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A scout is a soldier performing reconnaissance and other support duties.

Scout may also refer to:

Aircraft[link]

• Scout (aircraft), pre-1920s (British) terminology for a single-seat fighter
• Scout plane, post-1920s/modern usage for reconnaissance or surveillance aircraft.
• Aeryon Scout, a micro UAV
• AD Scout British naval aircraft
• Aeronca K Scout
• American Champion Scout
• IAI Scout, an unmanned air vehicle used by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1982 Lebanon War.
• Tennessee Propellers Scout, an American powered parachute design
• Westland Scout British helicopter

Automotive and rail[link]

• International Harvester Scout
• Scout (train)

Professions[link]

• a domestic assistant at Oxford University: see bedder
• Reconnaissance
• Scout (sport), a professional sports talent-scout
• Scout.com, a sports-publishing company

Land military[link]

• Scout rifle
• Steyr Scout, rifle

Space applications[link]

• Scout (rocket family)
• Mars Scout Program

Ships[link]

• HMS Scout, the name of various British Royal Navy ships
• USS Scout, the name of various United States Navy ships

Youth movement[link]

• A Scout is a member of a Scouting organization. There are thousands of national Scouting organizations or federations; these are grouped into six international Scouting associations with some non-aligned organizations:
  • Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme
  • Order of World Scouts
  • Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d′Europe
  • World Federation of Independent Scouts
  • World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
    • List of World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts members
  • World Organization of the Scout Movement
    • List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members
  • List of non-aligned Scouting organizations

Military units[link]

• Scout Sniper
• Cavalry Scout
• Grey's Scouts
• Lovat Scouts
• Philippine Scouts
• Selous Scouts
• South Pacific Scouts
• Traditional Apache scout
• United States Army Indian Scouts

Other[link]

• Scout (comics)
• Scout (operating system)
• Scout Taylor-Compton
• The Scout (film), a 1994 film
• SCOUT, a band that performed their song "State of Main" and bespoke music (in the role of The Miami Relatives) on The Sopranos episodes filmed at The Crazy Horse, e.g., "The Telltale Moozadell"
• "Scout", the nickname of Jean Louise Finch, the main character in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird
• Scout, a subsidiary of Ribble Motor Services. In later years (mid 1970's onwards), the computing services bureau of the company.
• Scout, a slang term at the University of Oxford for a college servant or waiter
• Scout Toys, an education toy line of LeapFrog Enterprises
• The Scout, a book by Steven Plaut
• The Scout, a speedy, baseball loving class in the team-based game Team Fortress 2
• Toy Scouts, an all-female regiment in the Army of Toy Soldiers, the fan club of musician and Internet personality Doctor Steel

See also[link]

• Guide (disambiguation)

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Scout Niblett
Background information
Birth name	Emma Louise Niblett
Born	(1973-09-29) 29 September 1973 (age 38)
Genres	Indie rock
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, drums
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Secretly Canadian, Too Pure, Drag City
Website	ScoutNiblett.com

Emma Louise Niblett (born 29 September 1973), better known by the stage name Scout Niblett, is an English singer and songwriter. Her music is frequently minimal in style, many of her songs consisting merely of vocals accompanied by either drums or guitar, which she mostly plays herself. She is known for her intimate live shows.^[1] She is currently living in the United States.

Biography[link]

Niblett grew up in Staffordshire, England and chose her stage name in honour of Jean Louise "Scout" Finch, the protagonist in Harper Lee's 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird.^[1] She studied music and performance art at college in Nottingham.

She has an obsessive interest in astrology — explaining the title of her 2005 LP Kidnapped by Neptune, she says, "Neptune is this planet that everyone has in their chart. But for me, where Neptune is right now and has been for the past two years has been affecting my chart in a huge way. Neptune is kind of the musicians’ planet, it rules music."^[2] She also is said to use astrology to predict the best place and time to record her music.

Music[link]

Niblett has released five LPs, through the Secretly Canadian and Drag City record companies in North America and through Too Pure in the United Kingdom. Her first release was a split 7" single with Songs: Ohia in 2001. Shortly after this she released her first LP Sweet Heart Fever, recorded at Chem Nineteen Recordings in Hamilton, Scotland by producer Andy Miller with drummer Kristian Goddard. Her follow-up release was a one-sided 10" EP, I Conjure Series, recorded live, where Niblett plays all the instruments herself.^[3] For the next two albums, 2003's I Am and 2005's Kidnapped by Neptune, Niblett enlisted the help of Steve Albini, as well as guitarist and bassist Chris Saligoe. The title track from Kidnapped by Neptune has been featured internationally on Stella McCartney's perfume advertisements. She also features on Jason Molina's album Magnolia Electric Co. (2003). 2007 saw the release of Niblett's fourth long player This Fool Can Die Now again featuring a rhythm section of Kristian Goddard & Chris Saligoe as well as Bonnie "Prince" Billy as guest vocalist on four of the albums duets. 2010 saw the release of The Calcination of Scout Niblett

Niblett cites among her influences a number of grunge period bands, including Mudhoney, Sonic Youth and Nirvana, and in particular the guitar of Kurt Cobain.^[4] In fact, she has covered the Nirvana song "Verse Chorus Verse" in concert. Her drumming technique, however, is inspired, she says, by a man who played at an open-mic night in Nottingham and would accompany himself on the drums while playing Beatles covers.^[5] This drumming technique has been a particularly distinctive feature of Niblett's records with Steve Albini, whose method is to place the drums centrally in the mix.^[5] A good example of Niblett's minimalist approach to songwriting is "Your Beat Kicks Back Like Death", included on I Am and as the B-side to "I'll Be a Prince". It consists solely of a drumbeat with a cheerfully delivered repeating lyric, "We're all gonna die!", eventually concluding, "We don't know when, We don't know how." Niblett names the song as a favourite.^[6] Also of note is her downbeat cover of Althea & Donna's 1978 reggae hit "Uptown Top Ranking", which Niblett released as a single after it became popular at live performances.^[7]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• Sweet Heart Fever (Secretly Canadian, 2001)
• I Am (Secretly Canadian, 2003)
• Kidnapped by Neptune (Too Pure, 2005)
• This Fool Can Die Now (Too Pure, 2007)
• The Calcination of Scout Niblett (Drag City, 2010)

Singles and EPs[link]

• "Miss My Lion" / "Lioness" (split 7" with Songs: Ohia, 2001)
• "Shining Burning" / "Whoever You Are Now" (2002)
• I Conjure EP (Secretly Canadian, 2002)
• "Drummer Boy" / "Blossom" (2003)
• "I'll Be a Prince" / "Your Beat Kicks Back Like Death" (2003)
• Uptown Top Ranking EP (2004)
• "Kidnapped by Neptune" / "I Am a Prince" (2005)
• "Just Do It" / "Dinosaur Egg" (2007)
• Kiss EP (with Bonnie "Prince" Billy, 2007)
• "It's Time" / "My Beloved" (Drag City, 2009)

References[link]

External links[link]

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