Mick Duggan's

slide

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on August 29th 2003 by dafydd.

This tune has been added to 21 tunebooks.

Also known as Lovat Scouts.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Any Old Time by Any Old Time
• Give It Shtick by Matt Cranitch
• Paddy Jones Live by Paddy Jones
• The Art Of Traditional Fiddle Playing by Matt Cranitch
• The Northumbrian Small Pipes by Various Artists
• The One-Horned Cow by The Suffering Gaels
• The Wild Hills O'Wannie: The Small Pipes Of Northumbria by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Mick Duggan's
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
R: slide
K: Amaj
|:A2c e2c d2f a2f|efe cBA B2c d2B|
A2c e2c d2f a2f|efe dcB A3 A3:|
|:a3 a2f g3 g2e|fef a2f e3 e2c|
A2c e2c d2f a2f|efe dcB A3 A3:|

This tune appears to be derived from the James Scott Skinner quickstep The Lovat Scouts http://www.abdn.ac.uk/scottskinner/display.php?ID=JSS0705
In the North East of Scotland, there is also a song set to it but the words are decidedly dodgy!

# Posted on August 27th 2005 by TomR

"Lovat's Scouts Quickstep March" ~ J. Scott Skinner

Key signature: A, G & D Major
Submitted on December 4th 2006 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6460

# Posted on December 4th 2006 by ceolachan

Aha!

Also here as:

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2560

Key signature: Amajor
Submitted on August 29th 2003 by dafydd.

I didn't think to look under slides.

# Posted on August 7th 2008 by The Merry Highlander

Huh? ~ you're linking a tune to itself MH? Have you been hittin' the sauce again?

# Posted on August 7th 2008 by ceolachan

"The Meenotogues Lad" ~ all in the family in G

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on March 6th 2008 by you.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/8325

# Posted on August 7th 2008 by ceolachan

Yes

I have been... again... but then again...

X: 1
T: Gan Ainm
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Amaj
|: A2c e2c | d2f a2f | A2c e2c | B2c dcB |
| A2c e2c | d2f a2f | efe dcB | A3 A3 :|
|: a3 agf | g3 ~g3 | f3 fga | e2c B2c |
| A2c e2c | d2f a2f | efe dcB | A3 A3 :|

# Posted on August 7th 2008 by The Merry Highlander

Hmmmmm ~

X: 3
T: Lovat's Scouts Quickstep March
T: Meenotogues Lad, The
T: Mick Duggan's Slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
R: march / jig / slide
K: Amaj
|: EFG |\
A2 c e2c d2 f agf | e2 c cBA B2 c dcB |
A2 c e2 c d2 f a2 f | efe dcB A3 :|
|: ee/f/g |\
aba agf g3 g2 e | fd/e/f agf e3 ecB |
A2 c e2 c dcd agf | efe dcB A3 :|

# Posted on August 7th 2008 by ceolachan

Sounds a bit like that other slide: Popeye the Sailorman!

# Posted on July 21st 2009 by birlibirdie