Wearing his beloved neck tie, Jimmie MacGregor, 96, at home in Glasgow’s west end. (Image: Robert Perry)Yet the face of the BBC in Scotland for years now rarely bothers to tune in or watch. Scots entertainer Jimmie MacGregor and partner Robin Hall became folk music superstars (Image: Robert Perry)“Peter MacDougall (the playwright) used to say; ‘you are a real player’. In them, a different Jimmie MacGregor beams out: shirt open at the collar, colourful necktie, dimples and dark hair thick and windblown. Folk legend Jimmie MacGregor, 96, at home in Glasgow’s west end.

Source: The Herald March 29, 2026 16:04 UTC