Annotation:Miss Marrion Campbell Ardmore's Favorite
X:1 T:Miss Marrion Campbell Ardmore’s Favorite C:Alexander Mackay M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Alexander Mackay – A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes… B:Chiefly composed by Alexander Mackay, Musician Islay (c. 1822, p. 30) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104487947 N:Dedicated to the Right Hon. Lady Elinor Campbell of Islay and Shawfield. N:Mackay was born c. 1775 and was a fiddler-composer from Islay. Many of his N:tune titles are reflect Islay settings. N:Printed in Glasgow by J. MacFadyen, 30 Wilson St. N:There is quite a bit of similarity between this tune and Leg of a Duck (1). Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G a|bgg agg|bgg agf|eaa {b}a2g|eaa a2 (g/a/)| bgg agg|bgg agf|efg g2d|efg g2:| |:e|ded dBG|BAB GED|EAA (A2G)|EAA (A2B)| ded dBG|BAB GED|DEG (G2E)|DEG G2:| B|gab efg|ded dBG|Aaa {b}a2g|eaa a2f| gab efg|ded dBG|def g2f|efg g2d| gab efg|ded dBG|Aaa {b}a2g|eaa a2f| gab efg|ded dBG|ded def|gag g2|| (f/e/)|ded dBG|BAB GED|EAA A2-G|EAA A2-B| deg dBG|BAB GED|DEG GAG DEG G2||
MISS MARRION CAMPBELL OF ARDMORE'S FAVORITE. Scottish, Jig (6/9 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). "Miss Marrion Campbell of Armore's Favorite" was composed by Islay fiddler-composer biography:Alexander Mackay and printed in his Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes (c. 1822).
