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One evening it dawned on me that the first rhythm that most beginning doumbek players learn is Beledi and the first song most beginning bagpipe players learn is Scotland the Brave. Oddly enough these 2 ideas mesh together rather well. Why this became a rap, I'm not so sure. Now and then we'll get together some pipers or fiddlers with the doumbek players and various dancers. Lady Jocetta Thrushleigh is the only person I've met who can dance a good shimmy-jig, though its also fun to watch my wife bellydance as she sings a Gallacian cantiga.

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LYRICS:
Well my name is Angus Ibn Ali
Caliph o' the Tay in ol' Dundee
Amang the heather in my bedouin tent
I'm a camel-ridin', turban wearin' lowland gent
(hame laddie)

Well I was cookin' up a batch of haggis and falafel
And I must admit that it smells pretty awful
Me guid friend Eogan(yo-gan) cam alang
And he said "Hey Angus, what's that sang?"
(Ahhhhyaahhhahhhhhieh-ahhhhh-rum-tum tiddly-iddly-i-do-day)

In me kaftan plaidie that hangs tae the floor
And a scimitar the size of an old claymore
I wave tae the lassies as I walk doon the street
And they say "Hey Angus! Where's your trousers?
(oh shite, wrong song. Let's try that again. We'll just have to
wait for it to come around again on the doumbek)

Well that's my tale, and its not very good
I only wrote it 'cause I knew I could
I'll play beledi and pipe 'till I'm blue
And then I'll play a little bodhran too!
(There is but one god, Bonnie Prince Cherlie, and Robbie Burns is his prophet!)

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from Minstrel by Trade (and a Fool in my Spare Time), released August 1, 1999

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The Blibbering Humdingers Cary, North Carolina

These magical masters of musical hi-jinx and mayhem will wizard rock the tea towel right off your house elf. Their unique blend of 80s new wave, 50s do-wop, straight up pop rock and old-timey sing-song comedy will leave you laughing and crying for more. Songs about the wizarding world of Harry Potter, Dr Who, D&D, the SCA, medieval fantasy and all kinds of nerdy fandom. Salaciously whimsical! ... more

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