Jim Malcolm - Kansas City Irish Festival 2008 #1

[foggydayinlondon]

Absolutely fantastic! Ggrrreat stuff Jim.

[romoly22]

The similarities between Malcolm and Burns are amazing. Both of these songs are lyrics written for older tunes. Burns' Humanist anthem was originally a "bawdy " Jacobite song (according to Carol McGuirk, editor of the Penquin Classics collection of Burns Poems) and Malcolm's ode to pastoral Scotland is written over John McClellan's great pipe tune. Thanks for putting this up. Great sound work. 5 stars.

[DonegalRaymie201]

I don't know if many in the audience got the irony of Jim's intro to "A man's a man for a' that" , or the message of the song for that matter, but fair play to Jim for representing the Bard so well here!

A credit tae the auld' country indeed!

[abenormal100]

Great! Have seen him in concert several times. He only gets better

[BardofCornwall]

Fantastic--I've been thirsting for more Malcolm videos. There aren't enough on youtube.

[maclink1]

I must admit: I underrated jim. when i heard "no westling winds" ... well, gaughans version is unreached. And he is away from the brillance of Gaughan playing "Erin Go Bragh". BUT this kansas city stuff ... its great! I´m a new fan!

[Hark815]

Thank you thank you thank you! In Jim Malcolm's gifted hands, a sentimental song like Lochanside becomes powerful and haunting. Kinda makes you want to jump a plane for Scotland...

[saundeal]

Great solo scottish folk singer. Two great songs. Lochanside - traditional tune. A man's a man - Rabbie Burns. Brilliant.