<p>Outlaw, fiddler, & folk hero James Macpherson (c.1675–1700) was hanged <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a>, 16 November, for being Romani. Prior to his execution Macpherson composed his famous “Rant”. Macpherson sang this lament on the gallows & smashed his fiddle before meeting his fate</p><p>1/7</p><p><a href="https://blog.historicenvironment.scot/2022/06/the-loss-of-a-son-jamie-macpherson-and-his-gypsy-heritage/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.historicenvironment.scot/2022/06/the-loss-of-a-son-jamie-macpherson-and-his-gypsy-heritage/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.historicenvironment.scot/</span><span class="invisible">2022/06/the-loss-of-a-son-jamie-macpherson-and-his-gypsy-heritage/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/18thcentury/" rel="tag">#18thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/earlymodern/" rel="tag">#earlymodern</a> <a href="/tags/romani/" rel="tag">#Romani</a> <a href="/tags/poem/" rel="tag">#poem</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/song/" rel="tag">#song</a> <a href="/tags/folksong/" rel="tag">#folksong</a></p>