Argyle is My Name

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Theme code Index	1H1H 3H2H 3H3H 51H
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James S. Kerr
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Merry Melodies vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number	No. 15, p. 32
Year of publication/Date of MS	1875?
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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.

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:||