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Thread #174651   Message #4235249
Posted By: GUEST,Ewan McVicar
02-Feb-26 - 06:17 AM
Thread Name: Origins: MacPherson's Lament or Rant or Farewell
Subject: RE: Origins: MacPherson's Lament or Rant or Farewell
Before Ray Fisher knew my name she referred to me as 'The Rantin Rovin Boy' because of my vigorous performance of McPherson's Farewell at a Ballad and Blues performance in Glasgow's Iona Community in about 1958.
In my experience in Scotland singers tend to refer to his 'Farewell' and fiddlers refer to his 'Rant'.