On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:58:31 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote:

>On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:47:21 +0000, S Viemeister
> wrote:
>
>>On 23/03/2021 15:29, Graham wrote:
>>> On 2021-03-23 9:08 a.m., S Viemeister wrote:
>>>> I've even heard Orcadians singing that song!
>>>> It's actually a lovely place, with lovely people. I used to hang out
>>>> with a lot of Orcadians and Zetlanders when I lived in Edinburgh. They
>>>> were good company, and most of them were musically talented.
>>>
>>> Except for those who play the bagpipes, of course:-)
>>>
>>I have relatives who play the bagpipes...
>>
>>I don't actually remember any of my Orcadian friends playing the pipes.
>>I mostly remember fiddle, piano, guitar, penny whistle, flute, and
>>squeeze boxes of various types. And they could all sing.
>
>My father played and used to amuse USians in Japan on Burns Night by
>playing Deep in the heart of Texas etc. For some reason it had not
>occurred to them that bagpipes could play anything the player wanted.
>
>I have a good friend who lives in Orkney and he directed me to this
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DX-OBFdUTE
>
>There used to be a camera to record the happenings at Maeshowe on the
>Winter Solstice and I always checked in, then the camera went down and
>I am not sure it has been replaced.

AHA! Just the sort of thing I was thinking of...way the hell out of
the way of civilization, but wonders still get built.