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ARGYLE IS MY NAME. Scottish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The name Argyll derives from the Gaelic ‘Airer Gaedel’, or ‘coast of the Gaels,’ and refers to the area of Scotland first invaded by the Irish tribes in the 5th century. "Argyle is My Name" is the name of a song in Johnson's Scots Musical Museum, vol. 6 (Edinburgh, 1803, p. 578-579). The melody also appears in the early 19th century music manuscript collection of Aberdeen musician William Mackie, a player of the Great Highland Bagpipes and Scottish small-pipes. Sections of his ms. also appear to be set for flute and/or fiddle. The song is popularly attributed to John, Duke of Argyll and Greenwich, and begins:
Argyll is my name and you may think it strange,
To live at a court and never to change
Falsehood and flattery I do disdain,
In my secret thoughts nae guile does remain.
Printed source: Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; No. 15, p. 32.
X:1 T:Argyle is My Name M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 1, No. 15 (c. 1875?) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|d>ed dcd|fee e2g|f>ed (f<a)A|ABc dfe|d>ed dcd| fee e2g|f>ed (f<a)A|ABc d2::a|afd dfa|agf g2b| afd dfa|agf eef|g>ag g>ag|A>BA g>ag|fed (f<a)A|ABc d2:||
X:2 T:Argyle is My Name -- A jigg M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:William Mackie ms. collection (Aberdeen, early 19th century) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|DGG GFG|BAA A2B|B>AG B<dB|DEF G2D| DGG {A}GFG|BAA A2{c}c|B>AG BdB|DEF G2|| d|(dB).G (GB).d|{e}dcB c2e|(dB).G (GB).d|{e]dcB A2B| c>dc c>dc|DED c2 d/c/B>AG (B<d).D|DEF G2||
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