Hamish imlach had a multilayered performing career, as an antinuclear activist, comedian, folksinger, and political satirist. It is thought that the song derives from the gamesong miss jennia jones. The times described him as an electrifying guitarist and singer whose music blurred the boundaries between folk, jazz, rock and blues. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. If you see any errors or omissions in the cd information shown above, either in the musician credits or song listings cover song credits, live tracks, etc. Jenny jenkins was performed by jerry garcia and david grisman in the 1990s. In 1995 permanent records released a live album recorded at the shaw theatre, london, on 31st march 1990. Hamish imlach by hamish imlach album, scottish folk music. Hamish imlach 10 february 1940, calcutta, british india 1 january 1996, motherwell, scotland was a scottish folk singer. Hamish imlach lyrics, songs, albums and more at songmeanings. The music discographies on this site are works in progress. Find hamish imlach discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Iain mackintosh and hamish imlach folkmusic live zwiebel, hamburg, 1985 by iain mackintosh and hamish imlach.
The mac cd release or compilation is missing from the list above, please submit that cd using the cd submission page. Music profile for matt mcginn, born 17 january 1928. Hamish imlach 10 february 1940 1 january 1996 was a scottish folk singer. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from hamish imlach. Nov 18, 2019 hamish imlach the calton weavernancy whiskey by bigmanio. This song is discussed in southern mountain folksongs, w. Oot o the east there came a hard man oh oh, a the way frae brigton ah haw, glory hallelu. He influenced many other artists, including john martyn, the incredible string band and billy connolly. Hamish imlach discography, original releases, at theballadeers. Born in calcutta of scottish parents who were serving there, the family moved to glasgow when he was yo.
To support the release of the apprentice john had toured for three months in the uk and europe, including eleven dates at londons shaw theatre, which featured guest artist david gilmour. Alex campbell 27 april 1931 citation needed 3 january 1987 was a scottish folk singer. He was born in calcutta to scottish parents but claimed to have been conceived in glasgow, scotland. He had a huge reputation for generosity and is fondly remembered by all who met him. Over a 40year career, he released 22 studio albums, and received frequent critical acclaim. Explore books by hamish imlach with our selection at. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over.
Hamish imlach the definitive transatlantic collection. Since my first recording with the emmettones in 1959 i have made albums with a number of fine musicians from scotland, ireland and england this my first chance to record with some of the great musicians who have become my friends since i started touring in germany 20 years ago. Imlach was born in calcutta to scottish parents, although he claimed to have been conceived in glasgow, scotland. Music profile for hamish imlach, born 10 february 1940. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from hamish imlach at the discogs marketplace. If anybody could point me in the correct direction, iwould be grateful. Fire maringo, hanging johnny, bring em down, haul on the bowline. Hamish imlach the definitive transatlantic album castle communications, 1997 includes. Although rather selfcontained, he is loved by many people. Vinyl lonesome boatman by mccalmans, hamish imlach 19970428 audio cd. Hamish never expected cod liver oil to become the most requested song on british forces radio. Mind you this does sound like the kind of tale hamish would tell though that doesnt make it any more likely to be true.
Although he was born in calcutta, he was a scotsman and a glaswegian of note. Hamish imlach scottish traditional music hall of fame. Glasgows rough and tumble in the early 1950s and martyns tendency to quick temper, to summon the idiom of his mentor, folk singer hamish imlach, profoundly coloured and stamped his attitudes. Oct 26, 2017 lyrics for cod liver oil and orange juice by hamish imlach.
Ewan mcvicar, the scottish storyteller and singer, says hamish was a raconteur who taught billy connolly how to tell stories, a singer who taught christy moore how to perform and a blues guitarist who taught john martyn how to play. Listen to derroll adams songs, view album information and more. Homemade curries and new orleans jazz combine to give a fitting sendoff to a folk hero musical feast at imlach s last gig. Show only standalone recordings instead, or show only videos. Hamish imlach 19401996 scottish entertainer some of hamish s recordings are detailed below. A native of scotland, he began his recording career in 1966 on transatlantic records xtra label and ultimately cut eight popular lps for the company over the next seven years. Iain mackintosh, an allusion to his almost priestlike demeanour on stage, and then went on to speak of the revered iain mackintosh. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Hamish imlach 19401996 was an antinuclear activist, comedian, folksinger, and political satirist. Hamish imlach matt mcginn iain mackintosh watt nicoll. Provided to youtube by transatlantic the 37 bus hamish imlach cod liver oil and orange juice the transatlantic anthology. Ill tell you a story of a row in the town, when the green flag went up and the crown rag came down.
We found out that theres no post going from ireland to usa or australia due to covid19. Wherever he was became quickly the center of a party, marked by uproarious laughter, the consumption of copious draughts of any available beverage, and the cooking and demolition of exotic foods. I was born in glasgow gallus music gal 102, no year 1991. Iain david mcgeachy obe 11 september 1948 29 january 2009, known professionally as john martyn, was a british singersongwriter and guitarist.
With thanks to susanne kalweit and andreas martens. It was somehow appropriate that hamish imlach, the gargantuan scottish folk singer, should have died quietly in the early hours of hogmanay morning, for his huge appetite for life found its annual. The earliest recorded version is a text titled jane jenkins printed in the green mountain songster in 1823. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Hamish imlach discography anthologies, compilations and rereleasesat, at theballadeers. Feb 17, 2016 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Mary black discography other artists hamish imlach. It is the anglicised form of the vocative case of the scottish gaelic seumas. Hamish imlach if it wasnt for the unions by s holmes. Hamish is a masculine given name in english and occasionally a nickname. He retired at the age of 68, after a final tour of several european countries in 2000.
Although his commercial success was limited, he influenced many other artists, including most notably john martyn, billy connolly, and christy moore. View all records by hamish imlach for sale on cdandlp in lp, cd, 12inch, 7inch format. Create an account help customer service mobile version affiliate program. Hamish imlach was a larger than life character, a singer and guitarist who pioneered the idea of the popular folkentertainer through his talent, wit and charismatic persona and who was as generous with his encouragement to young performers as he was with the indian food he was famous for preparing and serving at the tonder festival in denmark. Iain mackintosh died on 28 august 2006 of laryngeal cancer, weakened by parkinsons disease. Anecdotes about martyns violence are as legion as the tales of hellraising substance abuse.
Founded in 1987, bgo records is an independent reissue label specialising in classic highly collectable recordings of groups, singers and instrumentalists from the fifties through to the eighties. Hamish imlach tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including cod liver oil and orange juice, black is the colour, its better in the dark, macphersons rant. A by request 1974 b encore 1975 c a mans a man 1978 with hamish imlach. Hamish imlach, who died aged 55, was a movable feast. Hamish imlach was one of the greats in the scottish folk scene of the 1960s to 1980s. The scottish gaelic seumas is the equivalent to the english james. The funeral of hamish imlach was a celebratory spectacle which saw the. Hamish imlach s oration skills will blow froth clean off freshly poured beer, where politics rear their ugly snakeish head imlach s scots brogue pours extra vials of venom on throbbing stings, back rooms in hard bastard working mens bars full of stokies and illicit poker, stopped in hushed respect when imlach approaches a hastily constructed. Hamish imlach cod liver oil and orange juice lyrics. The young tradition chicken on a raft and sea shanties a1. For years he did joint tours with other notable folk artists, mainly hamish imlach and brian mcneill. As i was on the upper deck of a 37 bus i saw big jimmy swillin wine and kickin up a fuss the driver stoapped the bus right sharp.
If you are in one of these countries, please refrain from ordering. The hills of lorne charlie hunterold frenchwoodchoppers reel 2. English rock n roll guitarist and singer born david anthony lidderdale. The ultimate goal is to make the discographies here at heavy harmonies as complete as possible. Scots folk legend hamish imlach s version of this classic song is the best ive heard. Reminiscences of a fat folk singer kindle edition by imlach, hamish, mcvicar, ewan. Our main activity is digitally remastering albums previously only available on vinyl and issuing them on cd. In an attic flat in dundee toon a poor old woman lived all alone anybody know the rest. Described by colin harper as a melancholic, hardtravelling glaswegian, he was influential in the british folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s and was one of the first folk singers in modern times to tour the uk and europe. Homemade curries and new orleans jazz combine to give a. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.