Hielan’ Laddie

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Hielan’ Laddie is a traditional Scottish pipe tune widely known as a military march, particularly associated with Highland regiments.

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Hielan’ Laddie canonical 2
Hielan Laddie 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish folk song
Scottish pipe tune
military march
traditional tune
associatedWith Great Highland bagpipe
Highland regiments
Scottish Highlands
belongsToTradition British Army pipe music
Scottish regimental traditions
countryOfOrigin Scotland
genre march
military music
pipe tune
hasAlternativeName Hielan’ Laddie
surface form: Hielan Laddie

Highland Laddie
hasCulturalRole Scottish patriotic tune
military ceremonial music
hasForm 2/4 march
6/8 march
hasLyricalVariant song with English lyrics
song with Scots lyrics
hasMelodicStructure simple, marchable melody suitable for massed pipes and drums
hasNotableFeature often accompanied by marching drill
strong dotted rhythm typical of Highland marches
hasUnknown composer
date of composition
influenced other Scottish march settings
isPartOf Scottish traditional music repertoire
pipe band standard repertoire
language Scots
Scottish Gaelic
performanceContext Highland games
ceremonial occasions
folk music sessions
military parades
usedAs quick march
regimental march
usedBy Highland infantry regiments
Scottish regiments of the British Army
pipe bands

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Scots Guards regimentalMarch Hielan’ Laddie
Hielan’ Laddie hasAlternativeName Hielan’ Laddie
this entity surface form: Hielan Laddie