[scots-l] John McKinnon

I notice that John McKinnon played fiddle and mandolin on various albums, with Hamish Imlach, Archie Fisher amongst others. I don't know anything about him - anyone else? -- Nigel Gatherer, Crieff [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Traditional Music Pages:

Re: [scots-l] Nasty old ballads

David Kilpatrick wrote: Oe'r The Castle Wall: full length CD of ballads from the Anglo-Celtic tradition of heartwarming, tragic, nasty and thoroughly vicious wee stories about lovers, murder, elopement, and the healthy couldn't-care-a-toss attitude of man towards his fellow woman...

Re: [scots-l] Nasty old ballads

David Kilpatrick wrote: Bruce: Jamie Moreira has just about finished the late Norman Buchan's edition of the Glenbuchat Ballads MS. (to be published in 4 vols). This seems to the the sole source for the early "Young Graigston" (Lang a-growing") I would be very interested in that -

Re: [scots-l] Nasty old ballads

Elheran Francis wrote: Years ago I saw a song book titled "Bawdy Songs", that was published in England. it was most either bawdy British Isles Folksongs or English Music Hall type songs. I am trying to track down a copy of it. Has anyone heard of it? Thanks, Elheran "Bawdy Songs" is

Re: [scots-l] Nasty old ballads

Bruce: Jamie Moreira has just about finished the late Norman Buchan's edition of the Glenbuchat Ballads MS. (to be published in 4 vols). This seems to the the sole source for the early Young Graigston (Lang a-growing) I would be very interested in that - publisher, price? I am not put off

[scots-l] Recording of 1770 guittar (mp3)

I now have a short (2 minute) recording made with my recently acquired English guittar, which so far is tentatively identified as made by Simpson, circa 1760-1770. In the absence of any transcriptions of original music (Bremner, Oswald etc) I have taken a simple and familiar Scottish Border