Given the question: Facts:   - known for: folk singer    - death date: 1972      - birth date: 1894    - name: jimmy macbeath    - death place: aberdeen , scotland , united kingdom    - birth place: portsoy , scotland , united kingdom   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jimmy macbeath .
The answer is:
jimmy macbeath -lrb- 1894 -- 1972 -rrb- was an itinerant worker and singer of bothy ballads from the north east of scotland .he was a source of traditional songs for singers of the mid 20th century folk revival in great britain .