tom hall wrote: > > Hail andrew, et al, > > I assume that you're referring to "John Anderson, My Jo", by Burns. > > The version he wrote for the Merry Muses of Caledonia does suggest that he > was a piper. To wit: > > To see your hurdies fyke, John, > And hit the rising blow: > It's then I like your chanter-pipe, > John Anderson, my jo. >
When I came to Kelso he was chairman of the local photo society. It's a very common name! the tradition does exist. Even if he had not been the town piper, Burns would probably have used the same symbolism. David Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
