Kate Dalrymple
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"Kate Dalrymple" is a traditional Scottish reel in the key of A. The melody is based on an ancient folk-tune. There are accompanying words, written by William Watt, and the piece is something of a tongue-twister to sing for those unfamiliar with the Scots language. It tells the tale of the eponymous spinster.
The melody is something of a contradiction, as the National Portrait Gallery in London has a painting of the real Kate Dalrymple, a society beauty in her youth.
It is used by the BBC as the theme music for the BBC Radio Scotland dance music programme Take the Floor.
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