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Old Blind Dogsmay flirt with modern harmonies and ethnic percussion onFit?, but when they sing an old Robert Burns song like "Is There  for Honest Poverty" in their thick Aberdeen accents, you know they are  traditional Scottish musicians to the core. The Dogs mix old ballads  like "Awa' Whigs Awa'," an 18th-century anti-British song, and "Reres  Hill," which they perform with a Pentangle-like jazzy folk feel with  lively sets of dance tunes like "Black-Haired Lad" and "Country Girl."  The jigs and reels have a light, airy feel thanks to piper Rory  Campbell, who eschews the more familiar Highland war pipes in favor of  the smaller Border pipes, which have a softer, gentler tone. OnFit?, an expression of disbelief in their local Aberdeen  dialect, Old Blind Dogs continue the tradition of high-energy playing  and intensely felt singing that have made them one of the most popular contemporary Scottish folk groups.--Michael Simmons