The male fiddle player at the wake is Ashley MacIsaac, a well known singer songwriter from Cape Breton.
The Norn says, "Genuine iridium. Very rare." TV writers like using the factoid that iridium is one of the rarest stable elements readily available on Earth's surface. Iridium is mostly produced as a byproduct of refining copper and nickle with only a few tonnes used each year. However, the price per ounce has generally been less than gold's.