Hamish Henderson

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Hamish Scott Henderson, (Scottish Gaelic: Seamas MacEanraig (Seamas Mòr), 11 November 1919 – 8 March 2002) was a Scottish poet, songwriter, soldier and intellectual. He has been referred to as the most important Scots poet since Robert Burns and was a catalyst for the folk revival in Scotland. He was also an accomplished folk song collector and discovered such notable performers as Jeannie Robertson, Flora MacNeil and Calum Johnston. Born illegitimately in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Henderson eventually moved to England with his mother. He won a scholarship to the prestigious Dulwich School in London; however, his mother died shortly before he was due to take up his place and he was forced to live in an orphanage while studying there. He studied Modern Languages at Downing College, Cambridge, in the years leading up to World War II, and spent spare time running messages for the German resistance. He also worked to smuggle Jews out of Nazi Germany right up until the outbreak of war. World War II Although he argued strongly for peace, even well into the early years of the war, he became convinced that a satisfactory peace could not be reached and so he threw himself into the war effort. Joining as an enlisted soldier in the Pioneer Corps, he later applied for and received a commission in the Intelligence Corps. He was quite effective as an interrogator due to his command of six European languages and deep understanding of German culture. He took part in the Desert War in Afri

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Whaur the Pig Gaed On the Spree: Scottish Recordings by Alan Lomax, 1951-1957

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Greentrax 30th Anniversary

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World Library of Folk Music - Scotland (3)

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World Library of Folk and Primitive Music, Vol. 3: Scotland

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Scotlands Voices

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Whaur the Pig Gaed On The Spree

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Songs of Scotland

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Singing In The Streets: Scottish Children's Songs

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World Library Of Folk & Primitive Music, Vol 3 - Scotland

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Freedom Come All Ye

A' The Bairns O Adam

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World Library of Folk & Primitive Music - Scotland Vol 3

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