Campbells are Coming (1) (The)
X:1 T:Campbells are comeing [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:"Brisk" B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 3 (1760, p. 12) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G Bde dBG|BAA TA2G|Bde dBG|dBB TB2A| Bde dBG|ABA g2b|(a/g/f/e/)g dBG|dBB TB2A:| |:g>ag gab|ded dBG|g>ag gab|gee Te2d| gef gfe|dBd {ga}b2a|(g/f/e/f/)g dBG|dBB TB2A:| |:G(B/c/d) B(e/f/g)|aAA A2B|G(B/c/d) B(e/f/g)|dBB TB2A| G(B/c/d) B(e/f/g)|cAA aff|{f}g2e dBG|dBB TB2A:| |:g3 d(g/a/b)|ded dBG|g3 d(g/a/b)|gee Te2d| g(e/f/g/e/) g(e/f/g/e/)|d(B/c/d/B/) {ga}b2a|gee dGG|dBB T!fermata!B2A:|]
X:1
T:Campbell's are coming [1], The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 21, p. 8)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G|B2e dBG|A>BA A2G|B2e dBG|d>BB TB2A|
B2e dBG|A>BA g2a|g>eg dBG|B>cB B2:|
|:G|g2g gab|d>ed dBG|g2g gab|g>ee e2d|
def gfe|def g>ab|g>eg dBG|B>cB B2:|]
X:2
T:Cambles (sic) are Coming [1], The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O'Farrell - Pocket Companion, vol. 1 (c. 1805)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G |B2e dBG | A>BA A2G | B2e dBG | d<BB B2A |
B2e dBG | A>BA g2a | geg dBG | BcB B2 :|
|: G | g2g gab | ded dBG | gfe gab | gee e2d |
def gfe | def gab | geg dBG | BcB B2A :|
X:3
T:Campbells are Coming [1], The (Old Scotch)
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:"Allegretto"
B:Wilson - Companion to the Ball Room (1816, p. 43)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
Bde dBG|B2B B2A|GBe dBG|A2A A2G|
Bde dBG|B2B g2a|bag efg|dBB B2A||
g2g gab|d2d dBG|g2g gab|e2e e2d|
def gfe|dBd g2a|bag efg|dBB B2A||
X:1
T:Campbells are Coming, The
N:”Old”
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. 8)
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:G
ABe dBG|B3B B2G|ABe dBG|A2B A2G|
ABe dBG|A2B g2a|gfe dBG|A2B A2G:|
|:g2g gab|ded dBG|g2g gab|agf e2d|
def gfe|def g2a|gfe dBG|A2B A2G:|]
X:1
T:Campbells are Coming [1], The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Milne – Middleton’s Selection of Strathspeys, Reels &c. for the Violin (1870, p. 37)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G|O Bde dBG|B2B B2A|Bde dBG|A2A A2G|
Bde dBG|BdB gab|geg dBG|B2 B B2:|
d|(.g2.g) gab|ded dBG|gag gab|gee (e2d)|
def gfe|def gab|geg dBG|B2B B2d|
g2g gab|ded dBG|gag gab|gee (e2d)|
def gfe|def (g2a)|bag gfe|dec BcAO||”Last”dBB B2 z/[B,/G/]|[B,3G3]-[B,2G2]||
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T:Campbells are Coming [1], The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:”Ancient Scotch Air.”
S:A. Porter Hamblon (1875-195?) music manuscript collection (early-20th century)
N:”As played by David R. Hamblon” (1809-1893, originally from Cumberland
N:Gap, Lee County, western Virginia, as transcribed by his grandson, A. Porter
N:Hamblon. The tune is faithful to older printed versions and shows no evidence of
N:having undergone "folk processing."
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G|GBe dBG|B3 B2A|GBe dBG|A3 A2A|
GBe dBG|GBd g2a|bag efe|dBA G2G:|
|:g|\
L:1/16
g3g3 g2a2b2|d4d2 d2B2d2|g3g3 g2a2b2|e2d2e2 e6|
L:1/8
def gfe|def g2a|bag efe|dBG G2:|]