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T: Lothian Lads
C:\251 George Meikle
B: George Meikle "Originally Mine" p.12
R: reel
Z: 2010 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
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The Lothian Scottish Dance Band played for many years of successful winter SCD holidays  organised
by  the late Mary Prentice.  At one of the earlier holidays in 1979, we were playing in Palma Nova
in Majorca and I composed this tune.  John Drewry had devised  a  new  dance  especially  for  the
holiday and presented it to Mary, for her to name. We were very honoured when Mary decided to name
the dance "Lothian Lads" after the band and hence the  name  of  the  original  tune.   As  it  is
dedicated  to  the  band,  the dance has been regularly played by us at dances all over the UK and
Europe.  Although not the first tune I composed, it was the first one to be used as  the  original
tune for a Scottish Country dance.
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