Hamish Henderson was an amazing man whose tireless and vital work as a collector of folk songs would alone have guaranteed him his place in history. Here, on this CD there are his own compositions and poems such as the thrilling John MacLean March and the Ballad of the Men of Knoydart and his bitter ironical Ballad of the D-Day Dodgers and, of course, Freedom Come All Ye the song many believe should be our National Anthem. The tremendous recording of the voice of Jeannie Robertson singing My Son David saved for posterity by Hamish in 1960. This is a very special and important tribute album. The sleeve notes contain a written version of the "Inaugural Lecture" delivered by Dr. Fred Freeman in the City Chambers of Edinburgh at the Carry Stream Festival 2002 (the first Hamish Henderson Festival)
Performers: Rod Paterson, Alison McMorland, Adam McNaughtan, The Corrie Folk Trio, Margaret Bennett, Geordie MacIntyre, Dick Gaughan, Gordeanna McCulloch, Allan MacDonald & Dr Fred Freeman, Eurydice Choir, Jeannie Robertson, Hamish Henderson.
Session musicians: Session musicians: Sandy Brechin (accordion), Angus Lyon (accordion), Rod Paterson (guitar), Alison McMorland (banjo), Frank McLaughlin (smallpipes) and Malcolm Stitt (guitar and bouzouki)
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A GENEROUS tribute in song, music and spoken word to the late Hamish Henderson, whose influence on Scottish folk music and culture is impossible to ignore.....
A GENEROUS tribute in song, music and spoken word to the late Hamish Henderson, whose influence on Scottish folk music and culture is impossible to ignore, this disc features newly recorded versions of his best-known songs and poems, including Jim Reid and Rod Paterson’s spinetingling account of The Freedom Come-All-Ye, and contributions from a roster of major traditional singers. Older recordings by Dick Gaughan and Jim McLean are also included, plus archive material featuring Hamish himself, Jeannie Robertson and a private tape from 1968 of the original Corries trio singing his paean to Nelson Mandela, Rivonia.
The Corrie Folk TrioThis is Hamish Henderson's famous "Free Nelson Mandela" song recorded at the School of Scottish Studies in 1968 and sent to the South African Freedom Fighters in the field.
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The Freedom Come-All-Ye
Tune- The Bloody Fields of Flanders / MaclellanSung by Jim Reid
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Ninth Elegy
Poem: read by Margaret Bennett.Song: Thug Oirinn Oro sung by Margaret - one of Hamish's favourite Gaelic songs.
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The Ballad of the Men of Knoydart
Tune: Johnston's Motor Car - sung by Geordie McIntyre
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The Speaking Heart
Sung by Gordeanna McCulloch
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The Song of the Gillie More
sung by Dick Gaughan
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The 51st Highland Division's Farewell to Sicily
Tune Farewell to the Creeks: sung by Hamish Henderson
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The John MacLean March
sung by The Laggan
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Pipe Tunes / Lament for the Son
Pipe Tunes - Allan MacDonaldLatha Dhan Fhinn Am Beinn Loghnaidh / Taladh Dhomhnaill GhuirmPoem: Lament for the Son - read by Fred Freeman
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Mouth Music
Hamish Henderson
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Auld Reekie's Roses
Eurydice Choir with Gordeanna McCulloch
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My Son David
The magnificent voice of the great Jeannie Robertson recorded by Hamish in 1960.From the archives of the School of Scottish Studies.
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