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). Marrion Campbell was one of the children of Archibald and Helen Campbell of Ardmore, Islay, and Mackay composed tunes for the entire family. See note for "annotation:Mr. Archibald Campbell Ardmore's Reel" for more on Mackay and the family.
