e OED is again possibly instructive:
"dolly: A female pet or favourite; A drab, slattern, useless woman."
The first meaning has quotations from 1648--1706, the latter 1828--1873.
Matt: I never got to read your article; it was before my piping days.
Richard Leach
On Wed, Sep 16,
A good old tune, for sure, but what does the title mean?
If a song, has anyone the words?
Dolly an historical figure?
The web is silent on her.
I can find only (OED):
"cut and dried (also cut and dry): originally referring to herbs in the
herbalists' shops, as contrasted with growing herbs; henc
J.S. Bach's father was the town piper.
Or should that be "toon piper"?
Back to the Festival (see link),
Richard Leach
On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 09:57:11AM +0100, Francis Wood has written:
> On 28 May 2009, at 09:26,
> wrote:
>
>> I also think Bach, Berg and the
Neil, I will be there!
Looking forward to the expert tuition by world-class pipers and makers,
the talk, the evening Concert in a beer-related environment!
Jean will be there again with her wonderful home-made soups, and more.
Anticipatorily,
Richard Leach
PS Is it only £30 for the whole day
