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John Watt is
a native of Dunfermline, Fife, and now lives in Milnathort. He has
been involved in the Scottish folksong movement for over thirty
years. A past Chairman of The Traditional Music and Song Association
of Scotland, he has presented numerous documentaries on radio, including
'Fife Connection', 'Howe of Fife Connection' and 'The Fifty-Fifty
Ball'. He has lectured for the Association of Scottish Literary
Studies on Fife Poets and Song-writers, tutored for The Workers
Educational Association in Creative Writing and Musical Appreciation
and is Chairman of the Milnathort based Love and Liberty Theatre
Company.
A singer, raconteur
and composer, his work has been recorded by artists in Scotland,
Ireland, Denmark and Canada. Prior to this year he had recorded
only one album, 'Shores of the Forth' along with Davey Stewart,
and although many others had recorded his songs, even on this album
he steered clear of his own songs leaving them to Davey. The fact
that there had not been many recordings of John singing his own
songs was appreciated by Rab Noakes who was determined to put matters
right. No shortcuts were taken; he assembled a group of talented
musicians who were totally sympathetic to John's songs, giving them
the time to do the job.
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