Annotation:Miss Helen Campbell Ardmore's Jig
X:1 T:Miss Helen Campbell Ardmore’s Jig 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. 26) 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. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F A|FGF FCA,|FGA f2d|cAF FAF|GEC CDE| FGF FCA,|FGA f2d|cAF CDE|F3 F2|| c|cdc cBA|fgf fdf|cAF FAF|GEC CAB| cdc cBA|fgf fdf|cAF CDE|F3 F2||
MISS HELEN CAMPBELL ARDMORE'S JIG. Scottish, Jig (6/8 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "Miss Helen Campbell Ardmore's Jig" was first printed in Islay fiddler-composer biography:Alexander Mackay's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes (c. 1822). Miss Helen Campbell was probably one of the children of Archibald and Helen Campbell, owners of the small estate of Ardmore on the west coast of Islay, Argyllshire. Unlike may of the tunes in Mackay's collection that are named for the family, this tune was not attributed to Mackay. See note for "Mr. Archibald Campbell Ardmore's Reel" for more on the Campbells and Mackay.
