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A Man's A Man by The Mccalmans

Artist Biography For The Mccalmans

The McCalmans Are A Scottish Folk Band. Formed In 1964 The Original Members Were Ian McCalman Born 1 September 1946 In Edinburgh Hamish Bayne Born In Nairobi Kenya And Derek Moffat Born Near Dundee Fife. Hamish Left The Band And Was Replaced By Nick Keir. Derek Died Of Cancer In 2001 And Was Replaced By Stephen Quigg.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: A Man's a Man

"A Man's A Man" More Fully "A Man's A Man For A' That" Also Known As "Is There For Honest Poverty" Scottish Gaelic A Bheil Bochdainn Onarach Ann Or "For A' That And A' That" Is A 1795 Song By Scottish Poet Robert Burns. Written In Scots And English The Song Is Famous For Its Expression Of Egalitarian Ideas Of Society Which May Be Seen As Expressing The Ideas Of Republicanism That Arose In The 18th Century.

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