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Robin Hall & Jimmie MacGregor
Scottish folksingers
Robin and Jimmie teamed up together in 1958 or 59 and very quickly became hugely
successful, thanks to regular appearances on national television. Some of
their recorded output is detailed below, and more on the
next page.
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Scottish Choice (Decca Ace of Clubs ACL 1065, 1961)
with The Gaillards (Shirley Bland and Leon Rosselson)
Side One: Tramps and Hawkers; Brochan Lom, Tana Lom/Bodachan
A' Mhirein; The Day We Went to Rothesay; The Craw Killed the
Pussie; The Stoutest Man In the Forty Twa; Highland Fairy Lullaby;
My Love She's But a Lassie Yet
Side Two: Mingulay Boat Song; Nicky Tams; The Piper O' Dundee;
The Bonnie Earl o' Moray; Mormond Braes; Coulters Candy; The Rovin
Ploughboy
All songs traditional.
Robin Hall (vocals), Jimmie MacGregor (vocals, guitar, mandolin),
Leon Rosselson ( vocals, guitar, banjo), Shirley Bland (vocals)
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Tonight and Every Night (His Master's Voice CLP 1646, 1962)
with The Gaillards (Leon Rosselson and John Jobson)
Side One: Johnnie Lad; Hares On the Mountain; Inverey; Scottish
Medley (The 42nd/My Love She's But a Lassie Yet/Mormond Braes);
Twa Heids Are Better Than Yin; Cuttie's Waddin'; Ye Banks and Braes;
Glasgow Street Song Medley
Side Two: Mick Maguire; Davey Faa; The Recruiting Sergeant;
The Wild Mountain Thyme; Gin I Were Wgere the Gaudie Rins; The Old
Triangle (Brendan Behan); Ca' the Yowes to the Knowes; Three
Craws
All songs traditional.
Robin Hall (vocals), Jimmie MacGregor (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Leon
Rosselson (guitar, banjo, accordion), John Jobson (bass)
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By Popular Demand (Philips International 6382 124, 1964)
Side One: Enniskillen Dragoon; Sinner Man; Love's A Teasing;
The Frog and the Mouse (Hawarth); Lullaby for a Mucky Kid
(Stan Kelly); Haunted Single End (Matt McGinn);
Tapuach Hineni (Hadar/Dor); Donald Don
Side Two: The Gallowa Hills; Times Are Getting Hard
(Hayes/Hall/MacGregor); Drinking Gourd; Fal-o-ro, We're Sailing;
Corrie Doon (Matt McGinn); Dirty Old Town (Ewan MacColl);
Roddy McCorley
All songs traditional except where indicated.
Robin Hall (vocals), Jimmie MacGregor (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Leon
Rosselson (guitar, banjo, accordion), John Jobson (bass)
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Scotch and Irish (Decca Eclipse ECM 2024, 1969)
Side One: The 42nd; Rosin the Beau; If You Will Marry Me; Brian
O'Lynn; Baloo Baleerie; The Holy Ground
Side Two: Whisky You're the Devil; The Queen's Four Maries;
The Hot Ashfelt; The Calton Weaver; Bonnie Lass O'Fyvie; The Parting
Glass
All songs traditional.
Robin Hall (vocals, guitar), Jimmie MacGregor (vocals, guitar, mandolin),
Jack Emblow (accordion), Bill Sutclifee (bass), Brian Brocklehurst (bass),
Lisa Turner (banjo)
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One Over the Eight (Mercury 20169 SMCL, 1969)
Side One: Charlie Is My Darling; Tatties and Herring; Johnny has
Gone for a Soldier; As I Came Doon the Canongate; The Whisky Chorus
(Jim Mclean); The Bonny Broom; Heil-Ya-Ho, Boys
Side Two: One Over the Eight (Jimmie MacGregor); Ludgin' Wi'
Big Aggie (new words Jimmie MacGregor); The Auld Sang
(Willie Soutar/Jimmie MacGregor); Tha Tighinn Fodham Eiridh (Rise
and Follow Charlie) (new words Jimmie MacGregor); The Sweet
Nightingale; The Duncee Weaver
All songs traditional unless where indicated.
Robin Hall (vocals), Jimmie MacGregor (vocals, guitar, mandolin),
with The Jim Johnston Band, and Angus Cameron (fiddle),
Iain McAffie (guitar), Herbie M'Haffie (flute)
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Glasgow Street Songs (Hallmark SHM 698, 1970)
Side One: The Dundee Weaver; The Bleacher Lassie O' Kelvinhaugh;
Yer Ma Wee Gallas Bloke Naemair; Three Craw/If You Will Marry Me;
Skippin' Barfit Thro' the Heather; Jimkin' You, My Johnnie Lad
Side Two: Lodgin' Wi' Big Aggie; Coulther's Candy; Duke Street
Jail/You Canna Shove Your Grannie Off a Bus/The World Must be Coming to
an End; Johnnie Lad; The Bonnie Lass o' Fyvie; Collier Laddie
All songs traditional.
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We Belong to Glasgow (Fontana Special 6438 033, 1970)
Side One: The Barras (Jim McLean); Two Heids; Ally-Bally-Bee
(new words Robin Hall); Ma Wee Gallus Bloke(new words Robin
Hall); There Is a Happy Land/Ye Canny Shove Yer Granny/I Sent Her
for Breid (new words Jimmie MacGregor);
Side Two: The Govan Billiard Hall Song (Roddy McMillan);
I'll No Marry You; Nancy Whisky; Kelvinhaugh; Three Craws (new words
Jimmie MacGregor)
All songs traditional except where indicated.
Robin Hall (vocals), Jimmie MacGregor (vocals, guitar, mandolin)
with Brian Brocklehurst (contra bass), Bobby Campbell (fiddle) and
Alastair McDonald (banjo)
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Scottish Choice (Decca Eclipse ECS 2074, 1971)
(a later re-issue of their 1961 album.)
Side One: Tramps and Hawkers; Brochan Lom, Tana Lom/Bodachan
A' Mhirein; The Day We Went to Rothesay; The Craw Killed the
Pussie; The Stoutest Man In the Forty Twa; Highland Fairy Lullaby;
My Love She's But a Lassie Yet
Side Two: Mingulay Boat Song; Nicky Tams; The Piper O' Dundee;
The Bonnie Earl o' Moray; Mormond Braes; Coulters Candy; The Rovin
Ploughboy
All songs traditional.
Robin Hall (vocals), Jimmie MacGregor (vocals, guitar, mandolin),
Leon Rosselson ( vocals, guitar, banjo), Shirley Bland (vocals)
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