Here is a link to Donald Dallas's 'rendering'. I had all of his recordings sent to me, but they are all equally dire and unfunny. There is one however, I might put on video called 'The Elusive Loch Ness Monster', which Britpop rocker Jarvis Cocker once played on BBC Radio 6 and is slightly above the rest. Donald Dallas died in 1946 and all his works and recordings can be classed as public domain. He was a strongman, Athlete, PE teacher and MC at Highland Games he was also an amateur stage entertainer. His works are recorded in the strongest Inverness accent possible, and often refer to a fondness for the whisky. Someone found him funny, and numerous recordings were made for the BELTONA record label in the early 1930's. He often wrote bizarre monologues, punctuated with re-written trad. melodies. I am Invernessian, and still struggle with his accent and speech. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jyZcbZA6qE
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