Nick, I'll try and dig out the piece on Robin's death. I met him once, at the 1993 or so Glasgow Folk Festival, and was told he was severely ill even then. He contracted infant paralysis as a child, I think, and was never in really good health.
Jimmie MacGregor is a broadcaster on Radio Scotland nowadays. He was still using a lot of folk music in his programme 'MacGregor's Gathering' a few years ago. I can't remember whether that is still running.
With a lot of others of the 'old guard', they did a marvellous night about the early Folk Revival that Festival. Several who took part are no longer with us: Danny Kyle, Bobby Campbell, Hamish Imlach (well, he didn't take part due to his tour schedule, but they'd kept a couple of chairs for him ...). A very emotional night.
But why am I telling you all this? Why not a Scotsman who took part in the whole thing? In other words, what's become of Ewan McVicar? - Susanne (born and bred in Germany, but Scots by inclination)