Jody Kruskal Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_Hardy Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 (edited) This properly should be called Monck's March - General George Monck marched his Parliamentary army from Scotland to London in January 1660, and was then crucial to the bloodless restoration of England as a Kingdom, inviting the future Charles II from France, and escorting him from Dover to London to become King. Charles later made him Duke of Albemarle. This was despite Monck previously having been general to Oliver Cromwell, defeating the royalists in Scotland! Monck had a reputation for avoiding battles, and for turning up late for them, and it is often said that the somewhat stop/start nature of this well-known tune is in honour of this habit. Regards Edited March 18 by Paul_Hardy Minor clarifications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Kruskal Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 Back in my 20s, my dancing days; I remember a pick-up side at Pinewoods Camp dancing Drunk's March. Every time I drained my mug some onlooker would fill it up again. It looked a bit like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Jody Kruskal said: Back in my 20s, my dancing days; I remember a pick-up side at Pinewoods Camp dancing Drunk's March. Every time I drained my mug some onlooker would fill it up again. It looked a bit like this... I've played for Drunks March, always being very careful to keep my distance from the dancers and the sloshing pints Edited March 19 by Jim Besser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 3/18/2024 at 10:37 AM, Paul_Hardy said: This properly should be called Monck's March... 4 hours ago, Jody Kruskal said: ... I remember a pick-up side at Pinewoods Camp dancing Drunk's March Wouldn’t that be Drunck’s March? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Draper Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 What happened to the pint pots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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