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McGinn of the Calton - Matt McGinn

McGinn of the Calton. 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 programme celebrating Matt's life at the time of the publication by Glasgow Libraries of the book 'McGinn of the Calton'.