Ramsay MacKay

What say you, Ramsay MacKay?
What ever happened to Freedoms Children?
In your time, you had the best band in the land.
-- Jonathan Handley
from 'Yeoville Canticle' by The Glee Club, 1996

"Hello, Jonathan, here I am with a band called 'the fumes' on a music download site called www.tunetribe.com."
-- Ramsay MacKay, June 2005

Discography:

Singles:

• Silent Water (1978)
• Strange Light (1980)

  Albums:

  Solo

• Suburbs Of Ur (1982)

  Freedoms Children

• Battle Hymn Of The Broken Hearted Horde - Freedoms Children (1968)
• Astra - Freedoms Children (1970)
• Galactic Vibes - Freedoms Children (1972) Ramsay appears on the live version of 'The Homecoming'
• Mummies - Freedoms Children unreleased album recorded 1996

  Harambee

• Giving A Little Away (1978)

See also Freedoms Children

The Roots and Branches of Ramsay Mackay can be found at the
Freedoms Children Family Tree

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Biography:

Born in Scotland in 1946, he moved to South Africa in 1953. Ramsay is the tortured genius of South African rock. He is a singer, songwriter, poet and musician. Currently living in Scotland, though he does visit SA on occasion.

Comments:

Ramsay's songs have been performed by a variety of artists including Freedoms Children, Hawk, Wildebeest, Margaret Singana, Piet Botha, Jack Hammer, Rabbitt, Harambee, The Brian Davidson Band and others.