Campbells are Coming (1) (The)

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 Theme code Index    1533 1522
 Also known as    Burnt Old Man (1), Campbell's Frolic, Hob or Nob, Hob a Nob, I Was at a Wedding in Inverara Town, O Tommy Come Tickle Me, Old Man (1) (The), Seanduine (An), Inverary Wedding
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 Region    England, Scotland, Ireland, United States
 Genre/Style    Contra, English, Irish, Military, Pipe, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Robert Bremner
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Scots Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 83
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1757
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 Score   (1)   




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]||


X:1 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:|]