| fiddlebinkie Posts: 544 |
Posted: 13-Dec-2008 18:32 Obituary by R Adams in the Herald. http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/obituaries/display.var.2474398.0.Alex_McEwen.php This short memoir (largely taken from the excellent and moving paper by neice Christian at: |
| Auldtimer Posts: 3390 |
Posted: 14-Dec-2008 14:03 Sad to hear of Eck's death, and I recall how influential he and Rory were. Their Father Adam was a revelation. |
| fiddlebinkie Posts: 544 |
Posted: 16-Dec-2008 12:53 And now, a wee bit more in the Scotsman: http://news.scotsman.com/obituaries/Alex-McEwen-Folk-singer.4795286.jp Can I nominate the McEwens for the TM Hall of Fame? Stuart |
| fishman Posts: 279 |
Posted: 16-Dec-2008 21:03 Interesting that even with all that talent, fame and good connections, he couldn't make a living in Scotland playing scots music and had to get a job in a shop to feed the bairns(He did well at it though!) Still the case. |
| fiddlebinkie Posts: 544 |
Posted: 16-Dec-2008 21:57 While researching the McEwens recently I was interested to note that they were using the bouzouki on recordings in 1958 (surely the first) and were probably the first to bring the 12 string guitar (now you know who to blame) accross the Atlantic. Were they the first Scottish folk group? Stuart |
| fiddlebinkie Posts: 544 |
Posted: 16-Dec-2008 23:41 The (London) Times: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5347972.ece |
| Elizabeth. Posts: 7855 |
Posted: 10-Jan-2009 23:31 Alex McEwen 'Aristocratic folk singer who took lessons in Harlem and found fame on both sides of the Atlantic.' Obit from The Telegraph 8.01.09 |
| fiddlebinkie Posts: 544 |
Posted: 11-Jan-2009 14:20 Thanks Elizabeth. Nice cravat! Hear Eck at: |
| debk39 Posts: 2 |
Posted: 01-Jul-2009 08:47 im a distant cousin of Eck Mcewen's living in Australia, although we never met him I was saddened to hear of his death. an aunt of mine & myself love listening to his & rory's music. Just a reply to Auldtimer their fathers name wasnt Adam he had a nephew named adam his father was Sir John Helias Finnie Mcewen deb |
| stevebyrne Posts: 432 |
Posted: 01-Jul-2009 14:34 debk39, 'Father Adam' was a song on Rory & Alex's 1957 album 'Scottish Songs and Ballads', to which Auldtimer was referring. You can hear a brief snippet here: |
| Auldtimer Posts: 3390 |
Posted: 01-Jul-2009 16:15 Sorry, debk39, I should be more careful with my punctuation! Thanks for the clip reference, Steve. I remember my spine tingling when I first heard this. |
| fiddlebinkie Posts: 544 |
Posted: 01-Jul-2009 20:01 If you are a Spotify fan (like me) you can hear the whole track at: http://open.spotify.com/track/2B2GyJISzJnVra46fG1qMn I've made a Rory and Alex Spotify playlist of their two US albums: http://open.spotify.com/user/fiddlegow/playlist/2qkbvJHTvkD4xowZ7xRPvP I'll add this to my Scotify ( http://www.scotchmusic.com/scotify.htm ) site in due course. Stuart |
| debk39 Posts: 2 |
Posted: 23-Jul-2009 09:36 thanks Auldtimer & Steve, I do have that song here , my favourite of theirs is a lum hat wantin' a croon so i usuaully listen to that heaps, I shall have to listen to father adam, my late husbands name was adam |
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