THE PLAYERS of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and their conductor Peter Oundjian ushered in the New Year with the familiar strains of The Blue Danube on Monday night, but the setting was far from traditional.
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THE PLAYERS of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and their conductor Peter Oundjian ushered in the New Year with the familiar strains of The Blue Danube on Monday night, but the setting was far from traditional.
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Dick Gaughan, on the sleeve notes of his album Handful of Earth, wrote that Scojun Waltz was "an attempt to prove that cajun music originated in Leith." When I read that as a 16 year old back in the 80's I thought it might be true. My mate Andy, who knew a lot about folk music, told me it was a joke. I felt a bit stupid at the time and let it go. Delete the scoop?
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