Hamish Henderson
(born 11 November 1919 - died 9 March 2002) - Blairgowrie, Perthshire
A poet and folklorist, Hamish Henderson has travelled Scotland collecting traditional songs and tales. His mother, who spoke English, French and Gaelic, imparted on the young Hamish a love of the Gaelic language, and he wrote and translated poetry from Gaelic, French, German, Latin and Greek. He also wrote songs - some bawdy, others political - he was in Italy after the war, but 'asked to leave' while working on a translation of the letters of Antonio Gramsci, founder of the Italian Communist Party.
Key Titles
- Alias MacAlias: Writings On Songs, Folk And Literature
Hamish Henderson was well-known as a songwriter and poet and as a pioneer in the field of Scottish folk studies and song collecting. This book brings together around 60 pieces spanning 50 years which demonstrate the enormous diversity of his interests.
Bibliography
- Elegies for the Dead in Cyrenaica - 1948
- Alias MacAlias - 1992
- The Armstrong Nose - 1996
- Collected Poems and Songs - 2000