Highland Laddie

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Highland Laddie is a traditional Scottish tune widely used as a regimental march in the British Army, particularly associated with Scottish units.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish tune
regimental march
traditional tune
associatedWith Highland regiments NERFINISHED
Scottish regiments NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Scotland
culturalAssociation Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED
Scottish identity
genre Scottish traditional music
hasForm march
song
hasLyrics yes
hasVariant Highland Laddie (pipe march version) NERFINISHED
Highland Laddie (song version) NERFINISHED
instrumentation bagpipes
military band
language English
Scots
notableFeature closely associated with Scottish military heritage
strong dotted-rhythm typical of Highland marches
periodOfOrigin traditional (pre-19th century)
tempo march
usedAs regimental march
usedBy British Army
usedIn ceremonial occasions
military parades
pipe band performances

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