some comments and corrections in no particular order - - --

Akenaton DOES from time to time fail to use his mudcat name and posts as 'guest' - normally apologises at the time!
(by the way Ake, you are a mere 4 years older that I am, so please withdraw yer 'arse wet' remark from an earlier posting!!)

The Glesca Eskimos was composed by T.S.Law

I don't know what psychiatric or psychological experience the anonymous observer has (a number of the people posting on this thread have qualifications in one or other of the disciplines) but it seems clear that 'delusional' is a word that should be applied to a person who invites him/her/itself into a discussion about which he/she/it knew - and knows - has learned nothing, does not even comprehend the content from the word go (Jim having to spell out to you what everyone else understood first time round re. the Scotsman's archive charges from 1950 onwards) but slags off nearly every one of the people posting with more and more ludicrous utterings!!
I for one don't give a sh*t what you think about The Glesca Eskimos and whether is based on an urban folktale or not - it is part of my cultural heritage and I will continue to sing it as and when I choose; yes I am interested in finding out if Captain Laning uttered a comment along those lines -- but it actually doesn't matter, as I said earlier - folk /traditional music is about how people FELT about an incident!
You are just an annoying distraction, uttering pompous diatribes. Please just go away!
(and by the way - explain to me how Brian McNeill travelled back in time to gain the required experience in order to accurately compose The Lads O' The Fair?)