Annotation:Captain Campbell of Blythswood’s Favourite
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CAPTAIN CAMPBELL OF BLYTHSWOOD'S FAVOURITE. Scottish, Slow Strathspey (whole time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by Scottish dancing master and musician Biography:Duncan MacIntyre. Captain Archibald Campbell inherited the estates fo Blythswood in 1794, when his brother, Captain John Campbell was killed at Martinico. At the time, Archibald was a prisoner at Toulon. Campbell was later M.P. for the burghs of Glasgow 1806-09, Elgin burghs 1812, Forfar burghs 1818-20, Glasgow burghs 1820-1831. He died in 1838, without issue.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: MacIntyre (Collection of Slow Airs, Reels & Strathspeys), 1794; p. 32.
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