Davie Stewart claimed to be descended from him. For sure, no one could sing the Rant with such conviction or authenticity. But then, I'm a bit of a fan...

http://research.culturalequity.org/get-audio-detailed-recording.do?recordingId=12484

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I saw MacPherson's broken fiddle once on a childhood holiday in Scotland:

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/newtonmore/clanmacpherson/