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Matt McGinn
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Person · Male · singer-songwriter

Matt McGinn

Born 17 Jan 1928Died 5 Jan 1977United Kingdom8 albums

Scottish folksinger and songwriter (1928-1977)

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Biography

Matthew McGinn (17 January 1928 – 5 January 1977) was a Scottish folk singer-songwriter, actor, author and poet. Born in Glasgow in 1928, McGinn was a prolific songwriter and is recognised as an influential figure in the British folk music revival of the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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Songs written

  1. Right Here, Right Nowwriter2015 · 6 releases
  2. Drunk & I Miss Youwriter2020 · 5 releases
  3. Get Up, Get Outcomposer, lyricist1965 · 2 releases
  4. Hell Is an Islandwriter2021 · 2 releases
  5. Manyura Manyalyricist1993 · 2 releases
  6. Platonicwriter2019 · 2 releases
  7. Cead Mile Failte (A 100,000 Welcomes)writer1971 · 1 releases
  8. Have a Bananawriter1971 · 1 releases
  9. Hi Jackwriter1971 · 1 releases
  10. Life Is a Fountainwriter1971 · 1 releases
  11. On the Beach at Portobellowriter1971 · 1 releases
  12. Take Me Back to the Junglewriter1971 · 1 releases
  13. Tell Me What the Tea Leaves Tell Mewriter1971 · 1 releases
  14. The Little Carpenterwriter1971 · 1 releases
  15. The Man They Could Not Hangwriter1971 · 1 releases
  16. The Wurram and the Sparrawriter1971 · 1 releases
  17. Tony Capaldiwriter1971 · 1 releases
  18. With Fire and With Swordwriter1971 · 1 releases

Songs recorded

  1. Loch Lomond3 versions
  2. Bingo Bella2 versions
  3. Coorie Doon2 versions
  4. Eternity Will Soon Be Over2 versions
  5. Gallowgate Calypso2 versions
  6. Have a Banana2 versions
  7. Hi Jack2 versions
  8. Jolly Red Nose2 versions
  9. Life Is a Fountain2 versions
  10. Little Ticks of Time2 versions
  11. On the Beach at Portobello2 versions
  12. Oor Wee Wean2 versions
  13. Polly Had a Poodle2 versions
  14. Rob Roy MacGregor2 versions
  15. Skinny Ma Linky Long Legs2 versions
  16. Take Me Back to the Jungle2 versions
  17. Tell Me What the Tea Leaves Tell Me2 versions
  18. The Cleansing Man2 versions
  19. The Dundee Cat2 versions
  20. The Dundee Ghost2 versions
  21. The Little Carpenter2 versions
  22. The Man They Could Not Hang2 versions
  23. The Man in the Moon2 versions
  24. The Witches Song2 versions
  25. Tony Capaldi2 versions
  26. Tra La La Tweet Tweet2 versions
  27. With Fire and With Sword2 versions
  28. 5 Million Scotsmen Will Call
  29. Ban the Beatles
  30. Benny Lynch (song)
  31. Biddie McGrath
  32. Big Sammy
  33. Big Willie's Blues
  34. Billy Davidson's Twins (joke)
  35. Cead Mile Failte
  36. Cead Mile Failte (A 100,000 Welcomes)
  37. Five Million Scotsmen Will Call (song)
  38. Get Up Get Out
  39. Go Limp
  40. Honesty Is Out of the Fashion
  41. I Have Seen the Highlands
  42. I Was Born 10,000 Years Ago (song)
  43. I Woke Up With the Dawning (poem)
  44. I'll Be Coming Home to Glasgow
  45. I'm Looking for a Job
  46. I've Packed Up My Bags
  47. Ibrox Disaster
  48. If It Wasn't for the Union
  49. In a Neat Little Town
  50. Janetta (song)
  51. L.O.U.
  52. Lady Chat
  53. Lots of Little Soldiers
  54. Magic Shadow Show (song)
  55. Mambo
  56. Manura Manyar
  57. Moaning
  58. Mornin' Elanora
  59. Morning Elanora
  60. My Father Was Born a Hebrew
  61. My Uncle Dan
  62. No Nay Never
  63. Old Johnny Bull
  64. On the Road from Aldermaston
  65. Ra Murrer of Fyfe (poem) / My Farrer (poem) / The Tay (poem) / There Are Two Teams in Glasgow (poem) / The One Legged Man (joke)
  66. Rich Mans Paradise
  67. Rosin the Bow
  68. Rosy Anna
  69. Samson (story)
  70. Skull and Crossbones
  71. Snowfall (song)
  72. St Columba and the Masons (song)
  73. The Ballad of John MacLean
  74. The Ballad of the Q4
  75. The Big Effen Bee (poem)
  76. The Big Glasgow Polis (song)
  77. The Big Orange Whale
  78. The Big Shike (story)
  79. The Boys of Lisbon
  80. The Depth of My Ego (song)
  81. The Dogs Party (song)
  82. The Donibristle Moss Moran Disaster
  83. The First Man on the Moon
  84. The Footba' Referee
  85. The Foreman O'Rourke
  86. The Foreman o'Rourke (song)
  87. The Gay Liberation
  88. The Heilan' Man
  89. The King and the Key
  90. The Leaving of Liverpool
  91. The Pekinese Dog
  92. The Philosophy of Grun (poem) / Farrer and Murrer (poem)
  93. The Pill
  94. The Red Yo Yo
  95. The Rolling Hills of the Border
  96. The Royal Infirmary (joke)
  97. The Sash / Kevin Barry
  98. The Sequel to the Dundee Weaver
  99. The Silver Screw (story)
  100. The Sugary Cake and Candy Man (song)
  101. The Swan Necked Valve
  102. The Teuchter (joke)
  103. The Two Heided Man (poem) / Ra Dug Frae Ra Port (poem) / The Prime Minister (joke) / Timbuktu (poem)
  104. The Wee Kirkcudbright Centipede
  105. The Wurram and the Sparra
  106. The Wurrum and the Sparra
  107. Three Nights and a Sunday
  108. Tinny Can on My Tail
  109. Troubled Waters in My Soul
  110. Two Foot Tall
  111. Unner Alow the Ground
  112. Wally Brodie (poem)
  113. We Ain't Gonna Dig No More (song)
  114. We'll All Be Angels
  115. Wi Jimmy Reid and Airlie
  116. Willie MacNamara
  117. Yes Yes Ucs

Albums

Matt McGinn
Matt McGinnMatt McGinn · 1966
The Boys of Lisbon
The Boys of LisbonMatt McGinn · 1966
Little Ticks of Time
Little Ticks of TimeMatt McGinn · 1969
Take Me Back to the Jungle
Take Me Back to the JungleMatt McGinn · 1971
The Best of...
The Best of...Matt McGinn · 2000
The Return of the Two Heided Man
The Return of the Two Heided ManMatt McGinn · 2001
The Best of Matt McGinn, Vol. 2 "The RCA International Years"
The Best of Matt McGinn, Vol. 2 "The RCA International Years"Matt McGinn · 2003
On the Road from Aldermaston: Complete Transatlantic Recordings 1966-1969
On the Road from Aldermaston: Complete Transatlantic Recordings 1966-1969Matt McGinn · 2017

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