"Kate Dalrymple" is a traditional Scottish reel. The melody was originally published as "The New Highland Laddie" in 1750. [1] It was recorded by Jimmy Shand in 1955. [2] The Scots song associated with the melody of this name was written by William Watt, East Kilbride. [3] It tells the comic tale of the eponymous muirland spinster who was ugly and unable to find a romantic partner. Coming into an inheritance of fortune, she thereafter found a willing suitor.
It is used by the BBC as the theme music for the BBC Radio Scotland dance music programme Take the Floor.