Yeah,yeah I know it’s Irish music…but are there any Scots playin whistle?
I’m a Robertson myself and curious to know if others are about…
I’m a Scots playin whistle! Also from the Robertson Clan! 
Traced to Lanark as far as I can tell. I believe Stacy, one of C&F’s very own whistle makers is also Scottish. She makes Alba whistles and lives in Scotland.
You might be interested in reading this link on the I Trad forum http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=5296 It is called “Scottish vs Irish Trad”.
Cheers,
Kathy 
I’m an American but my ancestry is from Clan Malcolm/MacCallum which is based out of Argyll in the Western Highlands. My family been in North America for 150+ years though. And most Gaelic Scots can trace their ancestry to Ireland albeit back in the Middle Ages.
Cheers,
Aaron
I’m English, so it doesn’t count – but I would say that this forum’s about the whistle, not Irish music per se. Of course, Irish music accounts for the bulk of whistle music, but by no means all of it.
… think I’ll go and play my ‘Shooglenifty’ CDs…
Yes it is about the whistle and the music…Forgive the poor choice of words..Nice to meet another Robertson!!
I’m Australian but my background is predominently Scottish Gael. Clans of my ancestors include Lewis McLeod, Stewart, Grant.
hmmm…does ‘a wannabe’ count?
Yes. Me. I live in Edinburgh and, after two and a half years, am still a whistling beginner. There are whistle players here, playing all sorts of music. I rarely go to a session where there isn’t at least one whistle but at the rate I am going, it will be another two and a half years before I can join in!
Good question! I was born in France and lived there for 20 years, then moved to the US but I have loved Scotland since I visited when I was 13 or so. My wife’s family (Craig) is second generation Scottish and we’ve been hosting a Burns Supper in New Jersey for going on 14 years (see http://www.auldlangsyne.org). Anita plays the pipes, Rob the fiddle and I handle the guitar (and hopefully the whistle, soon) for the musical interludes, between poetry reading… and while healthy amounts of haggis, meatpies and Lagavulin are being consumed…
So I guess I am VIRTUALLY Scottish, aren’t I? By the way, do you have a source for Scottish tunes on the whistle?
Cheers!
Nigel Gatherer’s website has a collection of Scottish tunes (as well as others) in ABC.
http://users.argonet.co.uk/users/gatherer/tunes/abc.html
I started learning whistle at the Adult Learning Project in Edinburgh and Nigel was my teacher. An excellent bloke and very knowledgeable.
Thanks!!!
I might be Scottish.
My grandfather told me that I was part Scotch-Irish. I don’t know if that means a Scotsman living in Ireland, or an Irishman living in Scotland. (Any clarification would be appreciated…)
So my answer is, sort of, maybe, I think…
BTW, my older brother and his family are currently living in Scotland. He’s attending seminary there. I hope to visit them before they leave.
One thing is very clear,you sure arn’t Shy 
Most Scots(Scotch)-Irish that came to North America are Scots who made a go of it in Ireland (mostly the Northern counties) but found the British governent was giving them a raw deal and headed off to the colonies.
A similar thing happened with Irish going to Scotland but not as many as Scots going to Ireland. This is how you have Celtic and Hibernian football clubs in Glasgow and Edinburgh (respectively).
Cheers,
Aaron
When I was at school every time I inadvertantly used the word ‘Scotch’ with a Scotsman I was beaten to a pulp and sat upon until I could recite ‘Scotch is a drink, scotch is a drink…’
Is s/he juggling or infested with flies?
When I was at school every time I inadvertantly used the word ‘Scotch’ with a Scotsman I was beaten to a pulp and sat upon until I could recite ‘Scotch is a drink, scotch is a drink…’
I’ve been told the same thing, by non Scottish people, though, so I try not to say Scotch to refer to people. It’s sort of along the lines of the word ‘oriental’. A girl I went to school with very kindly let me know that oriental refered to rugs, and Asian refered to people. I simply didn’t know.
Okay, so that means I’m actually, “Scots-Irish” (no offense intended for my misuse of the **otch word), so my answer to the original question in this thread is: YES.
Thanks to fatveg & AaronMalcomb for the clarifications!
Aldon
The Wilsons are allegedly descended from Clan Gunn, and I’m glad to say that at least half of the tunes I know are Scottish.
Tom