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[[File:hamishhenderson.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hamish Henderson]]

==Country==

Scotland

==Birth - Death==

1919 - 2002

==Occupation==

Poet

==Description==

Poet, songwriter and political activist.  A noted folk song collector and supporter who discovered several prominent performers in the genre - he is considered the founding father of the Scottish folk renaissance of the twentieth century.  Collections include 'Ballads Of World War II - A Collection Of Songs In Five Languages', 'Elegies For The Dead In Cyrenaica' (1949), 'Prison Letters of Antonio Gramsci' (1974), 'Alias MacAlias: Writings on Songs, Folk and Literature' (1992), and 'The Armstrong Nose: Selected Letters of Hamish Henderson' (1996).  Among his best-known songs are the internationalist anthem ‘The Freedom Come-All-Ye’, the pro-land-reform ‘Men of Knoydart’, and ‘Rivonia’, an impassioned plea to release Nelson Mandela.  Co-founded the School of Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh.  LGBTQ activist.  Bisexual. 

==See Also==

* [[LGBTQ Folk Music Singers]]

==Further Reading/Research==

* https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poet/hamish-henderson/
* https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/mar/11/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries
* https://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/17818863.celebration-hamish-henderson-scotland-39-s-great-neglected-folk-poet/

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