Josh MacRae - Wikipedia Josh MacRae For the drummer, see Josh Macrae. Josh MacRae ( 1933 -- 1977 ) was a Scottish folk singer. Accompanying himself on guitar, he had two hits in Britain, `` Talking Army Blues '' ( on Top Rank Records, in 1960 ) and `` Messing About on the River '' ( Pye, 1961 ). ( 1 ) His real name was Iain Macrae ; he called himself Josh after the blues musician Josh White. He also worked as an art teacher at Kirkland Junior High School at Methil, Scotland, in the mid sixties. External links ( 2 ) Biography ( 3 ) Records MusicBrainz : bf57afe7 - 015f - 4ce0 - 98f2 - 552b8f3a4934 This biographical article about a British singer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. ^ Jump up to : `` Josh MacRae - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music ''. BBC. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 11. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Josh_MacRae&oldid=800088995 '' Categories : Scottish folk singers 1933 births 1977 deaths 20th - century singers British singer stubs Hidden categories : Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 11 September 2017, at 13 : 03. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang the song messing about on the river
Answer: Josh MacRae