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'''LORD MOIRA('S WELCOME TO SCOTLAND).''' AKA and see "[[Bonnie Scotland]]," "[[Bundoran Highland (The)]]," "[[Marquis of Hastings' Strathspey (The)]]," "[[Louden's/[[Louden's Bonnie Woods and Braes]]." Scottish (originally), Canadian; Strathspey or Hornpipe. Canada, Cape Breton. G Major (Colclough, Kennedy, O'Farrell, Raven, White): F Major (Athole, Cole, Howe, Hunter, Kerr, Plain Brown, Skye). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (Howe, Kerr): AB (White): ABC (Cole): AABB (Plain Brown): AABB' (Raven, Kennedy): AABC (Hunter, Skye): AA'BCCD (Athole): AABBCC (O'Farrell): AABCDDE (Kerr, vol. 3). Ascribed to Duncan MacIntyre by MacDonald in the '''Skye Collection''' (1887). MacIntyre (c. 1765-1807) was a Scottish dancing master, musician and composer. Lord Moira became the Marquis of Hastings in 1816, and Louden (see the alternate title) was his family seat. A note in | '''LORD MOIRA('S WELCOME TO SCOTLAND).''' AKA and see "[[Bonnie Scotland]]," "[[Bundoran Highland (The)]]," "[[Marquis of Hastings' Strathspey (The)]]," "[[Louden's/[[Louden's Bonnie Woods and Braes]]." Scottish (originally), Canadian; Strathspey or Hornpipe. Canada, Cape Breton. G Major (Colclough, Kennedy, O'Farrell, Raven, White): F Major (Athole, Cole, Howe, Hunter, Kerr, Plain Brown, Skye). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (Howe, Kerr): AB (White): ABC (Cole): AABB (Plain Brown): AABB' (Raven, Kennedy): AABC (Hunter, Skye): AA'BCCD (Athole): AABBCC (O'Farrell): AABCDDE (Kerr, vol. 3). Ascribed to Duncan MacIntyre by MacDonald in the '''Skye Collection''' (1887), although his original title was "[[Earl of Moira's Welcome to Scotland (The)]]." MacIntyre (c. 1765-1807) was a Scottish dancing master, musician and composer. Lord Moira became the Marquis of Hastings in 1816, and Louden (see the alternate title) was his family seat. A note in Doyle's '''Plain Brown Tune Book''' (1997), based on the Ellis Knowles manuscripts, says the tune is a "Scottish tune popular in Lancashire." Attesting to its popularity, the tune can also be found in other 19th century English tune books as well. For example, it appears (in a truncated version) in the Joseph Kershaw manuscript from the North West of England. Kershaw was a fiddler who lived in Slackcote, Saddleworth, in the 19th century, and his manuscript dates from around 1820 onwards. See note for "[[Annotation:Marquis of Hastings' Strathspey (The)]]," the Irish variants "[[Boys of Knock (The)]]" and "[[Little Ark]]," and southern England musician Scan Tester's related "[[Indian Polka]]." | ||
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LORD MOIRA('S WELCOME TO SCOTLAND). AKA and see "Bonnie Scotland," "Bundoran Highland (The)," "Marquis of Hastings' Strathspey (The)," "[[Louden's/Louden's Bonnie Woods and Braes." Scottish (originally), Canadian; Strathspey or Hornpipe. Canada, Cape Breton. G Major (Colclough, Kennedy, O'Farrell, Raven, White): F Major (Athole, Cole, Howe, Hunter, Kerr, Plain Brown, Skye). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (Howe, Kerr): AB (White): ABC (Cole): AABB (Plain Brown): AABB' (Raven, Kennedy): AABC (Hunter, Skye): AA'BCCD (Athole): AABBCC (O'Farrell): AABCDDE (Kerr, vol. 3). Ascribed to Duncan MacIntyre by MacDonald in the Skye Collection (1887), although his original title was "Earl of Moira's Welcome to Scotland (The)." MacIntyre (c. 1765-1807) was a Scottish dancing master, musician and composer. Lord Moira became the Marquis of Hastings in 1816, and Louden (see the alternate title) was his family seat. A note in Doyle's Plain Brown Tune Book (1997), based on the Ellis Knowles manuscripts, says the tune is a "Scottish tune popular in Lancashire." Attesting to its popularity, the tune can also be found in other 19th century English tune books as well. For example, it appears (in a truncated version) in the Joseph Kershaw manuscript from the North West of England. Kershaw was a fiddler who lived in Slackcote, Saddleworth, in the 19th century, and his manuscript dates from around 1820 onwards. See note for "Annotation:Marquis of Hastings' Strathspey (The)," the Irish variants "Boys of Knock (The)" and "Little Ark," and southern England musician Scan Tester's related "Indian Polka."
Source for notated version: a c. 1847 music manuscript by Ellis Knowles, a musician from Radcliffe, Lancashire, England [Doyle].
Printed sources: Colclough (Tutor for the Irish Union Pipes), c. 1830; p. 13. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 93. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 136. Graham, p. 319. Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book), vol. 2, 1954; p. 18. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 181, p. 21 and vol. 3, No. 161, p. 19. The Joseph Kershaw Manuscript, 1993; No. 7 (appears as "Lord Moris...Whelcom to Scotland"). MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 166. O'Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. IV), c. 1810; pp. 96-97. Doyle (Plain Brown Tune Book), 1997; p. 42. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 178 (appears as "Loudon's Bonny Woods"). Roche (Collection of Traditional Irish Music, vol. 2), 1912; Nos. 287 & 289. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; pp. 127 & 171. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 210. White's Unique Collection, 1896; No. 163, p. 20 (appears as "Lord Moira's Highland Fling").
Recorded sources: David Greenberg - "Tunes Until Dawn."
See also listings at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [1]
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [3]
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