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Thread #125734   Message #3310444
Posted By: Will Fly
18-Feb-12 - 04:59 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: My Christmas present's a jig puppet!
Subject: RE: Folklore: My Christmas present's a jig puppet!
I've been so pleased with Beaky - my jig doll made by Chris Harvey over two years ago - that I got the urge to have another one made for me by Chris.

Looking over his website, I saw that he had a Scottish doll type, with kilt, and also a Jake the Peg type - with three legs (a la Rolf Harris). So, having a warped and perverted mind, I thought that to order a Scots doll - but with a "third leg" would be a great idea. After all, what else does a Scotsman have under the kilt?

Chris made him for me some time ago and I thought I ought to demonstrate his prowess on video. I've named him Wee Willie and, if you look carefully, you'll see why...

Wee Willie dances

The music - with kind permission of Greg Stephens and his Boat Band - is "My Love She's But A Lassie Yet" and "Whitehaven Volunteers", from their wonderful album A Trip To The Lakes.