Scottish music (1970–1979)

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Births and deaths

Births

Martyn Bennett (1971)

Deaths

Les Harvey (1944–1972)
Jimmy McBeath (1894–1974)
Matt McGinn (1928–1977)
Jeannie Robertson (1908–1975)

Recordings

1971 "Be Glad for the Song Has No Ending" (Incredible String Band)^[1]
1972 "No More Forever" (Dick Gaughan)
1972 "The Boys of the Lough" (The Boys of the Lough)
1973 "Second Album" (The Boys of the Lough)
1974 "Live at Passim's" (The Boys of the Lough)
1976 "Lochaber No More" (The Boys of the Lough)
1976 "Ossian" (Ossian)
1976 "Battlefield Band" (Battlefield Band)
1977 "One World" (John Martyn)
1978 St. Kilda Wedding (Ossian)
1979 Scared to Dance (The Skids)
1979 Days in Europa (The Skids, issued twice)
1979 "Horrorshow" (Scars)

References

↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (1998). The encyclopedia of popular music volume 4 (3 ed.). London: Muze. p. 2,689. ISBN 033374134X.

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[1] Larkin, Colin, ed. (1998). The encyclopedia of popular music volume 4 (3 ed.). London: Muze. p. 2,689. ISBN 033374134X.

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