Can innovation to a new trick Brian Mcguigan cold jimmy reed jimmy reed working with history why that title. I think alex it simply sums up jimmy a man who what was his trick these as a 2 fighters and who swore 20 centuries. It became a figure of j. Significance only one of these were true series of interviews some 20 years apart which it was is fascinating in the 1st 70 years was in the the early 1990 s. Summer correct yes or straight 1904 had what was genuine these magazine 7 days and in the sea nonchalant of own project in the sense that he said it typical jimmy well general you want to talk sense on tomorrow absolutely and then. And 2008 when its a child to beauty so it was a much smaller slate to jimmy not point out say. It was a clever well read in the selftaught in the main an issue say here norton some of the great towering figures of the of the 20th century have and i know that one of his great friends was with paul robeson the Great American based center and civil rights activists were what exhibit tell you about paul robeson well into schildt. On a passport called him when jimmy was walking through the communist party in london and the 1960 s. And they function with his wife joan it was approached by paul lopes in themselves who says i want to speak to jimmy reed college and soldier. And sang to him profusely for helping the son so it was quite an experience and it got to a polo person and consumption of quite such an admirable man. Well with paul robeson was the toting figure of the Civil Rights Movement before Martin Luther king passed security during the mccarthy period but also whether the greatest singer in the world but he had a particular affection for scotland then the paul robeson is a dead jimmy with talk of the only obstacle found in law school at scottish audiences and of course had bidden songs bums some of the jewel held the scots loved him of course and his film the film felice. Is activism of the slip. But everybody went on a political journey from the communist party if ur the labor party events they joined the Scottish National party did a i signed them up with any of your conversations with jimmy reflect the political job me yes emotional from a 994 new little project to who and began a process for journey of disenfranchisement from little to do little party always easy a Little Movement none. It become projects simply too tensed at that point it would stay in little toy only to see a Scottish Parliament take place for all his adult life and campaign for without talent been achieved it in understood motos should come to town and finally when he joined this impi even believed it schoolchildren and in the country and we should seek a place amongst the nations. Of the greatest things that theres a member for perhaps of the year c. S. What can the upper quite shipbuilder of what can of almost 50 years ago and then the amazing wreck tauriel address when he was elected rector of Glasgow University tell us 1st about what jimmy told you about the the inside story of your c. S. Jimmy such just a new concept which was not luck and it wasnt going straight it went on a 2nd it would continue to pull to ships and when jimmy vault onto the platform john plans and made an incredible and come to our in call well you know its in tallinn through the agent we have signals of the shots because pierce used except a feast was made in will devastate a life of its reception ity even to tea when. He didnt want me speak its absolute mismanagement and then of course reg toilet breath asked me to verify. The rat races for raw not for human beings without a resonance internationally the not yes absolutely silly reprint of New York Times and janine reveals who that came to be there or paid editor in the New York Times have meant dang he was an authority of course on it one can get written many books and went in and a stage play so when my dang cold cases speech to skate he spoke it was an authority who was seeing us and of course to this day and rightly says from rocks were not run ins and such powerful lessons to the ages im wondering Brian Mcguigan what we have a fee the likes of jimmy the gammon the sense it was a selftaught selfeducated working class hero the days of heavy industry are almost behind us will we ever see someone like that again i think its highly unlikely alex someone of jimmys until late seems thought officiously to all his life as a young man highly trained spy by people who are active in his community i think that jimmy was. A singular figure the unique trigger island light lots of seas light and in. And of course when germany became a celebrity as he did after you see s. On television and a newspaper columns i think people were pretty well astounded im sure some of the the dawn said glass butte of asked him who were taken aback by the level of nature of his totally were dressed and i know the kind of woolly a misperception i think about back in the pockets im sure when he found us working class guy seemed better read than he was. Yes absolutely i think that people who perhaps expected term jimmy a highly political speech which would not encompass the elements dead which were humanity elements of christianity and appeal across the board which meant the tones of classiness the city along with a place gallery who used to the feet and cleaned them nothing it surprised a lot of people particularly someone can swallow humans who didnt explain it quote shellies must vanity and then talk in a way which certainly lead them on groups i think people who watch this on you tube the device that generally delivered a funeral can punches threes until it which was considerable well the economy didnt see jimmy b. Spoke sentences not to bite 3 steps that i should say brian and then furtherance of your past made it clear forward for the bird for my father you know they can say you have the unique Family Photo Library the alien read one of jimmys daughters. Is confederate thing to the perp will that give us an insight into the the man behind the legend yes absolutely it was finished photogenic the question paintings of jimmy also and the r. K. From ailing his has been absolutely tremendous and they get surprised and say to him as it was motion a few people smoking a cigar and join the confront reality of life which she always did you know has changed photos of myself with him and its at the jazz face book view where the church owned more than in it in the sessions because people want to date me jimi lead shake his hand and the fact that so. And such a confederal sitting summed up jenny beth on as did full 2 which is tremendous and one last question Brian Mcguigan given that given the season i know that demi was one of the many great figures in the world who were inspired by a by Robert Barnes and of a writer he summed up the recto address of a quotation from above yes escalate a great mind unsupported im on it believed it runs simplify to my ality of a man who keeps all human life and jimmy at the heart of the poor and indorsed damage confection the uns needed nor the sentimentality it was a strong idealistic return is finally all kept a well from a compendium of bums on his mantel piece and not books the lice and jimmys bookshelves and beauty the saloons no question when he it finished his to the force of only to have a chase that the uns would be mentions and why dont you just recite the last lines from the toilet yes the for the show of the interview and why we should ately waste at. The golden age reeled in a 5 each man will be a powder and harmony and we also live and share the s. Together and 1st you trained and leighton juice shall love the fable creature and tame shall surely truth the truth is that man is good by nature ranma gave him thank you very much for for joining me on the alec salmon show and share your experiences of jimmy reed and robert burns thank you very much alex. Stay tuned because coming up after the break alex is joined by broadcast and also of scots about their tongues billy kane and the wonderful singer hugh no ellington with c. That. 2040 you know bloody revolution. Demonstrations going from being relatively peaceful political protests to be preceded by a. Revolution is always spontaneous or is it just a lawyer here to put a premium lets put video 20 in the new bill is that i do believe it or the former ukrainian president recalls the events of 2040. Years who took. It in the studio over 5000000000. 00 to assist ukraine in these another call it will ensure a secure and prosperous and democratic. Welcome back in the fields and a rabbit brings where to viewing the life from the white a working class hero to meet alex speaks to author and broadcaster billy kane i asked him to cite some of committing favorite sports i guess to get i know one of the shortest thanksgiving for a National Victory but like a little start the celebration of the lives of jimmy reed the robot bombs but look at some of the the favorite pale so far of bottoms that jimmy had liked so much but lets fight this giving for the National Victory it was that boy im about. Well as a bird its a bit badens being quite radical and support i think of the french revolution in the war that was fighting against the fleets revolutionaries at the time and had a number of these and dont go mental at trouble so we also wrote the times poetry that would cover the spock and me shootee was nice said to the people call in australia or or more of the assassinated which happened to the radicals in the t 20 a couple its a couple of decades later that in this week when he says you have a kid it sent these planks to mark that man and ego at sykes desist fuss shame but a seed no father god would accept your thanks for a month or so as a very very strong and striking it was famous for singing side youre on the friends revolutionary soul in the Globe Theatre in for peace and then the i didnt really watch his pocket up that i thought of these ad that i went oh yes a very powerful anes and didnt well a member of germany mobilizing women his opposition to the iraq war and his and his newspaper columns but happiness of the poem that was mentioned and jimmys memoir addressed to the un could get. What bearing in mind this event of National Audience dont they get out of the extremely big study really good mom mother affair the people it was never before do in course that will be in a group as the on can get for that pretentious and pretty or no and up who really genuine in anything the do and bartons rock women the rest of their own can get the extremely good and it begins with a general or ye for us to get yes sale see pious and see who really you have a lot to do but mark and theyll get me bust for sin folly and then it is all in to that and that one station is but uncle get. Grown them you could see he high exhort that jews deems tied up in godly leases a 40 deep yr frail the name suppose a tinge a kiss hes a deal of blood convenience snug that to the same tradition but let me whisper in your lucky able and sneak and then gently scan you have brother mind still gentle obsess that woman though the knee gonna can and run to step aside is human one point must still be completely duck the moving finally the do it and just as leanly can even marked who far but hops there through it so as baba celebrate and human frailty a human face feelings but at the same time despising people who had feelings but with me admit they had feelings i mean us with us about. And yet if you take one of the rubber bands greatest work Thomas Shanta in the middle of a rollicking gore story and broad scots is suddenly in sapps. An english vessel pleasures are like poppy spread or what was he doing there why was he going for the egg listed in the middle of his epic boil those lines of all the can read in english they can be they hadnt scored steve but pleasures of late please your speech is sick or so it was all we have of the deafens and he used both languages that have the bad effect and it was gifted in both languages but i wouldnt teen that his best what by far was a nice neat of scots you dont think about a showing off their what bombs was actually saying is listen i could write in english if i wanted but i choose to write in scots as mother tongue. I think theres an element of that and they in other ones we have our up we have it diana score c. S. W. Seat which is definitely not one of its best poems it cost to the audience and the audience was buried in the concern with a custom propriety at the time and he could do it i mean he would read dyspeptic that he would beat up on since didnt put people like that that i would see any is heart theres i get a little a not really the arc it i get quart which sums up buns is attitude and i reported the heart rather made was to him and a i came across it when i did an interview with thing when he doing his and she tells a story of having a drink with said alec douglas you explain minister and father of british unionism at the time and the what had been about and sokka and alec douglas you can do when hes a storm isman called winnie that any is not it was a Scottish Nationalist but his head told him otherwise and when he said well you know what robert bonds with us said to you our late need reserves enough clis us could make us happy all lying they have to ease that period that marks us craft our brilliant reply and they always see that if Something Like selling douglas shooting in his heart was a Scottish Nationalist then ever does up for can they have this far as complaints. They were fair toad jimmy reed was inspired by bombs his poetry her the other great historical figure of Politicians Campaign of the we know have found them buttons their inspiration to carry on their work and on the people influenced by buttons where. It ambling can begin to american president he was invited to deliver be immortal memory at up on supper things in chicago and here if you do seeing that nothing he could see could add to the eloquence of buttons im self and can sell the middle of the gettysburg address not some statement he had friends growing up in illinois in his twentys who were scores and who were buttons eons and who taught them to recite buttons off by heart is famously it on lincoln could recite robert bonzi put it and scores of bought someone else from the states was if every douglas the great African American leader. When he came to scotland to preach against sleeve of the he visited a bottoms if courted elite that may have once he sister and he quoted bond this is basically songs like a month a month or that they create a galatea in songs over all but bottom and of course later on my angelous i get the fun or bottoms and mentions he has influence on her so theres a lot of a good ai medic and write us what influenced by robot bombs a favorite line from bombs themselves. Bonzes song has a point to the what just part of our culture good or not but feel that lead in the battle born in the us born in played songs students will come ons a month or a lot my sister was a get button santa at family get togethers would sing bottoms and then would sing the beatles the what bought the Popular Culture that kind so i really grew up with bottoms so its hard for me to choose any point as my favorite but because a. C. s are commissions and lay bombs i was born and tell you i will always think of this is a new set on some war the the wind can blow dearly like the west but the us the bonnie lassie lives the last best there while the winds get over and let us row in moneys the hell a trip but the the next my fancy slashed is much but we care broadcaster often a scots the mother of kong and bugs him thank you for joining us again on the ellen salmon show and share this here interactive celebrations of rabbit brains i taking place in cyberspace online fitting really give it 10 years ago ask not nick patrick to commit volume of the parts put up to the International Space station alex pixelation to sing i think it wellington someone has been involved in many of the online bones extravaganzas be here. Sure wellington and that historic moment when you sighing at the opening of the Scots Parliament back in 1990 it was Robert Barnes you sighing was that your choice of the parliaments choice it was actually i believe the choice of either Civil Servant or should i heard of and heard that time was the or possibly short of the 2 bids on the panel and they decided a month a month ago that was a good song and it was better for my son by a woman and i dont mean on an up of course. Of your career you youve got the drug war button supper of the the life i had hot dinners but this sheet of course very different because the cant be for obvious reasons because of pedantic reasons of cant be any of the comrade believe that we normally get bombed supper so you must be doing them in the vulture world how do you get on before the job of supples theyre actually quite good and funnily enough im doing most of this she has enough time for the last several years because ive been want to see if i can to go home the same night im to go in. But this time ive sung for people across the border last night it was canada australia. And there is parsi unit i did a wonderful one for the fed a lesion of scottish writers that had people from everywhere and it was it was amazing and of all the the library of barnes songs is the one that is most commonly called for when you when you go to berlin supper will probably get 2 requests or do you suspect your repertoire but what is the popular demand which is the balkans love song most wanted the love song is either my love like a train train through or a fund case of course the one thats most often the place today is a month the month of the. Of course i think im right in saying that that was bob dylan who said my love is like a red red rose was his greatest poetic inspiration so it was good enough for bob dylan good enough for sheena wellington should be good enough for the rest of us i think its true and im. A love sending it to the people the buttons and speired and continue to inspire i mean even then that wonderful young lass that then the point in the