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The Orcadian Lads

An evening at the bu in Orkney

Combines both sides of 78 rpm disc. Orcadian dialect sketch by Robert Milne.

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Tommy Peoples, Edinburgh 2005
Aberdeen Strathspey and Reel Society
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