As a youngster at high school, I realised that Physics, Maths and all that was a waste of time. The one time in the academic year that I enjoyed was when we learned Scottish Country Dancing at Christmas. The usual teenage angst of having to line-up against the wall-bars waiting to be picked by a girl (or worse, having to go and choose one for yourself) didn’t phase me - I was simply waiting for the opening chords from the ceilidh band giving it laldy on a Dashing White Sergeant. The hairs on the back of my neck were raised, closely followed by the hairs on my sporran.
Fast forward 100 years and now I bring this love of the music to you every Sunday morning on Celtic Music Radio in the programme that nobody asked for: The Ceilidh Kidd. Tune in at ten - you might not hate it.