2009 is apparently the 250th birthday of Robbie Burns, a fact I only discovered while searching for clips from one of my favourite Saskatchewan singer-songwriters, Eileen Laverty.
I'm way past Robbie Burns Day but I'll still post it here…such a beautiful song…three days in a row with content to bring a tear to your eye! 😳
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Augh – there's something in my eye! Damn you Jason Hammond, for making this wee lassie cry.
The running joke in my mother's family (border-raiding Armstrongs) was that they were kicked out of Scotland for sheep-stealing in the 1700's and fled to Barbados to find their fortunes. I used to roll my eyes when she got all teary upon hearing bagpipes but now I find myself doing the same. Chris and I were piped down the aisle after our wedding to the strains of Scotland the Brave – not a dry eye in the tent!
http://magma.ca/~cmdixon/saturdaypmphotos/slides/satpm19.html
It's a beautiful song isn't it? My grandmother was born in Scotland so it pulls at my heartstrings just that extra little bit.