I didn't know Ewan McColl was not his real name!

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Found out so, from "Word" mag.

So where does that leave Kirsty?

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 14 January 2005 10:26 (twenty-one years ago)

He tried to kid on he was Scottish and Celtic and ethnic and all that.

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 14 January 2005 10:28 (twenty-one years ago)

The MacColl thing only happened after his attempt to launch himself as Lebanese fusion artist Nizar Khalil-Qabbani fell flat.

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 14 January 2005 10:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think I've ever seen a photo of Ewan McColl when he hasn't got a finger in his ear

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 14 January 2005 10:56 (twenty-one years ago)

... usually his own of course

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 14 January 2005 10:56 (twenty-one years ago)

"So where does that leave Kirsty?"

Kirsty's in pieces.

Oh I am so terribly sorry, that really was absolutely appallingly bad taste, I really don't know what came over me - and I really loved Kirsty too!

Apparently there was a documentary called "Who Killed Kirsty MacColl?" on BBC 4 just before Christmas, ".... investigating the mystery behind the death of singer/songwriter Kirsty MacColl, killed by a speedboat in Mexico in 2000. The boat, travelling at high speed in an area restricted for divers, belonged to one of Mexico's wealthiest businessmen but no-one has been prosecuted over the incident. Kirsty's mother Jean's search for the truth and her attempts to bring those she believes are responsible to justice are documented here.". Did anyone see it?

Boxset "From Croydon To Cuba - An Anthology" 3CD's + DVD due 28th March. EMI are also looking at remasters of Kite and Electric Landlady both with bonus tracks not on the 3 CD set.

http://www.kirstymaccoll.com/

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 14 January 2005 10:58 (twenty-one years ago)

I knew someone would say that. Asked it anyway.

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 14 January 2005 11:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I knew loads of people who had(have) "Kite" I'm surprised it's not as big as "Brothers in arms" but there you go.

Yeah I saw that BBC4 thing. A friend of mine is/was involved in a "Justice for Kirsty" benefit thing ongoing, but it seems the only way to get more is to bring down the Mexican Govt or something. I guess it's time to let go.

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 14 January 2005 11:04 (twenty-one years ago)

So what is his real name gosh darn it?

― Charles Dexter (Holey), Friday, 14 January 2005 11:22 (twenty-one years ago)

James Miller, born in Salford, mind you his father was Scottish

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 14 January 2005 11:24 (twenty-one years ago)

He grew up in Scotland didn't he?

― Charles Dexter (Holey), Friday, 14 January 2005 11:27 (twenty-one years ago)

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 14 January 2005 11:31 (twenty-one years ago)

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