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.