Annotation:Belles of Campbelltown
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 ||
BELLES OF CAMPBELLTOWN. AKA and see "Highland Plaid (3) (The)," "Lady Loman's," "Tartan Plaiddie." 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." It also appears in Joseph Dale's c. 1800 collection as "Highland Plaid (3) (The)."
Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 124. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 163.