Jim, I've heard many of your songs and frankly thought they were traditional until told otherwise or seeing them attributed to you. It's an honor to meet you even if it is in cyberspace!

The 'wuds' of Germany still puzzles me. I just got a version of the song by Ian Benzies (ex Old Blind Dogs). HE sings "The wuds o'Germany rouse and carouse oer the broken hearted". Now "wud" means "mad" or "crazy" in scots, right? - could this mean that there were German mercenary troops in the Highlands possibly serving with the British army ? I could imagine soldiers getting out of hand as they drove people off their land. Sorry to keep hammering on this but I really want to know what that line means.