2021 Obit: Iain MacGillivray

Subject: Iain MacGillivray
From: Johnny J
Date: 30 Jul 21 - 07:50 AM

Just heard the sad news on Travelling Folk last night that Iain has passed away. I don't know the circumstances although he has had health issues for many years....

As usual, condolences to all his friends and family who may read this.

Iain was a fine performer of traditional and contemporary(as we used to say) folk song but not honoured as well as he might have been especially in his home town.
He was a regular performer at The Market Bar in the eighties but the audiences there could be rather "mixed" ;-)
However, his annual concerts with good friend Ranald Smith were always very popular and the stuff of legends....

Iain also had a long association with the sadly missed Inverness Folk Festival over the years and was also well known in Edinburgh circuit where he resided in the late sixties/early seventies.

Although Iain undoubtably had a style of his own, in my opinion, there are also strong musical influences from both Archie Fisher and Dick Gaughan in his performances.

Here's a link to Iain's album which I've managed to find on You Tube. If you can trace a copy, you should buy one, of course.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ence_L3J-8