Remember Colin Scot?

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Apr 25 - 01:49 AM

Many thanks to the other gentleman who just offered me a copy - I’ve found a great community here!

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Apr 25 - 01:46 AM

Thanks to Malcolm, now have MP3 of LLL!

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Apr 25 - 02:59 AM

I have a copy of the LLL recording so if you would like to message me via [e-mail]...

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 04 Apr 25 - 01:12 PM

"Lesley Lady Love" was in a remark from a guest 16 years ago, so the chances are slim to none that he'll see the request. But mentioning it here now might bring a new response.

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST,Alan Hawley
Date: 04 Apr 25 - 12:42 PM

To the gentleman who has a copy of Colin Scot – Lesley : Lady : Love - if there ia anyway I could get MP3 of this from you I’d be very grateful, can’t find it anywhere, Alan - can contact me at [e-mail]

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST
Date: 31 Mar 25 - 02:31 PM

If anyone is interested in reading extended versions of my recent Shindig! articles on both The What's New and Colin 'Scotty' Scot then simply drop me an email at [e-mail] ??

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Feb 25 - 03:17 PM

Hi all...
I am delighted to say that my article on Colin ‘Scotty’ Scot is finally being published and will be available for one and all to read in the March edition of Shindig! Magazine - which will be in stores on 26th March 2025. Sadly, it didn't make the front cover story - that's been reserved for Tom Jones - but it looks like a fine article !
Let’s keep his name, his music and memory alive…
Thanks to all who assisted
Malcolm C Searles

Subject: RE: Remember Colin Scot?
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Oct 24 - 03:30 AM

Resurrecting this thread as, I am once again (after a previous aborted attempt) undertaking the research for an article on Scotty. Having had a piece of his 60s band, The What's New, published a while back in Shindig! magazine I remain determined to give Scotty his due solo rights !

Previous email was c/o Malc2311 but now I can be contacted via [e-mail] if you feel you can assist with any significant contributions/recollections etc
Thanks !

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"

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

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

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.

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!!

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

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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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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: [e-mail]
Now, back to the music...

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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!

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:

[e-mail]

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.

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.

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

Hi Claire,

email me. andrewjemmetatgmail.com

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.

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.
[e-mail] for info please.
Richard

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

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 [e-mail]

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