Merry Lads of Killarow (The)
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| Theme code Index | 1122 161H5 |
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| Composer/Core Source | |
| Region | Scotland |
| Genre/Style | Scottish |
| Meter/Rhythm | Reel (single/double) |
| Key/Tonic of | G |
| Accidental | 1 sharp |
| Mode | Ionian (Major) |
| Time signature | 2/2 |
| History | SCOTLAND(Western Isles) |
| Structure | AAB |
| Editor/Compiler | Alexander Mackay |
| Book/Manuscript title | Book:A Collection of Reels Strathspeys and Slow Tunes |
| Tune and/or Page number | p. 13 |
| Year of publication/Date of MS | c. 1822 |
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| Score (1) | |
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T:Merry Lads of Killarow, The
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L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Alexander Mackay – A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes…
B:Chiefly composed by Alexander Mackay, Musician Islay (c. 1822, p. 13)
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
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