Scotland weighs in on Christmas loaning Bobby Burns in song, to "Away In A Manger"
WUT? Hearken to "Flow Gently Sweet Afton", in this case performed by Jo Stafford.
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hm... received mail from my friend in Scotland. She wrote,
"This intimate little sharing by Karine Polwart illustrates the great contrast between the Scottish outlook of welcome, compared to the present English/British attitude towards ‘outsiders’ and refugees. This is the reason I am at home in Scotland. One can recognize it historically also: where the Kings of England ruled the lands with an eye to ‘pushing the boundaries’ – in this land, the ‘King of the Scots’ was invested with the leadership of the free People.Love ...
and she attached: