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HE had the poetic sensibility of Sorley MacLean. And the comic timing of Lenny Bruce. Norman Maclean was many things; comedian, novelist, poet and piper extraordinaire. But he excelled as a composer. Specifically of the pipe tune, My Land. In his self-lacerating memoir, The Leper’s Bell, Norman references my liking for My Land. He writes that I pestered him to put words to what I consider a neglected anthem. I finally infuriated him by declaring: “Scots write great tunes. Let’s leave the lyrics to the Irish.” After uttering such heresy my challenge was met: “Side by side we stand together ‘Neath the flag of blue and white: We salute you now and ever, and our souls are filled with pride.”

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