tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post3988043378344144432..comments2023-11-05T09:33:34.696+00:00Comments on The 'Spill: Bill devotes his life to danceBlimpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062521891682719767noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-33976597308184910122009-09-07T12:26:21.813+01:002009-09-07T12:26:21.813+01:00I wonder what being piper for the duke of Atholl e...I wonder what being piper for the duke of Atholl entailed. Do you think he had to follow the duke around like Brave Sir Robin's minstrels in Monty Python's Holy Grail?Proudfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419467979245035598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-63203171895143311122009-09-03T21:44:09.117+01:002009-09-03T21:44:09.117+01:00Yes, that's why I loved it too. People who don...Yes, that's why I loved it too. People who don't know Scotland may wonder why the schoolkids would be wanting to learn Scottish dancing - it's essential for weddings and lots of other social gatherings here. Not a bit like England, where people who like set dancing are regarded as dangerous hippies.treefrogdemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668655760960757921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-84124022805313520212009-09-03T15:01:04.708+01:002009-09-03T15:01:04.708+01:00Nice article. My Dad's a retired journalist fr...Nice article. My Dad's a retired journalist from a local paper in the North East and this is just the sort of story he loved writing. If you're interested you can check out his wartime memories that were published in a short article a few days ago in the paper he used to work for.<br /><br />http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2009/08/24/when-tragedy-of-second-world-war-hit-home-for-saltburn-man-84229-24506749/<br /><br />I love the stuff the locals do about local people, especially when it's the sort of celebration of a good life that you have posted.Makinavajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17431063279898268957noreply@blogger.com