An Evening with Jimmie Macgregor and Friends

Tonight as part of Celtic Connections we had a living legend perform at Mackintosh Queen's Cross.

Now 84 years young, Glasgow’s own Jimmie Macgregor has enjoyed an astonishingly long and diverse career, working variously as a schoolteacher, quarryman, mortuary attendant, potter, illustrator, radio/TV presenter – and above all, of course, as one of Scotland’s most cherished and important folk musicians.
 
His long-time partnership with the late Robin Hall reached a TV audience of millions through their celebrated nightly appearances on the BBC’s Tonight show, and later on the White Heather Club, with many of their songs going on to become folk standards. Few performers can have anything like as many musical friends to pick from.

Tonight's sell out show was a fabulous musical event with the choicest entertainment featuring Annie Grace, Karine Polwart, Sheena Wellington, Stephen Quigg, Aly Macrae and Rab Noakes.

Mackintosh Queen's Cross has never looked so good. Wonderful evening with so many well kent Scottish songs, like Coulter’s Candy and Ye Cannae Shove yer Granny aff a Bus.