On that Billy Connolly programme about Bert Jansch, theres a lovely section showing Hamish at the howff folk club picking solid gone (whitehouse blues) with Archie Fisher. He was damn good.

my favourite was that Blind lemon Jefferson thing Matchbox Blues. Iused to try and try to play that like Hamish. Still can't. i never announced myself to him or told him how much I appreciated his performances, and I'm really sorry I didn't now.

I've got to admit Black is the Colour never made an impression on me til I heard Christy Moore do it. I like it better without all the blues phrases. i must have heard Joan Baez play it as well without it really registering.