Annotation:Port Lennox
X:1 T:Port Lennox M:C L:1/8 R:Air C:Rory Dall O'Cahan B:Daniel Dow - A Collection of Ancient Scots Music (1778, p. 10) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C c8|{Bc} d8|{cd}e2 e>g d2 d>e|c2 c>d B2 B>g|TA4 G2 c>d| B2 TA>G G2 ed|c2 TB>A A2 (c/B/A/B/)|c4 TB4{AB}|1 c8:|2 c6|| |:ed|c2 C2 E2G2|c2 (c/B/A/B/) c2 B>c|d2D2E2G2|d2 (d/c/d/e/) d2 c>d| edcB cd e2|{e}d2 (g/f/e/f/) g2 e>f|(3gag (3ege (3ded (3cdc|(3BgB TA2 G2 G/A/B| c2 TG>F E2 B>c|(d2 d>)D E2G2|(cde)A BcdG|1 A2B2 {AB}c2:|2 A2B2c4|]
PORT LENNOX. AKA - "Duke of Lennox Port (The)." Scottish/Irish, Air (whole time). C Major. AABB. A harp air composed for a patron by early 17th century Ulster-born (Francis O’Neill says he was born c. 1646) harper Rory Dall O'Cahan, whose travels brought him into Scotland for extended periods, where he played for the great families of that country. Sanger & Kinnaird (Tree of Strings, 1992) say the tune was almost certainly dedicated to Esme Stuart, created first Duke of Lonnox in 1581. His daughter Harriet, note the authors, married George Gordon, sixth Earl and first Marquess of Huntly, who is likely the subject of one of the "Port Gordon" tunes. "Duke of Lennox Port" also appears in the title list of the lost Blaikie Manuscript of 1692.
