Lyrics & Knowledge Personal Pages Record Shop Auction Links Radio & Media Kids Membership Help
The Mudcat Cafesj

Post to this Thread - Printer Friendly - Home
Page: [1] [2] [3] [4]


Remember Colin Scot?

Related threads:
Hedge & Donna: Where are they? (2019 Obit: Donna) (163)
Where are they now Chapter 3 (group) (10)
What ever happened to Deena Webster? (94) (closed)
Whatever happened to John Harrison (26)
Searching for Kai Moore (29)
David Laing, Folkways (6)
Help: Martin Carter and Graham Jones (71)
Whatever happened to folksinger Lynn Gold (102)
Nadia Cattouse - whatever happened to? (161)
Whatever happened to Bruno Wolf?? (33)
Info request: 60s folkie Eleanor Wallace (28)
Little known '60s Folk Singers (1004)
Anybody know what happened to Peter Bond (139)
Anyone Remember Cathie Taylor? (32)
whatever happened to joe stead (24)
Whatever Happened to Dunedain? (13)
Whatever happened to Meic Stevens & Spike Woods (33)
Whatever happened to Terrea Lea (25)
What happened to Julie Felix? (71)
Whatever happened to Gordon Haskell? (61)
Help: Where is Trevor Crozier (25)
Where is he now? - Iain Macdonald (11)
Where Are they Now? PermaThread (71)
another 'what happened' to 60's folk (32)
Whatever happened to: Jean Ward (36)
Whatever happened to Dick Rosmini? (1936-1995) (21)
Info: Meri Kayne - folk/jazz singer NYC 1960s (9)
Whatever happened to the band: The Foggy Dew-O ? (6)
Article on Shelagh McDonald (10)
Janet Jones - Where did she go (48)
Where are Pam and Ray Clayton (5)
2016 Obit: Don Shepherd (99)
Whatever Happened to: Dave Ward (11)
'The Pair Extraordinaire' - know 'em? (38)
Ed Badeaux; Do you know him? (23)
Where is Donald Garwood? (8)
anybody remember 'Ranting Sleazos' trio? (33)
Cory & McKelvey...where are they now? (7)
dave gray - whatever happened to him? (16)
what happened to Ian Stewart (Poynton FC resident) (27)
Whatever happened to John James (15)
Whatever Happened to Shelagh McDonald (15)
My god, is he still alive! (170)
Mark Roman & the Javelins (11)
What ever happened to Robert Atyeo? (16)
Whatever happened to..????? (41)
City Waites anybody know where they are (15)
Lyr Req: randy burns (15)
Bands that have disapeared (51)
where is David O Docherty? (23)
Gordon Wells - whatever happened to him? (1)
Whatever happened to? (4)
Information on a few 'folkies' (26)
Info rqd - UK folk rock band Lazy Alice (3)
Where is Judy Flenniken? (4)
Help: Fivepenny Piece - where are they now? (6)
Help: wHERE IS THIS GUY? (Creighton Lindsey) (4)


GUEST,johndmclarens&gmail.com 03 Nov 21 - 10:34 AM
GUEST 31 Oct 21 - 03:48 PM
GUEST,Anna 17 Mar 21 - 04:05 AM
GUEST 11 Nov 20 - 11:51 AM
GUEST 30 Nov 19 - 05:51 PM
GUEST 13 Aug 19 - 11:32 AM
GUEST,Ray 01 Jul 19 - 06:09 AM
GUEST,Ray 01 Jul 19 - 06:05 AM
GUEST,WimB 01 Jul 19 - 05:37 AM
GUEST 17 Feb 19 - 06:32 PM
GUEST,JoeWhiitaker 21 Jan 19 - 05:21 PM
John MacKenzie 30 Nov 18 - 04:48 PM
GUEST,Nick 30 Nov 18 - 04:16 PM
GUEST,phillip.subkow 12 Mar 18 - 10:28 PM
GUEST,Dave Harris 12 Mar 18 - 04:22 PM
GUEST 28 Feb 18 - 03:02 PM
GUEST,Malc2311 20 Nov 17 - 02:59 AM
GUEST,frank vennell 22 Aug 17 - 02:11 PM
GUEST,Richard Thomas 26 Sep 16 - 10:10 AM
GUEST,Steve 14 May 16 - 12:20 PM
GUEST,John Bethune 28 Mar 16 - 11:27 PM
GUEST,John Green 05 Dec 15 - 12:50 PM
GUEST,Nick 21 Nov 15 - 07:32 PM
GUEST,Davey Mullen 21 Nov 15 - 01:00 AM
GUEST,Kees 20 Oct 13 - 05:56 AM
GUEST,Bob Quinn 17 Oct 13 - 03:33 PM
GUEST,Bob Quinn 17 Oct 13 - 03:04 PM
GUEST 17 Oct 13 - 07:53 AM
GUEST,Coen Bos 19 Apr 13 - 02:21 PM
GUEST,Coen Bos 17 Apr 13 - 09:37 AM
GUEST,Coen Bos 17 Apr 13 - 09:23 AM
GUEST 15 Apr 13 - 05:18 PM
GUEST,Coen Bos 15 Apr 13 - 05:17 PM
GUEST,Coen Bos 15 Apr 13 - 05:46 AM
GUEST,Coen Bos 15 Apr 13 - 05:43 AM
GUEST,Coen Bos 15 Apr 13 - 03:30 AM
andrew e 08 Apr 13 - 06:55 AM
GUEST,Claire 07 Apr 13 - 05:43 PM
GUEST,Richard Lightowler 01 Apr 13 - 02:45 PM
Jim Carroll 18 Jan 13 - 06:12 AM
GUEST,johnmclarens 17 Jan 13 - 09:39 AM
GUEST,John McLarens 10 Jan 13 - 02:13 PM
andrew e 24 Mar 12 - 11:05 PM
GUEST,David 'Brillo' Etheridge 27 Sep 11 - 10:56 AM
John MacKenzie 14 Sep 11 - 02:49 PM
GUEST,Anna 14 Sep 11 - 02:40 PM
andrew e 14 Aug 11 - 04:21 AM
John MacKenzie 14 Aug 11 - 04:13 AM
GUEST,Mandy 13 Aug 11 - 10:23 PM
GUEST,David 'Brillo' Etheridge 29 Jul 11 - 10:02 AM
Share Thread
more
Lyrics & Knowledge Search [Advanced]
DT  Forum Child
Sort (Forum) by:relevance date
DT Lyrics:













Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,johndmclarens&gmail.com
Date: 03 Nov 21 - 10:34 AM

I had forgotten about this site so I thought I would say hello.I shared a apartment with Scotty in London and it was a crazy time exhausting but I would love to be back in those times,when you see what has happened in our WORLD,where we are now.I wish some of our friends from then we see this and contact me.There so much I could say abouy Scotty just to suffice to say hope I meet him next world.If anyone reads this I was known as "BIG JOHN"


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST
Date: 31 Oct 21 - 03:48 PM

Bumping this thread.

In case you hadn't noticed yet:
Scotty's first album has been reissued by Esoteric, expanded with 4 tracks:

https://www.cherryred.co.uk/colin-scot-esoteric-recordings-bring-us-an-expanded-and-remastered-version-of-colin-scots-self-title

Cheers WimB


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Anna
Date: 17 Mar 21 - 04:05 AM

It is his birthday! He would have been 80 years old today!

I still listen to his music. XX


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST
Date: 11 Nov 20 - 11:51 AM

I was 15 when I met Scot. He had just come to the US with his Mom and Dad, and he was working (selling shoes) for my step-aunt. She brought him to my home one Saturday just before Christmas. I was sick, running a fever, and he did his best to get me up and dancing, singing, and (in general) developing a HUGE crush on those dimples!

He played, sang, and charmed us all. I remember his version of "WVAA in Wheeling, West Virginia", imitating a radio announcer....hilarious. And, "Scotch and Soda", a difficult song to play, but he had it down at age 19.

He and his parents joined us for Christmas dinner that year, and he kissed me....I was IN LOVE!!!! (Can't remember his parents' names, but I can see their faces as plain as day.)

He went on to Cal State Long Beach (CA), and I saw him once at the Barbershop competition, but lost track of him through the years. So sorry to hear that he's gone. His wit and talent were a gift.


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Nov 19 - 05:51 PM

Met Colin through Peewee Hunt ....stayed with him and Lesleya couple of times in Amsterdam and they stayed with me in Trowbridge....such a lovely man!!


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Aug 19 - 11:32 AM

hI

I knew Scotty. Terry Macann our youth leader in the 70's used to take a group of us to see various folk artists. Scotty was a great guy who could make you sit up and listen from the very first chord he strummed on his famous 12 string acoustic. he always smoked french "disc blu" cigarettes and between songs he would stick his lit fag on the end of a sticking out guitar string. his most asked for song was Harvey Andrews "Sandy". Scotty always finished a gig with an hours sing a long of Beatles/Everly brothers/Buddy Holly Medley!!

Phil Brannon


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Ray
Date: 01 Jul 19 - 06:09 AM

Should add that you can buy the CD version on Amazon for a mere £105.95! Alternatively, there are several tracks (inc. Hey Sandy) on youtube.


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Ray
Date: 01 Jul 19 - 06:05 AM

Never came across Colin Scott in the flesh; guess he didn't make it this far north, but bought his LP "Colin Scot" (UAG2914 - 1971) on the recommendation of Harvey Andrews.

Not played it in over 40 years but, for the benefit of our anonymous guest, "Hey Sandy" is on there.


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,WimB
Date: 01 Jul 19 - 05:37 AM

Bumpa-dee-bump

@Malc2311
Any luck with your research yet?

Meanwhile I'm still enjoying Scotty's songs.
Recently dug into the 'Just A Clown' album.
Love the track Lament from this LP.

Cheers,WB


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Feb 19 - 06:32 PM

Was just thinking about Hey Sandy, if you google it most of the links are to something by a band call Polaris   and came across this thread


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,JoeWhiitaker
Date: 21 Jan 19 - 05:21 PM

Surely time for his two remaining albums to be re-issued.


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 30 Nov 18 - 04:48 PM

Scotty you're a terrible man
How you do it I don't understand
A sort of rambling gambling Desperate Dan.


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Nick
Date: 30 Nov 18 - 04:16 PM

Good to see the thread still running

Listening to Allan Taylor - sharing the sadness in our hearts


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,phillip.subkow
Date: 12 Mar 18 - 10:28 PM

Hi,
   I first saw Colin Scot at the Slade Folk Club in Hazelslade, in 1970.
The club was run by Jean & Laurie Ward.
He always had a large following, and you needed to get their early to get a seat. Luckily my mom was friends wit Jean Ward, and she would save us seats!
I was introduced to Colin Scott backstage at Burntwood Baths, a few years later, by Jean Ward, amazing guy!
I used to follow him around the local folk circuit.
I've got most of his albums, one on Cd.
I've just ordered in mint condition a copy of his Just Another Clown album!
Brilliant performer! R.I.P. Scotty

Regards
Phil Subkow


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Dave Harris
Date: 12 Mar 18 - 04:22 PM

I remember Colin from the days when he played the folk clubs in and around Brighton and after the gig would be happy to go back to a punters flat for a drink and more socialising. He was a fantastic folk artist and as others have said, he got people to join in and he told his jokes and impressions brilliantly. A great entertainer and I’m proud to be able to say that I knew him if just a little bit as I played at some of the same gigs as he did as floor singer. I’m saddened to learn that he passed so long ago now. He was a nice guy! I don’t know who might read this but it is meant as a tribute.


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Feb 18 - 03:02 PM

Graham Thistlethwaite
Colin after leaving Canada went to CA and pot the prime spot in Disney World. His Mum and Dad lived in Oakdale CA. His father told me that Colin wrote a song for the American Natives for which he was made an honorable member of a tribe. The LP was Band due to it's content as references were made in the song about infected blankets being given to the American Indians as they were not resident to small pox.


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Malc2311
Date: 20 Nov 17 - 02:59 AM

Just bumping this thread back as I'm undertaking some research into Scotty's career, beginning with his time back in Disneyland, circa '64, and then through the mid-'60s Parisian phase with The What's New, before he began his journeying around the folk clubs of the 70s and 80s.
If anyone has any particular in depth detail, either relating to his recordings or his performances then I'd love to hear from you !
Contact: Malc2311@sky.com
Now, back to the music...


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,frank vennell
Date: 22 Aug 17 - 02:11 PM

scottie was a great friend and a god father of my eldest child


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Richard Thomas
Date: 26 Sep 16 - 10:10 AM

I was one of the organisers and resident group at The Rovers Folk Club in Bishop's Stortford where Scotty was one of our regular guest artists. I have wonderful memories of terrific evenings there. Often, afterward a group of us would go back to Mac's (one of our floor singers and the current organiser of StortFolk - the successor to our club). One night Scotty came back with us and he was playing tracks from his new LP - 'Just Another Clown'. I remember hearing 'A Simple Song' for the first time that evening through a haze of alcohol and cigarette smoke... a very moving experience and a warm memory. I am glad to say that my son (now in his mid-30s) has inherited my taste in music and only a few nights ago I found him listening to that very LP (yes, on vinyl!). So Scotty - we all loved you and you live on in our memories.


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Steve
Date: 14 May 16 - 12:20 PM

I was talking about Scotty only this week so it's great to find this thread. I first heard him on Noel Edmunds Sunday morning show and subsequently bought the album in a local record store in West Wales - much reduced! I moved to Trowbridge and went to Peewee's (mentioned earlier by Johnny Morris). Scotty was playing there the next week. Peewee and Alan Briars (Village Pump) were amazed I had two albums but did not know him. I met him the next week and have fond memories of a warm man and a fantastic performer. He did several gigs in the small room, some songs in complete darkness - it hid the tears. I saw him at the VP festival, late 80s I guess, and he captivated the large audience but got slated in a Folk Roots review for being way past his best. If that's true, I wish I'd seen him at his best.


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,John Bethune
Date: 28 Mar 16 - 11:27 PM

I guess 'Scotty' was the kind of person that went in and out of people's lives. I remember asking members of the Strawbs in a pub in London in 1977, 'what happened to Colin Scot?' the response was, 'Ah Scotty, he went in the wrong direction didn't he?' (No Internet, then, of course!! Long ways away!)
His music was brilliant, individual, inspiring; thought provoking. I think he's still alive somewhere; about to pick up his guitar.

    John Bethune
   
   Still play his music a lot


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,John Green
Date: 05 Dec 15 - 12:50 PM

Saw Scotty many times in Wolverhampton.

The last time was at the Goodyear Club on the Stafford Road. Must have been in October 69. He was coming to my 21st but had to cry off for a booking.
Love his poem
Thoughts from London.


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Nick
Date: 21 Nov 15 - 07:32 PM

Saw Scot so many times on the Midlands "folk scene" mostly with loved family friends who are nolonger with us.
Highlights were a packed pub on the release of his second album when I got signed copies for me and my mother and a strange gig in the bar of some Birmingham hotel when he played a full set to about 10 people.
Would have loved to see him again.


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Davey Mullen
Date: 21 Nov 15 - 01:00 AM

It was 1972. I was a member of the guitar club at Stanely Green High School, Paisley, Scotland. My art teacher had just moved to teach in another school and invited us to a concert there. It was to be held in her classroom and I was asked by my music teacher to be the support act to Colin Scot. At the tender age of 15, I sang and played the full version of "American Pie." The walls were adorned with paintings done by pupils - "Welcome to Paisley, Scotty," was the message on them all. In a darkened room, with only a few spotlights and no P.A. system, it was indeed an intimate affair. After doing my bit, raffle tickets were sold, the prize being Scotty's debut album. Accompanied by Jo Partridge on six string acoustic, Scotty, with a Yamaha twelve string, delivered a performance to be remembered. I'll always remember that day - "passionate" and "soulful" are a few of the words I'd use to describe his act. When the show ended, Scotty and Jo spoke to me and I got their autographs.

The following year, I won the music prize and left school, then formed a rock band and started gigging. However, a few years later, I left and started writing and performing my own songs, as well as covering other compositions, including some by Scotty. In 1979, I entered the Melody Maker Contest solo section, won the Scottish heats and went on to be British runner-up. I always wanted to meet Scotty again. I bought all his album releases and saw him play again in the mid-seventies as support to King Crimson at the Glasgow Apollo. I'd heard he was living in Amsterdam and owned a pub there and it was my intention to venture over to visit. I was saddened to hear of his death in 1999, only discovering the news when I heard Allan Taylor's song "Scotty" from the album "Colour to the Moon." Alan, like many others, had great respect for him. Scotty's contribution to the folk and music scene was, to say the least, vast. And, as a person, he was - to echo the words of many - a true gentleman. I am very proud to be part of that day, thirty six years ago, when something special happened in a school classroom somewhere in Scotland.

R.I.P. Scotty.

Davey Mullen


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Kees
Date: 20 Oct 13 - 05:56 AM

Message for John Lewis,I can help you with the song,what's your e-mail address?
Regards Kees,France.


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Bob Quinn
Date: 17 Oct 13 - 03:33 PM

Martin Hall - strong Wolverhapton accent. Songwiting partner of Scotty's and also Peter Garbriel. Close friend of his.


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Bob Quinn
Date: 17 Oct 13 - 03:04 PM

Edward, Charley and Me referred to the childrenn (Scotty's long-time lady)Jo's wonderful boy and girl. Jo was a great lady. I remember the days in Kensington and also Amsterdam with great love. To this day a wonderful part of my life. When he visited me in Los Angeles in the eighties, I was very concerned for him. I have only now discover his passing.


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Oct 13 - 07:53 AM

Would Anyone Have The Word and Hopefully the chords To "Edward And Charlie and Me"

I need them For a Kids Session At The Red Hill Folk Club In Brisbane, Australia.

It Would Be Much Apreciated.

John Lewis

Paul Brazier's Brother


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Coen Bos
Date: 19 Apr 13 - 02:21 PM

Found the audio file of tha party too ""chemise" is included


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Coen Bos
Date: 17 Apr 13 - 09:37 AM

@cornelis vlaar

Dank voor je mailtje heb het per abuis verwijderd, kun je het nog een keer sturen?

Dank je wel....

Sorry,

Coen


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Coen Bos
Date: 17 Apr 13 - 09:23 AM

Just scanned and "OCR'd" the newspaper article (from "de Noord Amsterdammer) it actually is an intvieuw, with text, quoted, as said by Colin.

It must have been published in abt. 1973' interviewer Huub Klompenhouwer, who died à couple of years ago, à couple of pictures are there as well, with an anouncement in the local Hoorn paper of his performance in Jajem (november 29, 1989)

Given time I shall translate it into English, the radio recording is à live performance in probably Folk fairport, in which hè also sings Edward and Charlie and me .

If anybody is interested..........I have digitalised it.


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Apr 13 - 05:18 PM

That was recorded at.... Sorry......


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Coen Bos
Date: 15 Apr 13 - 05:17 PM

Hello,

I did find one cassette recording of a radio recording in Holland (part) i am awaiiting some software to try and recover some stuff Thatcher was recorder at à party at my place in Amsterdam in about 1973


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Coen Bos
Date: 15 Apr 13 - 05:46 AM

Sorry, tablet....., should read: lament and couple of years ago!


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Coen Bos
Date: 15 Apr 13 - 05:43 AM

P.S. In case anybody has soms query's, one can contact me at:

coenbos7@gmail.com

I have Out of the blue and Just another clown on vinyl.(inside cover songtexts of Edward and Charley and me and lamentabele), i am trying to find the digitalised recordings of the tapes I made à couple of yards ago.


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Coen Bos
Date: 15 Apr 13 - 03:30 AM

Hi there, just found this site, I remember Colin Scot very well, I used to visit "the Folk Fairport" in Amsterdam in the early seventies at a very high rate and he played there very often.

I did thoroughly enjoy his "act" and the duettes with Mike Silver.

Actually I had the two for dinner a couple of times at my parental home in Amsterdam.

I have got some private recordings somewhere on cassette, one of a party at my house and 1 of a part radio concert in about 1974 (VPRO, I think) Furthermore I got some scraps from news papers.

As far as I can hear...it sounds very much like him... he also did an "explanatory" and "final" note on a -dance- mix CD of '96 by Mecado, it was called "mix '96" and of course the profile tyre centre advert.

That party was very special, I had another "folk" band play there -Luke Warmwater- and even some guys from CBS made a call to listen to Colin.

The last time I saw him was in the late eighties/early nineties in Hoorn a pub called Jajum, and after that I had to read in the paper that he died...suc
hg a shame, got a couple of his records on vinyl.


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: andrew e
Date: 08 Apr 13 - 06:55 AM

Hi Claire,

email me. andrewjemmetatgmail.com


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Claire
Date: 07 Apr 13 - 05:43 PM

I had the fantastic experience of meeting Colin scot and Lesley in the late 80s or early 90s. He came overto the uk and stayed with a friend of my then boyfriends family. Until this point I had never heard of him, but he soon be ame a familiar face around Chasetown in Staffordshire. He toured the circuit of folk clubs for a short while and my boyfriend and his friend played guitars with him on stage at several of the gigs. My fondest songs I remembered were Lebanon and Edward and Charlie and me. I would love to get hold of a copy of the lyrics to these songs as I found them both so poignant.


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Richard Lightowler
Date: 01 Apr 13 - 02:45 PM

I used to run The Old Crown Folk Club in Lichfield along with Rob Dodd and Archie Hall in the early 70s. Just got back into music and playing a few pub gigs and found this thread as I play a few of scottys songs and was looking for words to bound to leave me now.
Great memories of too much booze, very hot curries {faals} after the gig, and as I was a tobacco rep in those days, my house being full of non tobacco smoke when Scot stayed with us!!!
Reading the threads rekindled many memories of him,and I still have his 2 LPs some where along with Jasper Carrotts, Fred Wedlocks, and numerous other folk club performers from those days.

Patrick Small, singer from Bristol, left a thread. Has anyone got contact details for him as we lost touch.
rlightowle@aol.com for info please.
Richard


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 18 Jan 13 - 06:12 AM

"drinking tale" not tea!
"Tay", not tale" which doesn't make sense.
Jim Carroll


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,johnmclarens
Date: 17 Jan 13 - 09:39 AM

If the "quin" or someone knows him please let him know I am looking for him.Likewise for Penny Collins,Chris Palmer,Joe Johns and even Edward and Charlie.There are more but for now these names will do.thks.Hear is my address.johndmclarens@gmail.com


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,John McLarens
Date: 10 Jan 13 - 02:13 PM

My name is John McLarens. I was very close to Scott, in fact I lived with him and sweet Penny Collins in London. I travelled with him all over England on his one night gigs. I had the ability to make him laugh when he was "down." There is so much I could tell about our friendship but the main reason I signed on was to contact old buddies. If penny or Chris and Di even Regulus are out there or someone knows where I can find them I would be eternally grateful. I miss him very much. Thanks


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: andrew e
Date: 24 Mar 12 - 11:05 PM

Some old videos of CS here in a group called The What's New.
Hardly recognised him at first!

http://www.garagehangover.com/?q=WhatsNew


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,David 'Brillo' Etheridge
Date: 27 Sep 11 - 10:56 AM

Hi Andrew and John,
thanks for the queries -yes, I'm still playing -both double bass and fretless and fretted 6 string electric basses (heavens!), as well as conducting the Cotswold Big Band, the Crown Phoenix Big Band and the West Midland Light Orchestra - a 55 piece jazz orchestra. I would never have believed that I would have ended up this way!
I still have the odd folk connection; I recorded and arranged the second album I did with Miriam Backhouse in 2009 - a mere 32 years after the first one! As a write, Mim's currently touring the country for three months until going back to South Africa, so you can get the resulting CD from her on her gigs.
All of which is slightly off the subject of Scotty, but Mim's arrangements are an extension of the first faltering steps I made in 1973 on 'Out of the Blue'.
By the way, you're right about the odd version of 'Man who called himself Jesus' -I originally planned it to have a really driving rhythm to suit the Mellotron and Strings and Robin Cable put an awful half time laid back James Taylor rhythm section on it (nothing wrong with that per se, just wrong for the song in this case), so it pulls in several different directions at the same time. The end is swamped in reverb to cover up a slightly sloppy ending!

Very best wishes to all,
Brillo


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 14 Sep 11 - 02:49 PM

Thanks Anna. Great photo, typical Scotty pose.


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Anna
Date: 14 Sep 11 - 02:40 PM

a few songs from 1977

http://web.me.com/heekesen/Fritzzel/Downloads/Artikelen/2008/5/5_Colin_Scot,_Dordrecht_1977.html


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: andrew e
Date: 14 Aug 11 - 04:21 AM

David (Brillo), I remember seeing you at a Colin Scot gig somewhere in London,probably 1971 or 1972. I may even have been a floor singer.
Out Of The Blue was a disappointing album. Not your fault of course!
Just listening to it now. Got it off the net. Must be from an LP.
Can hear the clicks!
Pitch isn't too good. Sounds like he couldn't hear the "backing" very well, and he's constantly a bit flat. The other two albums were OK.
Terrible version of "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus", which used to be so good the way he played it live.

Scotty used to say he shared a flat with James Taylor, and then went on to sing "Fire And Rain"


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 14 Aug 11 - 04:13 AM

Brillo, great to hear from you. Are you still playing?


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Mandy
Date: 13 Aug 11 - 10:23 PM

Does anybody know that Scotty wrote and recorded a song for the maiden voyage of the Cunard's Queen Elizabeth way back when! He also sang it on the maiden voyage. He was so bloody clever!
To answer a question earlier: Edward and Charley (Charlotte) were Jo Johns beautiful babies and Scotty was not their father.
My question is who did Scotty share a flat with in Earl's Court?


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,David 'Brillo' Etheridge
Date: 29 Jul 11 - 10:02 AM

Hi folks,
I worked with Scotty from 1972 onwards and was on the 'Out of the Blue' album recorded in 1973. I'd seen Scotty around 70/71 at my local folk club (Hitchin). In 1972 I went up to Bounds Green folk club with my then girlfriend and introduced myself; I'd seen Scotty at the 71 Cambridge Folk Festival and mentioned that I'd been there working with Diz Disley (Diz's name could open all sorts of doors in the folk scene at that time!). Scotty invited me along to a gig at Hendon folk club, which was at the Rubby club and miles from the centre of Hendon! Tube to Hendon Central, a bus ride up the A41 half way to Mill Hill, and then walk, carrying my double bass! We had a great time, and so I ended up gigging regularly around the London area, and havign the privilege of hearing Scotty perform new songs for the very first time to audiences (and to me -I had to work out the bass parts on the fly....)
By later on in the year the 'Just Another Clown' album had been recorded: ostensibly produced by John 'hold down a chord' (who remember the TV series?) Pearse, the result was, according to Scotty, rather rough, so Robin Cable (Elton John's engineer) was brought in to rescue the recordings and add overdubs.
Scooty signed to a new management company, one of which was Jamie Granger (son of actor Stewart Granger) and the finished album was signed to Warner Bros, celebrated with a boozy cruise on the Thames that even got an envious mention in Melody Maker's 'Raver' column.
By the summer of 73 plans were afoot to decamp to Saturn Sound Studios in Worthing to record 'Out of the Blue', and just after I finished my tour with Diz and Grappelli, I went down to Worthing to start recording. I played double bass, mellotron and arranged and conducted the string section on the album.
Things began to go downhill rather on the recording. Robin Cable's hobby of jumping traffic lights at speed had finally come home to roost and he was on pain killers through the recording. Add to that the overdubs and mixing at Trident studios, where Robin mixed at insane levels (Motorhead had nothing on him!) and the resulting album at times bears little relationship to how it sounded when we recorded it.
I last saw Scotty in the late 70s at a gig at the Half Moon in Putney. He's lost none of the genius, warmth and sheer entertainment value you could get from thids ultimately loving and human being. Soem may ask why he wasn't more successful: part of it may be that he got star struck by some of the people he was dealing with and lost direction. Ironically enough I saw him get really upset at how Jonathan Kelly was surrounded by sycophants at a prestigious gig and lost his inner direction, yet Scotty may not have realised the same thing was happenign to him when thrust into the limelight.
A shame, but we are where we are, and I look back with affection for the guy and the great times and gigs we had. I'll look forward to seeing him in the great folk club in the sky, together with Diz, Fred Wedlock and Isaac Guillory and all the others we've lost over the years.
THAT will be a great moment.

Best wishes to all fellow Scotty fans,

David (Brillo)


Post - Top - Home - Printer Friendly - Translate
Next Page

  Share Thread:
More...

Reply to Thread
Subject:  Help
From:
Preview   Automatic Linebreaks   Make a link ("blue clicky")


Mudcat time: 23 April 6:26 AM EDT

[ Home ]

All original material is copyright © 2022 by the Mudcat Café Music Foundation. All photos, music, images, etc. are copyright © by their rightful owners. Every effort is taken to attribute appropriate copyright to images, content, music, etc. We are not a copyright resource.