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'''LORD JOHN CAMPBELL [1].''' Scottish, Slow Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Skinner): AABBCD (Honeyman). AABBCCDD (Athole, Cranford/Holland, Gow, Kerr). The strathspey the Gows called "Lord John Campbell" was originally a six-turn composition of expatriate Scottish dancing master and fiddler-composer [[Biography:Duncan MacIntyre]], who called it "[[Miss Cumming's Strathspey]]," according to John Glen (1895). The melody (under the "Lord John" title) is attributed to MacIntyre in Skinner's '''Harp and Claymore''' (1904, see ms. entry), although it appears un-attributed in Gow's '''Fourth Collection'''. Somewhat confusingly, MacIntyre did compose tune for Lord John, but it is a different melody (see "[[Lord John Campbell (2)]]"). J. Scott Skinner composed a variation set for the tune, which appears in his '''Harp and Claymore''' collection (1904). In his notes on his manuscript copy of the strathspey (to his publisher, for the '''Harp and Claymore''') Skinner adds a footnote saying that his version is the one played by fiddler Archie Menzies in an 1856 Edinburgh competition among twenty-two players, when Menzies won first prize. Skinner further says the tune was also played by his friend Peter Milne at another competition (in Aberdeen), where Milne also won first prize.  
'''LORD JOHN CAMPBELL [1].''' Scottish, Slow Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Skinner): AABBCD (Honeyman). AABBCCDD (Athole, Cranford/Holland, Gow, Kerr, Milne). The strathspey the Gows called "Lord John Campbell" was originally a six-turn composition of expatriate Scottish dancing master and fiddler-composer [[Biography:Duncan MacIntyre]], who called it "[[Miss Cumming's Strathspey]]," according to John Glen (1895). The melody (under the "Lord John" title) is attributed to MacIntyre in Skinner's '''Harp and Claymore''' (1904, see ms. entry), although it appears unattributed in Gow's '''Fourth Collection'''. Gow is deemed responsible for the name change. Somewhat confusingly, MacIntyre did compose tune for Lord John, but it is a different melody (see "[[Lord John Campbell (2)]]"). J. Scott Skinner composed a variation set for the tune, which appears in his '''Harp and Claymore''' collection (1904). In his notes on his manuscript copy [http://www.abdn.ac.uk/scottskinner/display.php?ID=JSS0108] of the strathspey (to his publisher, for the '''Harp and Claymore''') Skinner adds a footnote saying that his version is the one played by fiddler Archie Menzies in an 1856 Edinburgh competition among twenty-two players, when Menzies won first prize. Skinner further says the tune was also played by his friend Peter Milne at another competition (in Aberdeen), where Milne also won first prize.  
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[[File:johncampbell7.jpg|200px|thumb|left|John Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll]]
[[File:johncampbell7.jpg|200px|thumb|left|John Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll]]
The Gow's title references John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Campbell,_7th_Duke_of_Argyll] (1777-1847) of Ardincaple, 7th Duke of Argyll. He was known as Lord John Campbell until 1839, when his older brother died, and Lord John succeeded as Duke. He was married three times (notably to the celebrated beauty Lady Charlotte Campbell) and was a Scottish peer and Whig politician, representing Argyll for decades. The Duke must have enjoyed music, for the Gows note in their '''Fourth Collection''' (1800) that they were "indebted to Col. & Lady Charlotte Campbell for the beautiful Tune" of "[[Maid of Isla]]."
The Gows' title references either John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll (1723–1806), styled Marquess of Lorne from 1761 to 1770, or his third son, John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Campbell,_7th_Duke_of_Argyll] (1777-1847) of Ardincaple, 7th Duke of Argyll. The latter was known as Lord John Campbell until 1839, when his older brother died, and Lord John succeeded as Duke. He was married three times and was a Scottish peer and Whig politician, representing Argyll for decades. See also the several tunes composed Lady Charlotte Campbell daughter and sister respectively of the Lord Johns.  
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''Source for notated version'':  
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''Printed sources'': Carlin ('''The Gow Collection'''), 1986; No. 122. Cranford ('''Jerry Holland: The Second Collection'''), 2000; No. 121, p. 46. Gow ('''Fourth Collection of Niel Gow's Reels'''), 2nd ed., originally 1800; p. 10. Honeyman ('''Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe'''), 1898; p. 37. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies'''), vol. 2; No. 165, p. 19. '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection''', 1883; p. 168. Skinner ('''Harp and Claymore'''), 1904; p. 82.  Stewart-Robertson ('''The Athole Collection'''), 1884; p. 115.
''Printed sources'': Carlin ('''The Gow Collection'''), 1986; No. 122. Cranford ('''Jerry Holland: The Second Collection'''), 2000; No. 121, p. 46. Gow ('''Fourth Collection of Niel Gow's Reels'''), 2nd ed., originally 1800; p. 10. Honeyman ('''Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe'''), 1898; p. 37. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies, vol. 2'''), c. 1880's; No. 165, p. 19. Milne ('''Middleton’s Selection of Strathspeys, Reels &c. for the Violin'''), 1870; p. 14. '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection''', 1883; p. 168. Skinner ('''Harp and Claymore'''), 1904; p. 82.  Stewart-Robertson ('''The Athole Collection'''), 1884; p. 115.
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See also listing at:<br>
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Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [http://www.cbfiddle.com/rx/tune/t2026.html]<br>
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [http://www.cbfiddle.com/rx/tune/t2026.html]<br>
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LORD JOHN CAMPBELL [1]. Scottish, Slow Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Skinner): AABBCD (Honeyman). AABBCCDD (Athole, Cranford/Holland, Gow, Kerr, Milne). The strathspey the Gows called "Lord John Campbell" was originally a six-turn composition of expatriate Scottish dancing master and fiddler-composer Biography:Duncan MacIntyre, who called it "Miss Cumming's Strathspey," according to John Glen (1895). The melody (under the "Lord John" title) is attributed to MacIntyre in Skinner's Harp and Claymore (1904, see ms. entry), although it appears unattributed in Gow's Fourth Collection. Gow is deemed responsible for the name change. Somewhat confusingly, MacIntyre did compose tune for Lord John, but it is a different melody (see "Lord John Campbell (2)"). J. Scott Skinner composed a variation set for the tune, which appears in his Harp and Claymore collection (1904). In his notes on his manuscript copy [1] of the strathspey (to his publisher, for the Harp and Claymore) Skinner adds a footnote saying that his version is the one played by fiddler Archie Menzies in an 1856 Edinburgh competition among twenty-two players, when Menzies won first prize. Skinner further says the tune was also played by his friend Peter Milne at another competition (in Aberdeen), where Milne also won first prize.

John Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll

The Gows' title references either John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll (1723–1806), styled Marquess of Lorne from 1761 to 1770, or his third son, John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell [2] (1777-1847) of Ardincaple, 7th Duke of Argyll. The latter was known as Lord John Campbell until 1839, when his older brother died, and Lord John succeeded as Duke. He was married three times and was a Scottish peer and Whig politician, representing Argyll for decades. See also the several tunes composed Lady Charlotte Campbell daughter and sister respectively of the Lord Johns.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 122. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 121, p. 46. Gow (Fourth Collection of Niel Gow's Reels), 2nd ed., originally 1800; p. 10. Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe), 1898; p. 37. Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 2), c. 1880's; No. 165, p. 19. Milne (Middleton’s Selection of Strathspeys, Reels &c. for the Violin), 1870; p. 14. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 168. Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; p. 82. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 115.

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See also listing at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [3]




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