Sheet Music: The Lads of Dunse

TitleThe Lads of Dunse
Alternate titlesThe Lads of Duns
The Ladds of Dunce
ComposerTraditional Scottish
InstrumentationFlute solo
KeyD major
RangeD4–A5
Time signature6/8
Tempo100 BPM
Performance time0:40
Difficulty leveleasy
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Date added2025-11-01
Last updated2025-11-01
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Jigs, Traditional/Folk

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Saturday 1 November 2025

Tune of the Day: The Lads of Dunse

Traditional Scottish jig

The Scottish town of Duns is located in the historic county of Berwickshire, in the Borders region. Directions for the dance to this tune were written down in 1752 by John McGill, dancing master in Girvan (Ayrshire), for his students. McGill is sometimes credited with the composition, although Scottish and English sources predominate, and it was printed in England long before McGill's dance, in John Walsh's Compleat Country Dancing-Master (1731) as “The Ladds of Dunce”.

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