Belles of Campbelltown
BELLES OF CAMPBELLTOWN. AKA and see "Lady Loman's." Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The strathspey is a composition (originally in 'C' major) of Scottish composer William Gow (1751-1791), eldest son of the famed Scots fiddler-composer Niel Gow (1727-1807). William was leader of the Edinburgh Assembly Orchestra until his death. Gow's original title is "Lady Loudon."
Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 124. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 163.
X:1 T:Belles of Campbelltown M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey S:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D f | (a<d) (a>.f) (a<d) (a>.f) | (a<d) a>f (b<e) e>f | (a<d) (a>f) (a<d) a>f | g>ba>g (f<d) d>f | (a<d) (a>.f) (a<d) (a>.f) | (a<d) a>f (b<e) e>f | (a<d) (a>f) (a<d) a>f | g>ba>g (f<d)d || f | (A<d)(F>.d) (A>d)f>d | A>dF>d (e<E) E>d | A>dF>d A>df>d | (g/a/b) a>g (f<d) d>f | A>dF>d A>df>d | A>dF>d (e<E)E (f/g/) | a>fg>e f>de>c | A>Bd>e (f<d)d ||