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McGinn of the Calton ()

Directed by Bill Thomson

Overview

The story of songwriting genius Matt McGinn. Featuring Robbie Coltrane among many others.  Recorded by Stramash 1988 on cassette (Greentrax Records).  Stramash featured vocals by Adam MacNaughtan; Anne Neilson; John Eaglesham (concertina); Kevin Mitchell; Bob Blair (guitar) Finlay Allison (guitar, fiddle, mandolin). They all feature on this STV program celebrating Matt’s life at the time of the publication by Glasgow Libraries of the book ‘McGinn of the Calton’.

Length 45 minutes

Actors

Robbie Coltrane | Stramash | Adam McNaughton | Anne Neilson | Bob Blair | Kevin Mitchell | John Eaglesham | Finlay Allison | Billy Connolly