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Scottish Singers
Hamish Imlach 1
Hamish Imlach was one of the greats in the Scottish folk scene of the 1960s to 1980s. Although he was born in Calcutta, he was a Scotsman and a Glaswegian of note. He had a huge reputation for generosity and is fondly remembered by all who met him.
According to Ewan McVicar, Hamish Imlach was "...one of the founders of the Folk Revival in Scotland, a raconteur who taught Billy Connolly, a singer who taught Christie Moore, a blues guitarist who taught John Martyn"
Some of Hamish's recordings are detailed below.
With thanks to Susanne Kalweit and Andreas Martens.
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Edinburgh Folk Festival Vol.1 (Decca LK 4546, 1963)
with Owen Hand, Ian Campbell Folk
Group, Ann Briggs, Lou Killen, Matt McGinn,
Ray & Archie Fisher, Nadia Cattouse; Dolina McLennan
Side Two: Johnny Cope
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Edinburgh Folk Festival Vol.2 (Decca LK 4563, 1964)
with Owen Hand, Ian Campbell Folk
Group, Ann Briggs, Lou Killen, Matt McGinn,
Ray & Archie Fisher, Nadia Cattouse; Dolina McLennan,
Jill Doyle, Jean Hart
Side One: MacPherson's Rant
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Hamish Imlach (XTRA 1039, 1966)
Side One: Johnny O'Breadislee; Men Of Knoydart; The
Zoological Gardens; Street Songs; Cod Liver Oil and Orange Juice;
The Gaudie
Side Two: If It Wasn't For the Unions; The Cumbie Boys; Erin
Go Bragh; The Soldier's Prayer; Black Is the Colour; Foggy Dew
Hamish Imlach (vocals, guitar)
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Hamish Imlach, Live (XTRA 1050, 1967)
Side One: I Was a Gay Spark In My Time (Wattie Wright); Whisky You're the Devil (trad arr Imlach);
Early Morning Blues (Blind Blake); The Ballad of Timothy Evans (Ewan MacColl); It's Better In the Dark
(Gordon McCullough)
Side Two: Campbell (Pink Anderson); Castlereagh (Banjo Patterson); The Wind Blew the Bonnie Lassie's
Plaidie Awa' (trad arr Imlach); Paddy Lay Back (trad)
Hamish Imlach (vocals, guitar)
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The Best of Scottish Folk Music (XTRA 1053, 1967)
with Lorna Campbell; Luke Kelly; Isla Cameron; Owen Hand;
Matt McGinn; Bert Jansch;
Alex Campbell; Ian Campbell
Side One: The Gaudie
Side Two: Scottish breakaway (Thurso Berwick)
Hamish Imlach (vocals, guitar)
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Before and After (XTRA 1059, 1967)
Side One: Tall Tale (Watt Nicoll); Let Ramensky Go (Roddy McMillan);
Coppers' Song (trad); The Klan (trad);
McPherson's Farewell (Davie Stewart); Candy Man (John Hirt)
Side Two: The 37 Bus (M Toner); I Am A Miller (Lucy Stewart);
The Castle of Drumboe (Hugh MacDonald); The Dundee Cat (Watt Nicoll);
Sporting Life (Brownie McGhee)
with Oscar St Cyr (mandola, Concertina); Bobby Campbell (fiddle)
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The Two Sides of Hamish Imlach (XTRA 1069, 1968)
Side One: Jean Harlow (Died the Other Day); Clapped Out Motorcar; I Got
Fooled; Bourgeois Blues; The Horny Bull; The Happiest Day;
Side Two: The McGreggors; Anthony Riley; History of Football; The Priest and the
Minister; Clive's Song
with Clive Palmer (banjo, kazoo);
Archie Fisher (banjo, concertina); Ray Warleigh
(flute); John MacKinnon (fiddle); Martin Frey (tuba)
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Ballads of Booze (XTRA 1094, 1969)
Side One: Beer Is Best (Murphy, Ross. Trad); The Mountain Dew; Little Maggie; Scottish Sabbath
(Jim McLean); Maids When You're Young; As Usual (Murphy, Zanetis); Good Bye Booze
Side Two: Drunk, Drunk Again (anon., Ross); Twelve and a Tanner a Bottle (Fyffe);
Whisky Seller; The Moonshiner; The Calton Weaver; The Poor Beasts (anon, new words Imlach)
all songs traditional, arranged Imlach unless otherwise indicated
with Tom Harvey, John MacKinnon,
Iain MacKintosh, Daryl Runswick, Mike Whellans
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The Hamish Imlach Sampler 1 (Transatlantic TRASAM 9, 1969)
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