Hamish Imlach

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Hamish Imlach (10 February 1940 – 1 January 1996) was a Scottish folk singer. Imlach was born in Calcutta to Scottish parents, although he claimed to have been conceived in Glasgow, Scotland. His commercial success was limited, but he influenced many other artists, including most notably John Martyn, Billy Connolly, and Christy Moore. In Central and Northern Europe Imlach enjoyed a strong reputation as a vivid live artist. He had his biggest hit in the late 1960s with Cod Liver Oil and the Orange Juice, a scurrilous and humorous take on the American gospel standard "Virgin Mary Had a Little Baby" written by Ron Clark and Carl MacDougall. The song was, for a time, banned by the BBC as it was assumed to be full of double meanings, but at one point became the most requested song on British Forces Radio. In the late 1960s whilst performing at the Manchester Sports Guild, Imlach struck up a conversation with a then little known Christy Moore after noticing their guitar case in the queue outside the venue, which was an uncommon sight in those days, inviting him into the venue as his guest. This encounter lead to a long-time friendship. Whilst touring together for many years after, the pair were heavy drinkers and users of cannabis, Imlach smoking it but Moore only chewing it. He was described by Ewan McVicar, the Scottish storyteller and singer, as "a raconteur who taught Billy Connolly, a singer who taught Christy Moore, a blues guitarist who taught John Martyn."