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7th October 04, 08:45 AM
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Pipes & Halloween...
Why didn't I think of this sooner? In Tam O'Shanter, Burns has "Auld Nick" (The Devil) playing the pipes at the witches sabbath in Alloway Kirk -- the pipes were associated with the Deil at one point, hence was Lowland Calvinists hated Highlanders -- the documentary "Instrument of War" discusses this for a few minutes.
Cheers, 
T.
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