Soon after I became aware I had extensive Scottish heritage, a coworker of my wife's burned me a Tartanic CD and my obsession began.

So, some months later, they were at the KC ren fest and I approached Adrian, the front man. I told him that he and his band were a huge reason I had delved into my heritage and how excited I was about learning more about it, etc. He smiled huge and hugged me. "God bless ya, lad," he said.

I asked him what part of Scotland he's from, and in a thick burr, he whispered, "I'm from Houston."

Ummm... so what's up with the accent?

"I'm a master thespian."

I thought it was hilarious. I love these guys.