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 Scottish Singers
Matt McGinn

(1928-1977) Scottish songwriter/singer. Some of Matt's recordings are detailed below. With thanks to Susanne Kalweit.


The Iron Muse (Topic Records TOP 12T 86, 1963)
with A L Lloyd, Bob Davenport, Anne Briggs, Louis Killen, Ray Fisher, The Celebrated Working Man's

Side One: The Donibristle Moss Moran Disaster
Side Two: The Swan-Necked Valve; The Foreman O'Rourke (McGinn)


EFF1 Ray & Archie Fisher: Edinburgh Folk Festival Vol.1 (Decca LK 4546, 1963)
with Owen Hand, Ian Campbell Folk Group, Ann Briggs, Lou Killen, Ray & Archie Fisher, Hamish Imlach, Nadia Cattouse; Dolina McLennan

Side One: Rap Tap Tap (McGinn)


EFF2 Ray & Archie Fisher: Edinburgh Folk Festival Vol.2 (Decca LK 4563, 1964)
with Owen Hand, Ian Campbell Folk Group, Ann Briggs, Lou Killen, Ray & Archie Fisher, Hamish Imlach, Nadia Cattouse; Dolina McLennan, Jill Doyle, Jean Hart

Side Two: You Cannae Kick Around Here (McGinn)


To-Night at the Attic (Action FMC 926, c. 1966 - precise info wanted!)
with Danny Kyle, Josh MacRae, and Davy Spiers

Side One: Three Nights and a Sunday (McGinn); I'm Looking for a Job (McGinn)
Side Two: Coorie Doon (Miner's Lullaby) (McGinn); If It Wisnae for the Union (McGinn)


Matt McGinn (Transatlantic XTRA 1045, 1966) (Re-released as TRA SAM 41)

Side One: The Red Yo Yo; Willie Macnamara; Old Johnny Bull; Big Sammy; The Footba' Referee; Ban the Beatles
Side Two: The Heilan' Man; The First Man On the Moon; Manura Manyar; Gallowgate Calypso; Lots of Little Soldiers; Unner Alow the Ground

all songs by Matt McGinn
Note: one of the backing musicians on this LP is Robin Williamson, later of The Incredible String Band, who played mandolin and sang backing vocals.


bestsf.jpg The Best of Scottish Folk Music (XTRA 1053, 1967)
with Lorna Campbell; Luke Kelly; Isla Cameron; Owen Hand; Hamish Imlach; Bert Jansch; Alex Campbell; Ian Campbell

Side One: The Gallowgate Calypso (McGinn)

Matt McGinn (vocals)


Honesty Is Out Of the Fashion (Transatlantic XTRA 1071, 1968)

Side One: Honesty Is Out Of the Fashion; The Pekinese Dog; The Sash/Kevin Barry; The Dundee Ghost; The Ballad of the Q4; Biddie McGrath; The Leaving of Liverpool (trad arr McGinn)
Side Two: Ros In the Bow (trad adapted McGinn); Two Foot Tall; The Sequel to The Dundee Weaver (trad adapted McGinn); No Nay Never; The Big Orange Whale; The Pill; Coorie Doon

all songs by Matt McGinn unless where otherwise indicated

Matt McGinn (vocals) with Pete Stanley, Brian Golbey, Alan (Spud) Taylor


Little Ticks of Time Little Ticks of Time (Transatlantic XTRA 1078, 1969)

Side One: The Cleansing Man; The Witches Song; Polly Has a Poodle; Little Ticks of Time; Skinny Ma Linky Long Legs; The Man In the Moon; Bingo Bella
Side Two: Jolly Red Nose; Mornin' Elanora; Tra La La Tweet Tweet; Oor Wee Wean; The Dundee Cat (Nicoll); Eternity Will Soon Be Over; Loch Lomond (trad)

all songs by Matt McGinn unless where otherwise indicated

Matt McGinn (vocals)
with The Lowlanders


samp.jpg - 4Kb The Matt McGinn Sampler (Transatlantic TRA SAM8, 1969)

Side One: Rob Roy MacGregor; The Ballad of the Q4; The Dundee Ghost; Big Sammy; The Pill; The Red Yoyo
Side Two: The Boys from Lisbon; I Have Seen the Highlands; Willie MacNamara; Moaning; The Ballad of John MacLean; The Heilan' Man

All songs by Matt McGinn


Great Scots Sampler The Great Scots Sampler (Transatlantic TRA SAM 17, 1970)
with Hamish Imlach, Archie Fisher, Watt Nicoll, Ian & Lorna Campbell

Side One: Rolling Hills of the Border (McGinn); Loch Lomond
Side Two: I Have Seen the Highlands

All songs traditional unless otherwise noted


Take Me Back to the Jungle (RCA International INTS 1240, 1971)

Side One: Take Me Back to the Jungle; With Fire and with Sword; Tony Capaldi; Cead Mile Failte; The Little Carpenter; The Wurram and the Sparra
Side Two: Hi Jack; Life is a Fountain; Have a Banana; The Man They Could Not Hang; Tell Me What the Tea Leaves Tell Me; On the Beach at Portobello

All songs written by Matt McGinn

Les Honeyman (bass)


5,227,706 Scotsmen Can't Be Wrong! (TRA SAM 22, 1971)
(with
Hamish Imlach and Watt Nicoll)

Side One: Skinny Malinky Long Legs (McGinn); Two Foot Tall (McGinn)
Side Two: Biddie McGrath (McGinn); The Cleansing Man (McGinn); The Footba' Referee(McGinn)


Tinny Can On My Tail (RCA International INTS 1368, 1972)

Side One: Tinny Can On My Tail; The Gay Liberation; I've Packed Up My Bags; Skull and Crossbones; Lady Chat (Jim McLean); Wi' Jimmy Reid and Airlie
Side Two: Troubled Waters In My Soul; Yes, Yes, U.C.S.; In a Neat Little Town; Rich Man's Paradise; Get Up, Get Out; The Ibrox Disaster

all songs by Matt McGinn except where otherwise indicated


Two heided Man The Two Heided Man (Emerald Gem GES 1079, 1972)

Side One: Introduction; The Height Starvation Song (Macnaughtan); The Two Heided Man; Ra Dug Frae Ra Port; The prime Minister; Timbuktoo; The Depth of My Ego; The Silver Screw; St Columba and the Masons (McGinn/Connolly/Harvey); The Big Glasgow Polis
Side Two: The Big Effen Bee; The Foreman O'Rourke; The Philosophy of Frun; Farrer and Murrer; The Black Velver Band (Janet); Snowball; Ra Murrer of Five (trad); My Farrer; The Tay; There Are Two Teams In Glasgow; The One Legged Man; The Dog's Party

all songs by Matt McGinn except where otherwise indicated

Backed by The Waverleys


Two Heided Man Again The Two Heided Man Strikes Again (Emerald Gem GES 1120, 1974)

Side One: Benny Lynch; Billy Davidson's Twins; The Big Shike; The Sugary Cake and Candy Man; The Buckin' Bronco; A Tribute to McGonnegal; The Bonnie Broon Haired Lass (McGonnegal, adpt Cairne/McGinn); The Royal Infirmary; Janetta
Side Two: Five Million Scotsmen Will Call; I Woke Up with the Dawning; Frankie Vaughan (Jennet); The Magic Shadow (McGinn/Kayam); Samson; The Teuchter; Wally Brodie; We Ain't Gonna Dig No More; I Was Born 10,000 Years Ago (trad)

all songs by Matt McGinn except where otherwise indicated

Matt McGinn (vocals) with Jimmy Brown, Billy Davidson, Jackie Jennet, Gavin Livingstone


If It Wasnae for Your Wellies! (XTRA 1144, 1974)
with Billy Connolly, Hamish Imlach, Bobby Eaglesham, Watt Nicoll, Ian Campbell Folk Group

Side One: Bingo Bella (McGinn)


Screwtops Are Falling On My Head (PYE PKL 5527, 1975)

Side One: Intro by Matt McGinn Junior; Granda; The Cradle of Civilisation (including Cider Wi' Yer Maw, Ma Darlin' Is a Charlie and My Dearest My Darling (Davidson)); My Wee Auntie Sarah; Crofter Story; Suzie
Side Two: Screwtops (including Leaving In a Police Van (Davidson) & Amazing Grace (trad arr McGinn)); Gaelic Joke; Heiderum Hauderum; Maggie Might; Glaswegians Would (McGinn Jr); Two Wee Germs; Somebody's Wean; The Schmitt Family; Nelly May (J Herd)

all songs by Matt McGinn unless otherwise indicated

Matt McGinn (vocals) with Jim Dorans, Billy Davidson, Alex Hutton, Shug O'Rourke, Alex Osborne. Recorded live at The Bonny Prince Charlie, East Kilbride, February 1975


Transatlantic Best of Scottish Folk Best of Scottish Folk (Transatlantic MTRA 2003, 1978)
with Hamish Imlach, Alex Campbell, Owen Hand, Ian Campbell Group, Isla Cameron, Watt Nicoll, Archie Fisher, Dave Swarbrick, The McCalmans

Side Two: I Have Seen the Highlands


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