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X:1 T:Mr. McPhadden’s Favorite M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig N:”Old” B:Donald Grant – Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs &c. (1820-21, p. 14) B:The volume was perhaps first issued c. 1790, from a penciled note in a copy. N:The collection was dedicated to Mrs. Col. Grant of Grant (“Sir James and N:Lady Grant of Grant”). S: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105813980 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D D2d D2F E3|C2c {c}B2A GEC|D2d D2F E3|D2d {d}c2B AFD:| A2a g2f e3|cde gag edc|A2a g2f e3|A2d {d}c2B AFD| A2a g2f e3|cde gag edc|agf gfe d3|A2d {d}c2B AFD||



MR. McPHADDEN'S FAVORITE. AKA and see "Camstronnan's Rant," "Camstronnan's Rant," "Card and Spin," "Jack in the West." Scottish, Slip Jig (9/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. A note with Donald Grant's collection says the tune was "Old" at the time of the publication of his Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs &c. (1820-21[1]).


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Printed sources : - Donald Grant (Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs &c.), 1820-21; p. 14.






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  1. Grant's collection may have issued earlier. A penciled note in one copy indicates that it may have originally been issued c. 1790.