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|f_annotation= | |f_annotation='''LUCKY SCAUP.''' Scottish, Reel (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Lucky Scaup (or, sometimes, Lucky Scalp) was a tower or folly built in the estuary off The Shore also known as the Moors (today it is referred to as Tayport Beach) in Fife, Scotland, across from Dundee. This Scottish stone tower was built by Admiral Dougall in 1861 and was used as a marker for ships in the North Sea looking for safe haven. It became unstable and was demolished in 1979. The tune was composed by accordion player and bandleader Jimmy Shand with Bert Shorthouse. | ||
|f_recorded_sources=Parlophone F3413 (78 RPM), Jimmy Shand (1950) | |f_recorded_sources=Parlophone F3413 (78 RPM), Jimmy Shand (1950) | ||
|f_see_also_listing=Hear Jimmy Shand's recording on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAMjeAXyQUw]<br> | |f_see_also_listing=Hear Jimmy Shand's recording on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAMjeAXyQUw]<br> | ||
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Revision as of 01:08, 28 April 2023
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LUCKY SCAUP. Scottish, Reel (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Lucky Scaup (or, sometimes, Lucky Scalp) was a tower or folly built in the estuary off The Shore also known as the Moors (today it is referred to as Tayport Beach) in Fife, Scotland, across from Dundee. This Scottish stone tower was built by Admiral Dougall in 1861 and was used as a marker for ships in the North Sea looking for safe haven. It became unstable and was demolished in 1979. The tune was composed by accordion player and bandleader Jimmy Shand with Bert Shorthouse.
