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Hamish Imlach (1940-1996) was an anti-nuclear activist, comedian, folk-singer, and political satirist. Born in Calcutta of Scottish parents who were serving there, the family moved to Glasgow when he was 13yo. He influenced many other artists, including John Martyn, the incredible string band and Billy Connolly. A regular on the folk circuit, he began his recording career in 1966 on Transatlantic Records' XTRA label. He performed traditional folk songs but became best known for his comical songs about body functions, politics and booze. His biggest hit was "Cod Liver Oil and the Orange Juice," a take on the American gospel...

Hamish Cowan was the voice of Melbourne band Cordrazine, remembered for their hugely popular 1997 ballad "Crazy". Cowan teamed up with producer/composer Bryan St James in 2001 and together they created rich, emotive electronic-pop. The first Hamish release was an electronic version of U2's "With Or Without You" for the "Looking For Alibrandi" movie soundtrack. More recently the duo supported Dido on her Australian tour. Their debut album "Homesick" was a triumph, an emotion-filled set of ultramodern electronic moodswings, and Hamish's breathless and heavenly voice. It contained both the remarkable "Life Song", the first single, the murder song, the destiny...

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...

Hamish MacCunn (22 March 1868 – 2 August 1916), Scottish romantic composer, was born in Greenock, the son of a shipowner, and was educated at the Royal College of Music, where his teachers included Sir Hubert Parry and Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. MacCunn's first success was with the overture The Land of the Mountain and the Flood in 1887 at the Crystal Palace, and this (which remains far and away his best-known piece) was followed by other compositions, with a characteristic Scottish colouring. From 1888 to 1894 he was a professor at the Royal College of Music. In 1888, he...

A bass music producer based in Edinburgh, UK. Plays diverse live sets+dj mixes of bass heavy breaks, techno, dubstep, mutant, hiphop, house, garage, funk, jungle, hardtek, ambient etc. Music for chilling/grooving/going mental Previous aliases were Morph, Sola Perplexus + (with vocalist Texture) Double Helix Releases on Audiodacity, Crunk's Not Dead, PBX, Black Lantern Music and Crystal Distortion's Labrat Audio. Part of the Black Lantern Music collective. Part of the Phuture Motive collective .