Annotation:Mr. Compton of Compton Hall

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MR. COMPTON OF COMPTON HALL. AKA - "Mr. Compton of Carham-hall’s Reel." Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Athole): AABB' (Kerr). The tune is credited to Alexander Givan (1752 1803) of Kelso by Nathaniel Gow (1817), who was famous for his popular composition “Teviot Bridge/Teviot Brig.”

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Gow & Shepherd: (Mrs. Elliot's (Tiviotbank) reel and Mr. Douglas of Springwood Park's Strathspey), ca.1810; p. 2.Gow (Complete Repository), Part 4, 1817; p. 24 (appears as “Mr. Compton of Carham-hall’s Reel”). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 22, p. 5. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 23.

Recorded sources: Rounder 7059, Alex Francis MacKay with Gordon MacLean – “Gaelic in the Bow” (2005).



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