McCalmans Award

Subject: McCalmans Award
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 03 Dec 06 - 10:19 AM

Congratulations to the McCalmans on winning the Best Live Act Award at the 2006 Scots Trad Music Awards. Well deserved & not before time.

Subject: RE: McCalmans Award
From: GUEST,Blackford John
Date: 03 Dec 06 - 10:32 AM

couldn't agree more

Subject: RE: McCalmans Award
From: eddie1
Date: 03 Dec 06 - 12:02 PM

The Macs must have been together for about 40 years by now (and it don't seem a day too much!) with only two changes in lineup!
Congrats to them all including Hamish and Derek wherever you are.
Sorry I'll miss the New Year festivities again but it wasn't the same without Derek singing "Nothing Like A Dame!
Will definitely get back to Scotland soon

Eddie

Subject: RE: McCalmans Award
From: GUEST,Ray
Date: 03 Dec 06 - 12:15 PM

As you probably know, Derek passed away a few years ago. Anyone know what happened to Hamish? Last I heard he was working as a carpenter in the midlands but that was what Derek told me over 20 years ago.

Subject: RE: McCalmans Award
From: eddie1
Date: 03 Dec 06 - 01:59 PM

Ray
Just before I left Edinburgh (in 97) Hamish had a workshop down Leith dirction where he was making concertinas and his wife was producing her tapestries

Eddie

Subject: RE: McCalmans Award
From: GUEST,Snapper
Date: 03 Dec 06 - 03:50 PM

The awards went but well but The Macs were all unwell and couldn't attend BUT for a view of some of the other winners and players go to

www.folkmusic.net/awards/

Congrats to all who won or were nominated.

Subject: RE: McCalmans Award
From: Scotus
Date: 03 Dec 06 - 04:14 PM

Hamish is making concertinas in Orkney now.

Jack

Subject: RE: McCalmans Award
From: Pistachio
Date: 03 Dec 06 - 04:56 PM

Congratuations to the McCalmans. I only met them twice, in Berlin 1978/79 at the Black Bear Folk Club, BMH (British Military Hospital) It's hard to believe it's nearly 30 years ago. They were the kindest guys, giving praise to all the club singers - no airs and graces to be seen. Happy memories.
Hazel.
PS anyone know/remember Doug Porter .. folk scene touring military clubs back then. I had his cassette stolen along with a McCalmans one.

Subject: RE: McCalmans Award
From: GRex
Date: 04 Dec 06 - 03:45 AM

I met the Macs in the early 70s in Glasgow at the BBC Scottish Television Studios where they were recording a program. Their early recording "Singers Three" is still a favorite in my LP collection.   The Laggan, lead by Arthur Johnson was another of my favorite groups at the time. are they sill around?
    Congratulations to The Macs.
          GRex

Subject: RE: McCalmans Award
From: Effsee
Date: 04 Dec 06 - 08:15 AM

GRex, the Laggan split so long ago they must be due for a re-union!
Don't know about the others but Arthur is still performing solo ocassionally.

Subject: RE: McCalmans Award
From: GUEST,Boab
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 01:45 AM

Aye--great news about Ian, Stephen and co. [Stephen arrived to replace Derek ] . And what, pray, is the famous Eddie doing this festive season? Big Boab cannae make it hame this year [sob!---]

Subject: RE: McCalmans Award
From: eddie1
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 05:19 AM

Hi Boab
If I'm the famous Eddie to whom you allude, (I thought I was only famous in Niddrie Mains!), I shall be having an English Festive Season here in Reading.

With both Christmas and New Year's Day being Mondays, I have three choices.

1. Get up early and do a live radio show.
2. Pre-record the radio show.
3. Let the radio run on autupilot, sleep late and go to the pub!

There will be a small prize for anyone guessing which I will opt for!

Have a good one and I guess like me you will miss the hooly at Loanhead!
Maybe next year.

Eddie

Subject: RE: McCalmans Award
From: Tom Hamilton frae Saltcoats Scotland
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 02:40 PM

good

Subject: RE: McCalmans Award
From: marion.h
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 03:09 PM

Just in case any of you are interested two of Laggan Tony and Billy are now living in Donegal. John McDermott still lives in Glasgow