 AM
Thread Name: Origins:Jock McGraw/Stoutest Man in the Forty-Twa
Subject: RE: lyr: Jock McGraw
I have a recording by some old guy with a strong north east accent singing "Jock McGraw". Unfortunately, the CD, called, "Scottish Drinking and Pipe Songs", does not give the names of the singers. I suspect that this may be another form of the album referred to above by John Moulden. The only singer that I recognise on the album is Ewan MacColl, the others all seem to be non-professional singers. In addition to "Jock", titles include,

Johnny Lad (MacColl),
Johnny O' Braides-Lee,
He Widna Wint His Gruel,
My Rovin Eye,
Elfin Knight,
Aikendrum (MacColl),
Maid Gaed Tae the Mill (MacColl),
False Lover Won Back,
Never Wed An Old Man,
MacPherson's Lament.

It's an excellent compilation: can anyone identify the sings?