From the dramatic build of the opening drums to the exquisite Knopfler guitar work, to the wordsmithmanship of a genius, this song conjures the atmosphere of times and places of old. I'll be playing this song the next time I roam the grounds of Edinburgh. For some reason, the line " High on a parapet
A Scottish piper stands alone" has always sent shivers up my spine. Probably my favorite line of any song ever............
From the dramatic build of the opening drums to the exquisite Knopfler guitar work, to the wordsmithmanship of a genius, this song conjures the atmosphere of times and places of old. I'll be playing this song the next time I roam the grounds of Edinburgh. For some reason, the line " High on a parapet A Scottish piper stands alone" has always sent shivers up my spine. Probably my favorite line of any song ever............