Re: [scots-l] Squirrel in the Tree

[Kate Dunlay or David Greenberg]

 > I think the reason Sandy smiles when he plays it is because he thinking

 about Doug MacPhee (the CB piano player) who absolutely abhors the tune.
 I'm pretty sure that Sandy will play it at least once whenever he's

 > accompanieed by Doug just to jerk Doug's chain.

I've heard a few stories of fiddlers using tunes this way to be funny. I should point out that piano players sometimes know what kind of chords will bug a fiddler too!

- Kate D.
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