Thank you Shirley for the great site for Scots songs. The first one that I played was in memory of Burns and of my 4x gt grandfather, John Maxwell of Munches. I mentioned the connection to the Maxwells in my letter the other day. This is one of my favourite verses in A Man's a Man For A' That. Ye see yon birkie ca'd a lord Wha struts, and stares and a' that Tho' hundreds worship at his word He's but a coof for a' that. For a' that, and a' that His ribbon, star and a' that the man o' independence mind He looks and laughs at a' that. Auld Birkie was what Burns called John Maxwell I believe. He wrote other poems to him and about him and it was obvious that Burns did not like him. But did he have to call him a coof? In the dictionary that means a dolt. This is hard for the poor man to be remembered by very distant ancestors as a dolt! Thanks to Rabbie himsel' I have a little study of a proud man strutting and staring and a' that. If I am right, this has put flesh on the bones. Just a thought from Olive in Steveston. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 216 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now!