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**Please note that the abc’s in the Fiddler’s Companion work fine in most abc conversion programs. For example, I use abc2win and abcNavigator 2 with no problems whatsoever with direct cut-and-pasting. However, due to an anomaly of the html, pasting the abc’s into the concertina.net converter results in double-spacing. For concertina.net’s conversion program to work you must remove the spaces between all the lines of abc notation after pasting, so that they are single-spaced, with no intervening blank lines. This being done, the F/C abc’s will convert to standard notation nicely. Or, get a copy of abcNavigator 2 – its well worth it.   [AK]

 

 

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CAPTAEN ROC. AKA and see "Captain Rock."

                       

CAPTAIN AND HIS WHISKERS, THE. AKA and see "Captain with his Whiskers," "Balance the/a Straw [1]," "Lads a Bunchum [1]" (Laudanum Bunches?).

           

CAPTAIN ANGUS L. MACDONALD. Canadian, Slow March (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Pipe Major Fraser Holmes in honor of his close friend MacDonald, “the last Gaelic speaking Premier of Nova Scotia and a veteran of World War I” (Shears). Shears (Gathering of the Clans Collection, vol. 1), 1986; pg. 75.

                       

CAPTAIN BELLOW'S DANCE. English, March (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A modern composition by editor Michael Raven. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 191.

                       

CAPTAIN BING. See “Captain Byng.”

                       

CAPTAIN BLUETT'S MARCH. AKA and see “Grand March of Normal [1],” “Russian (Grand) March.” Irish, March. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Roche Collection, 1982; vol. 2, pg. 53, No. 319.

                       

CAPTAIN BOVER. English, Air (3/4 time). England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. "The ballads and tunes illustrating the doings of the press‑gang in this district have deserved greater attention and more searching investigation from the lovers of historical knowledge than has hitherto been accorded to them. This oppressive mode of recruiting for the navy acted with great severity upon sailors, keelmen, and all others of the working population whose avocations partook in the least degree of a nautical character. Harsh and tyrannical measures committed by the officers of the navy in the conducting of 'a press' invited determined resistance, and resulted in riot and bloodshed. The arrival of a vessal 'On His Majesty's Service' in the Tyne was regarded with mixed feelings of aversion and fear by those who were liable to be called upon, and the press‑gang was a fertile theme for local rhymsters from the earliest period of its operations down to living memory. 'Captain Bover' and the three following melodies ('Here's the Tender Coming,' 'Liberty for the Sailors,' 'Sailors Are All At the Bar') are interesting memorials of these stirring times, and as expressions of the popular feeling towards this tyrannical mode of appeal to the patriotism of sailors.  The tune was taken down by Mr. Thomas Doubleday, who was unable to recover more than one verse of the ballad. On the wall of the north aisle of the nave of St. Nicholas' Church, Newcastle, is a small marble tablet bearing this inscription: 'Near this place lie the remains of John Bover, Esq., Post Captain in the Royal Navy, who died 20th May, 1782, having for several previous years filled with the highest credit the arduous situation of regulating officer of this port'" (Bruce & Stokoe).

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Where hes ti' been, maw canny hinny?

Where hes ti' been, maw winsome man?

Aw've been ti' the norrad, Cruising back and forrard,

Aw've been ti' the norrad, Cruising suir and lang;

Aw've been ti' the norrad, Cruising back and forrard,

But daurna come ashore For Bover and his gang. (Bruce & Stokoe)

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Bruce & Stokoe (Northumbrian Minstrelsy), 1882; pgs. 125‑126.

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T:Captain Bover

M:3/4

L:1/8

S: Bruce & Stokoe – Northumbrian Minstrelsy (1882)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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G2 F>G A2|(B>d) (c/B/) (A/G/) FD|G2 F>G A2|(B>d) (d/c/) (A/F/) G2:|

B>d d>e cA|BG (c/B/) (A/G/) FD|B>d d>e cA|BG (d/c/) (A/F/) G2|

B>d =f(e/d/) cA|BG (c/B/) (A/G/) FD/D/|G>G FG A>G|Bd (d/c/) (A/F/) G2||

                       

CAPTAIN BROUN'S REEL. Scottish. The tune appears in the 1768 Gillespie Manuscript of Perth.

           

CAPTAIN BROWN’S FAVORITE.  Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard. AABB. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. IV), 1810; pg. 79.

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T:Captain Brown’s Favorite

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. IV (1810)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

GAG G2c | BAB G2B | ABA ABd | e3 e2f | g2e f2d | BcB g2e |

DBG A2B | E3 E3 :: g2e f/g/af | d2B BdB | g2e f/g/af | d2d def |

g2e f2d | BcB g2e | dBG A2B | E3 E3 :|

                                   

CAPTAIN BYNG (An Taoiseac Buinge). AKA -  “Colonel Byng.” Scottish (originally), Irish; Reel or Polka. Ireland, County Kerry. G Major. Standard tuning. AB (Surenne): AAB (Athole, Gow, Skye): AABB (Taylor): AABB' (Kerr). Composed by Scottish fiddler, ensemble leader, music publisher and composer Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831). It is popular in several genres: as a fiddle tune set as a both a polka and a reel in Irish and Scottish traditions, and as a bagpipe tune for the Great Highland Bagpipes. The title may possibly refer to Captain George Byng, who in 1805 commanded the Bellinqueux, a 64 gun ship-of-the-line in the Royal Navy. He became a Captain in 1795, in time for the wars with France during the Napoleonic era. In 1806 he was involved with the capture of Capetown, South Africa. See also the extremely similar tune “Miss Betsy Robertson.” Anthony Buffery says there is a tune family in Ireland derived from “Captain Byng,” which includes the polkas “Captain Byng,” “Mrs. Ryan’s,” and “Brosna Polka No. 3;” the slide “The Stool of Repentance;” the reels “The Pope’s Toe,” “Templeglantine Reel [1],” “The Maids of Mitchellstown,” “O’Rourke’s,” “The Westport Chorus,” “The Silver Slipper;” and a fling. “They are all different settings but recognizably the same tune,” says Anthony. Source for notated version: set dance music recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann, late 1980’s [Taylor]. Amhlaoibh & Durham (An Pota Stóir: Ceol Seite Corca Duibne/The Set Dance Music of West Kerry), No. 5, pg. 14 (appears as “Captain Bing”). Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 113 (appears as untitled polka). Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1974, vol. 2, No. 74. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 239. Jordan (Whistle and Sing), 1975; 45. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 111, pg. 14. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 93. Mallinson (101 Polkas), 1997; No. 17, pg. 7.O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 736, pg. 129. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 167. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pg. 98. Taylor (Traditional Irish Music: Karen Tweed’s Irish Choice), 1994; pg. 36 (polka setting). Taylor (Music for the Sets: Blue Book), 1995; pg. 21 (polka setting). CCF2, Cape Cod Fiddlers – “Concert Collection II” (1999).

See also listing at:

Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources

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T:Captain Byng

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L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection   (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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g|fdgd BGGB|cAag fdef|gfgd BGGB|cedc BGG:|

c|BGdG BGGB|cAeA cAAc|BGdG BGGB|cedc BGGc|

BGdG BGGB|cAeA cAAc|BGdB cedc|BdAc BGG||

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T:Captain Byng

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L:1/8

R:Polka

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g2 g>e | dB GA/B/ | cA a>g | fd ef | fg g>e | dB GA/B/ | cA dF | AG G2 :|

|: BG dG | BG GA/B/ | cA eA | cA A>c | BG dG | BG GA/B/ | cA dF | AG G2 :|

                       

CAPTAIN CAMERON'S VOLUNTEERS MARCH--BALVENIE. Scottish, March. E Flat Major (Johnson/2003, Marshall): D Major (Johnson/1992). Standard tuning. AB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Moyra Cowie (The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999), finds that Captain Cameron lived at Balvenie farm, near Dufftown. Unfortunately, the Captain was not always forthcoming in his payments to his landlord, Alexander, the 4th Duke of Gordon, for whom Marshall worked as Steward of the Household, and the Duke’s solicitor in Banff directed Marshall to send a bill of sequestration to the family. As it turned out, relates Cowie, Marshall’s grand-daughter married into Captain Cameron’s family, as her mother-in-law was a relation. S. Johnson (The Kitchen Musician No. 10: Airs and Melodies of Scotland’s Past), 1992 (revised 2001); pg. 16. S. Johnson (A Twenty Year Anniversary Collection), 2003; pg. 31. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg.25.

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T:Captain Cameron’s Volunteers March—Balvenie

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L:1/8

S:Marshall1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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[G,2E2] [G,2E2] [G,3E3] G|B>AG>F EB,A,G,| [G,2E2] [G,2E2] [G,3E3] G|

BAGA [B,2F2] z2|[G,2E2] [G,2E2] [G,3E3] G|B>AG>F EB,A,G,|A,3C B,3A|

G2 [G,2E2] [G,2E2] z2||[B3g3] [Af] [G2e2] [G2e2]|~D>e f/e/d/c/ [D2B2] z2|

||[B3g3] [Af] [G2e2] [G2e2]|[F2d2] (B/c/d/e/f/g/) [B2f2]z2|||[B3g3] [Af] [G2e2] [G2e2]|

~d>e f/e/d/c/ [D4B3]A|(G3B) (e3d)|[Ac][GB][FA][EG] [E2G2][D2F2]||

                       

CAPTAIN CAMPBELL OF CARRICK’S REEL. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. The title may possibly refer to Captain John Campbell of Carrick, a Scottish soldier who met his death at the Battle of Fontenoy in Flanders. Carrick was fighting with the forces of the Duke of Cumberland (William Augustus, King George’s son) who had ambitions of thwarting the French in their bid to capture the Netherlands (during the War of the Austrian Succession). There were several Highland units fighting with the British at that time, and the Duke was anxious as to their performance, as there was strong Jacobite sentiment at the time (Culloden would only be a year later). The Scottish soldiers made an admirable fight, however, and quickly allayed the Duke’s fears. One strapping Highlander famously lay about with his broadsword and slew nine French soldiers before being stopped by a musket-ball that took off his arm. Sir Robert Munro of Fowlis, their lieutenant-colonel and an accomplished soldier, commanded the Scottish troops. He understood the Highland mentality and fighting customs, which were sometimes at odds with established British army procedure. He obtained leave of the Duke to allow his troops to fight in their own manner, practiced in the centuries of war with the English. The Highlanders, rather than standing amass in formation to receive the fire of the enemy, would display in front of the enemy until they perceived the foe was ready to volley. Just before the enemy fired the Highlanders quickly dived to the ground, escaping the fusillade just in time, only to rise up and individually rush the enemy line to discharge their weapons before their antagonists had reloaded. All except their commander, that is, for Sir Robert had a great corpulent body. When in trenches he was of necessity hauled out by the legs and arms by his own men! He was not without considerable reserves of energy, however, and was everywhere with his troops. While his regiment clapped to the ground to evade the enemy fire, however, Sir Robert’s great bulk would not suffer him to rise so quickly. As a consequence Sir Robert stood while all his troops dove for cover, braving alone the volley of the French. Miraculously, he was not killed or even wounded, and his preservation was the surprise and astonishment of the whole army.

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Captain Campbell was not so lucky, his head having been carried off by a cannon ball early in the action. An account of the army unit the Black Watch in Flanders describes him as one of the most accomplished gentlemen of his day, a mannered and brave man who was also an agreeable companion who “was regarded by the people as one of those who retained the chivalrous spirit of their ancestors. A poet, a soldier, and a gentleman, no less gallant among the ladies than he was brave among men; he was the object of general admiration; and the last generation of Highlanders among whom he was best known, took great pleasure in cherishing his memory and repeating anecdotes concerning him.” This is perhaps the spirit that could have given rise to his being honored by the reel may named after him.

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John Campbell of Carrick also received posthumous notice for events that took place after his death, at least in legal circles. The Black Watch account gives that he married a sister of General Campbell of Mamore, afterwards Duke of Argyll, however, while it may have been a de facto marriage, it was not a legal union. Leah Leneman published an article called “The Scottish Case that Led to Hardwicke’s Marriage Act” published in the Law and History Review (17:1, Spring, 1999). The abstract reads: “By going back to the original Edinburgh Commissary Court records the detail of the Scottish case alleged to have precipitated the ending of irregular marriage in eighteenth-century England has been ascertained. Jean Campbell had lived with Captain John Campbell of Carrick for some twenty years, but after his death in 1746 another woman, Magdalen Cochran, claimed that the Captain had secretly married her prior to his irregular marriage to Jean, and that she was therefore his lawful widow. The case ran for seven years, with an enormous amount of oral evidence. During its course it was appealed more than once to the Court of Session and finally, after that court upheld the Commissary Court's decision that Jean Campbell was the lawful widow, to the House of Lords. The ramifications led Parliament to legislate for an end to all forms of irregular marriage in England. Scotland, however, continued to contend that in spite of such potential pitfalls, free consent was the only thing necessary to constitute a marriage, and thus the laws of the two lands diverged.” McGlashan (Collection of Strathspey Reels), c. 1780/81; pg. 9.

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T:Captain Campbell of Carrick’s Reel

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R:Reel
S: McGlashan – Strathspey Reels (c. 1780/81)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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D3F A/A/A A>F|A>Bd>A F/F/F F>D|E3F B/B/B B>A|d>fe>d B/B/B B>d|

D3F A/A/A A>B|A>BdA F/F/F F>D|(G2 G>)B (F2 F>)A|(E2 E>)F B/B/B B>d|

(D2 D>)F A/A/A A>F|A>Bd>A F/F/F F>A|E3F B/B/B B>A|d>fe>d B/B/B Bc/d/|

(D2 D>)F A/A/A A>B|A>Bd>A F/F/F F>D|G>BG>B F>AF>A|

E>DE>F B/B/B B>A||d3f d/d/d d>A|B>Ad>A F/F/F F>D|e3f e/e/e e>f|

a>ef>d B/B/B B>A|(d2 d>)f d/d/d d>A|B>Ad>A F/F/F F>D|G3B F3A|

E3F B/B/B B>A|(d2 d>)f d/d/d d>e|B>Ad>A F/F/F F>A|(e2 e>)f e/e/e ef/g/|

a>ef>d B/B/B B>e|(d2 d>)f d/d/d d>A|B>Ad>A F/F/F F>D|(G2 G>)B (F2 F>)A|E>Deg f>def||

                                                           

CAPTAIN CAMPBELL OF CARPHEN. Scottish, Strathspey. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune appears in M. McDonald's 2nd collection, dedicated to the Earl of Breadalbane. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 46. MacDonald (A Second Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1789; pg. 8.

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T:Captain Campbell of Carphen

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L:1/8

R:Strathspey
S:MacDonald – 2nd Collection of Strathspey Reels (1789)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A Minor

E | A/A/A AB cABE | G/G/G Gc {B/c/}d>cBG | A/A/A (AB) cABG | e>dgB A2A :|

B | Aa “tr”a>g e/g/e/d/ cd | e^fge (d/c/)B/A/ GB | Aa”tr”a>g e/g/e/d/ ce | dBgB A2 A2 |

ea”tr”a>g e/g/e/d/ cd | e^fge d/c/B/A/ GB | cAdB e>dce | dBgB A2A ||

                                   

CAPTAIN CAMPBELL'S RAMBLE. English, Jig. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 354.

                       

CAPTAIN CAMPBELL('S STRATHSPEY). AKA ‑ "Captain Campbell." Scottish (originally), Canadian; Strathspey. Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island. A Minor or Dorian. Standard tuning. AAB (Hunter, Kerr, Martin, Perlman): AABB' (Athole, Carlin, Lerwick): AA'BB' (Little). Alasdair Fraser says the tune appeared in print as early as 1789. Some see similarities with the Shetland tune “Up and Down/Doon the/da Harbour.” Sources for notated versions: Cape Breton style fiddler Harvey Tolman (Nelson, N.H.) [Little]; Eddy Arsenault (b. 1921, St. Chrysostom, East Prince County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]; Jean-Ann Callender (Aberdeen) [Martin]. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; pg. 72, No. 108. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 70. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; Set 12, No. 6, pg. 9. Lerwick (Kilted Fiddler), 1985; pg. 29. Little, 1984; pg. 34. Lowe (A Collection of Reels and Strathspeys), 1844. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; pg. 131. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 194. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 51. Culburnie Records CUL102c, Alasdair Fraser & Jody Stecher – “The Driven Bow” (1988). Green Linnet GLCD 3105, Aly Bain - “Lonely Bird” (1996). Tartan Tapes CDTT1004, Amy Geddes – “Heat the Hoose” (1998).

See also listings at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources 

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T:Captain Campbell

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection   (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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A|E<A A>B c>A B<G|E<G G>A Bd c/B/A/G/|E<A A>B c>Bc>e|

d<B g>B A2A:|B|A<a a>g e>d c<e|d>eg>e d/=c/B/A/ GB|1

A>a a<g e>d c<e|d<B g>B A2A:|2 c<A d>B e>d =c<e|d<B g>B A2A||

                       

CAPTAIN CAR. AKA and see "The Sick Tune."

                       

CAPTAIN CARRICK'S RANT. AKA and see "Mrs. McInroy of Lude [2]."

 

CAPTAIN CARRICK’S REEL. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. The tune appears in Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler and composer . English, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard. AABB. Composed by Nick Dennerly. The Captain Clark of the title could possibly refer to one of the principles in a duel in England, in March, 1750, although there is no established connection whatsoever. Captain Clark met a Captain Innes with sword and pistol on a fair morning in Hyde Park, and, from a distance of four yards turned an fired, mortally wounding him. Although Innes forgave him on his deathbed and acknowledged the duel was honourably conducted, Clark was arrested under the laws equating duelling with murder. He was tried and convicted, although the court recommended the King grant him clemency. This was obtained and Clark was released from Newgate Prison.

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Knowles (Northern Frisk), 1988; No. 151.

                       

CAPTAIN COLLINS. AKA and see "Bob Ridley [2]" (Pa.), "The Bell Cow" (Pa.), "Fifer's March" (Pa.), "The Belling Tune" (Pa.), "Montrose's March" (Playford), "Rock and the/a Wee Pickle Tow, A" (Stokoe), "The Old Woman Tossed Up in a Blanket" (O'Neill), "The Highlander's March" (Oswald), "O'Sullivan Mor(e's March) [1]" (Roche), "The Ribbels (Rebels) March" (Dovey), "The Cowboy's Jig" (Cole), "Blackeyed Biddy" (O'Neill), Untitled "Air" (Joyce, 1909; No. 836). American, Jig. USA, southwestern Pa. G  Major. Standard tuning. AB. Bayard (1981) says the tune is in the standard repertory of fifers in southwestern Pa., and one of the older tunes to be found there, having its origins in the 17th century. It can be found in Playford's Musick's Hand‑Maid, editions of 1663 and 1678, his Musick's  Recreation of 1669 (where it appears as "Montrose's March"), and in Oswald's 1740 collection. Beside's "Montrose's March" other titles for this tune, well and widely known in the British Isles, have been "The Rock and the Wee Pickle Tow" (Northumberland, Scotland) and "The Old Woman Tossed Up in a Blanket" (Ireland, England), which latter title Bayard says is derived from the nursery rhyme beginning:

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There was an old woman tossed up in a blanket,

Seventy times as high as the moon.

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One southwestern Pennsylvania title, "The Belling Tune," derived from the custom of well‑known local fifer Sam Palmer to play the tune tune for "serenades," or the welcoming home of the newlyweds "with a hellish din of fife‑and‑drum, bells, gunshots, beaten metal tubs, firecrackers, etc." (Bayard, 1981). Source for notated versions: Bayard collected the tune from nine southwestern Pa. fifers and fiddlers. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 567A‑I, pgs. 504‑507.

                                      

CAPTAIN CORBETT’S HORNPIPE. AKA and see “Captain John’s Hornpipe.” Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. P.W. Joyce (1827-1914) prints the tune as “Captain John’s Hornpipe” in his 1909 collection. Source for notated version: Francis E. Walsh (San Francisco) [O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 309.

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T:Capt. Corbett's Hornpipe

M:4/4

L:1/8

S:Francis E. Walsh, San Francisco

Z:Paul Kinder

R:Hornpipe

K:D

sfgs|af{a}sges dfed|scesAA sABsAG|FAdf .g.e.c.e|(3efe (3dcB A2 sfgs|

afge dfed|ceAA sABsAG|FAdf gece|d2 dd d2:|

|:cd|seAsAA fAgA|seAsAA f2 sefs|sgfgse dfec|sdcdsB A2 sAGs|

FA (3AAA sGBs (3BBB|AFAd sgfsed|cdef sgesce|d2 dd d2:||

                          

CAPTAIN CORK’S DEATH. Scottish, Air. Captain Cook’s death? The original air published by James Johnston and Robert Burns in the Scots Musical Museum is attributed to Lucy Oswald of Hilton (later Mrs. Oswald of Auchincruive), to which Burns's song “Thou lingering star with lessening ray” was set. The modern air to which the song is now commonly sung, however, is a composition of John Lowe, called “Mary’s Dream.” Lowe was a Galloway divinity student and minor poet who died in America in 1798. See note for “Miss Johnston of Hilton’s Fancy” for more on the Oswalds.

                          

CAPTAIN CUFFE’S.  English (?), Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 105, pg. 25.

              

CAPTAIN CUNINGHAM OF AUCHINSKEIGH. Scottish. Glen (1891) finds the tune earliest in print in John Riddell's (1782?) collection (pg. 40).

                                      

CAPTAIN CUNINGHAM OF CORSEHILL. Scottish. Glen (1891) finds the earliest printing of the tune in John Riddell's (1782?) collection (pg. 13).

                                      


CAPTAIN DAVID STEWART 42nd ROYAL HIGHLANDERS. Afterwards GENERAL STEWART. AKA and see “General Stewart,” “Lady Muir MacKenzie,” “Mrs. Muir MacKenzies.” Scottish, Reel. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AAB. The 42nd Royal Highlanders were the 1st Battalion of the famous Black Watch. The tune was printed in the 4th collection of Malcolm MacDonald of Dunkeld, a volume dedicated to the Countess of Breadalbane. When Stewart-Robertson reprinted the tune a bit less than a hundred years later he was able to add that Captain Stewart had attained the rank of General during his career. MacDonald (A Fourth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1797; pg. 9. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 112. ACC-49394, Howie MacDonald & Natalie MacMaster - “Gift of Music” (appears as “Captain David Stewart’s Reel”). DMP6-27-2-4, Doug MacPhee -”The Reel of Tulloch” (1985. Appears as “Captain David Stewart’s Reel”).

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T:Captain David Stewart 42nd Royal Highlander’s Reel

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L:1/8

R:Reel

B:MacDonald – 4th Collection of Strathspey Reels (1797)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

E | D(dd)A FDAF | E=ccG ECEG | D(dd)A FGAg | fdef d/d/d d :|

g | “tr”f>eda fdaf | ge=cg ecge | “tr”f>eda dfaf | ecge d/d/d dg |

“tr”f>eda fdaf | ge=cg ecge | dfeg fagb | afge d/d/d d ||  

                                                  

CAPTAIN DRIVER'S DELIGHT. English, Country Dance Tune (4/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody is from John Johnson's Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances (vol. IV., pg. 3, 1748). Kidson (Old English Country Dances), 1890; pg. 12.

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T:Captain Driver’s Delight

M:C
L:1/8

S:Frank Kidson – Old English Country Dances  (1780)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

e2 cd e3f|edcB c2 BA|e2 cd e2a2|e2 dc B4:||

|:BAGA Bcdf|edcB c2 BA|a2 ec f2 dB|ecdB A4:|

                                      

CAPTAIN DUNNE'S HORNPIPE. AKA and see "The Jockey [1]." G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915; No. 380, pg. 182.

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T:Capt. Dunne’s Hornpipe

M:C

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:O’Neill – O’Neill’s Irish Music (1915)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

(3DEF | G2 BG E2 (3DEF | G2 Bd gedB | cedc BdcB | AGFE DcBA | G2 BG E2 (3DEF |

G2 Bd gedB | cedc BGAF | G2 GG G2 :: dc | Bddd eddd | gdBd eddd | cedc BdcB |

AGFE DcBA | G2 BG E2 (3DEF | G2 Bd gdBd | cedc BGAF | G2 GG G2 :|

                                      

CAPTAIN DUNNE'S MARCH. Irish, March (2/4 time). D Major (Roche): G Major (Miller & Perron, Mulvihill). Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Assaroe Ceili Band (Ballyshannon area, Co. Donegal) [Miller & Perron]. Miller & Perron (Irish Tradtional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 2, No. 15. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; pg. 149. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 12, pg. 106. Roche Collection, 1982; vol. 3, pg. 80, No. 208. Blarney Castle Records BC‑509, Assaroe Ceili Band – "Best of Irish Dance Music."

                                      

CAPTAIN ELPHINSTON. Scottish, Strathspey. G Dorian. Standard tuning. AAB (Gow): AA'B (Athole). Composed by Nathaniel Gow. The title possibly refers to one of the most famous naval figures of the Napoleonic era, Viscount Keith, Knight of the Bath, Admiral of the Red (1746-1823), born George Elphinstone, the youngest son of Lord Elphinstone. He rose to the rank of post captain in 1775 during the American War of Independence, and received his knighthood in 1794, at which time he was raised to Rear Admiral. During the wars with Napoleon, Lord Keith succeeded Lord Vincent as Admiral of the Mediterranean fleet, and then commanded the North Sea Fleet, and finally, the Channell Fleet in 1812. He bought his estate of Tulliallan Castle in 1798, mainly from prize money from his engagements. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 19. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 234.

X:1

T:Captain Elphinston

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection   (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G Dorian

G<G d>B G2 D>B|G<G G>B d>cB>g|G<G d>B G2 D>E|1 F>GA>B c>BA>f:|2 ~F>GA>B c>ff>a||

g<g b>a ~g2 de/^f/|g<g g>a b>ag>d|g<g b>a ~g2 dc/B/|A<fc<f A>GF>a|

g<g b>a ~g2 de/^f/|g<g g>a b>ag>d|g<g b>g a<fg<e|f<cd>f A<Fc>A||

                                      

CAPTAIN FIFE. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody appears in Charles Duff's collection. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), Vol. 1, 1891; pg. 36. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 238.

X:1

T:Captain Fife

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection  (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

F2 F>A c>dc>A|B>GA>F G>FD>G|F>CD>B, A,>B,C>B|A>F cB/A/ G2F2:|

c<f f2 d<fc<f|A>cf>a g<d d2|c<f f2 d>fB>d|c>F cB/A/ G2F2|c<f f2 d>fc>f|

A>cf>a g>d d2|C>FA,>F C>F f>d|c>F cB/A/ G2F2||

                                      

CAPTAIN FLASH. English. England, Northumberland. One of the "missing tunes" from William Vickers' 1770 Northumbrian dance tune manuscript.

                                      

CAPTAIN FLETCHER'S FAVORITE. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AABC. Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831), perhaps another of his compositions honouring Napoleonic-era naval heroes. Joseph James Abraham Isaac Fletcher. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 20.

                                      

CAPTAIN FRANCIS O’NEILL.

X:1

T:Captain Francis O'Neill

C:Tadhg O'Crowley

B:A Harvest Saved: Francis O'Neill and Irish Music in Chicago

B:Nicholas Carolan, Ossian Publications, Cork, 1997

R:march

N:a warpipe tune, published in Cork after O'Neill's death in 1936

M:6/8

L:1/8

K:A

e/d/|c>BA c2 e|e>dc f2 e/d/|c>BA c<ec|B3 B2 e|

c>BA c2 e|e>dc f2 e/d/|c<ec B>A=G|A3 A2:||f/g/|

a3 c2 e|f>ec A2 c/e/|a>ed c2 e|B3 B2 g|

a3 c2 e|f>ec A2 c/d/|c<ec B>A=G|A3 A2 f/g/|

a3 c2 e|f>ec A2 c/e/|a>ed c2 e|B3 B2 e/d/|

c>BA c2 e|e>dc f2 e/d/|c<ec B>A=G|A3 A2||:e|

A3 c3|e>cA f>dB|A2 A c<ea|B3 B2 e|

A2 A c<Ac|e>cA f>ed|c<ec B>A=G|A3 A2:||f/g/|

a2 f =g2 e|f<da e2 d|c>BA c<ea|B3 B2 g|

a>gf =g2 e|f<da e2 d|c<ec B>A=G|A3 A2 f/g/|

a2 f =g2 e|f<da e2 d|c>BA c<ea|B3 B2 e|

A2 A c<Ac|e>cA f>ed|c<ec B>A=G|A3 A2||

                                                  

CAPTAIN FRANCIS WEMYSS. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Glen): AABB' (Kerr). Captain Francis Wemyss (pronounced ‘Weems’) was a member of the ancient family who possessed lands in Fife since the 12th century. The melody appears in John Bowie's collection. Nigel Gatherer finds the tune played in Ireland as a slide, under the title “The Game Cock” (An Coileach Comhraic). Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 29. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 1, pg. 3.

X:1

T:Captain Francis Wemyss

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Glen Collection, Vol. 1  (1891)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A|F<A d>A B>Ad>A|B<d A>F E/E/E E2|F<A d>A B>Ad>A|B<d A>F D/D/D D:|

g|f>ed>e d>ef>g|a<d a>f e/e/e e>g|f>ed>e d>ef>e|d>BA>F D/D/D D>g|

f>ed>e d>ef>g|a<d a>f e/e/e e>g|f<a e>f d>eB>d|A>Fd>F D/D/D D||

                                      

CAPTAIN FRANCIS WEMYSS DELIGHT. Scottish, Strathspey. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 149, pg. 18.

X:1

T:Captain Francis Wemyss Delight

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 149  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A Minor

A2 A>B c>de>^f|g>ed>c (B<G)G2|A2 A>B c>de>^f|g>e e/d/c/B/ (c<A) A2|

A2 A>B c>de>^f|g>ed>c (B<G)G2|A2 A>B c>de>^f|g>e g/e/d/c/ B<A Ae||

a>ba>g (a/g/)(a/b/ a(b/a/)|d>g Bg/d/ B<G Ge|a>ba>g (a/g/(a/b/) a(b/a/)|g>e g/e/d/c/ B<A Ae|

a>ba>g (a/g/)(a/b/) a(b/a/)|d>g Bg/d/ B<G G>B|A2 A>B c/B/c/d/ e(e/^f/)|g>e e/d/c/B/ B<A A2||

                                      

CAPTAIN GEORGE HUNTER. Scottish, Strathspey. B Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 133.

X:1

T:Captain George Hunter

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection  (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B Minor

F<B B>c e>cB>A|F<B B>c e>c B2|F<B B>c d>ef>d|c<A e>c f/e/d/c/ B2:|

|:d/e/f/g/ a>f (3efd (3cBA|d/e/f/g/ a>f d>f a2|(3gbg (3faf (3efd (3cBA| F<B B>c d>c B2:|

                                      

CAPTAIN GILLAN(S). Scottish, Slow Strathspey. A Major. Standard. AAB (Hunter): AABB (Skye). Composed by William Christie (1778‑1849), a dancing master in Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire, who published his collection in 1820. Henderson (Flowers of Scottish Melody), 1935. Hunter (The Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 116. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 27.

X:1

T:Captain Gillans

M:C

L:1/8

R:Slow Strathspey

S:MacDonald – Skye Collection  (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

E|:E<E E>F E>FA>B|(c<e)B<c A>B A<E|F>GF>E F>Ad>f|1 (g/e/)d/c/ (d/c/)B/A/ A<F F>A:|2 (f/e/)d/c/ (e/d/)c/B/ A2A2||

c<e e>f e>fa>e|(f/g/a/f/) e>c A>B A<E|F<f f>g a>gf>e|f/e/f/g/ a/g/f/e/ f2 f>e| f<ae<a d<eB<c|A<cB<c A>B A<E |

F<f f>g a>gf>e|1 (d/c/B/A/) (B/d/c/B/) A<F F>A:|2 (d/c/B/A/) (B/d/c/B/) A2A2||

                                      

CAPTAIN H. MUNRO. Scottish, Reel. G Minor. Standard. AA'B. Not melodically related to the strathspey "Captain Hugh Munro." Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 303.

X:1

T:Captain H. Munro

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection  (1884)

K:G Minor

d|BG G2 DGBd|cBAG FfcA|1 BdBG AcAF|DG^FA GG,G,:|2 BgBG AfAF|

DG^FA BGG||g/a/|bg g2 dgbg|af=ef cfaf|bg^fa bgga|bg g2 dgbg|af=ef cacA|

BbBG AaAF|DG^FA BGG||

                                      

CAPTAIN HAWKERS FAVORITE. Irish (?), Air or March (2/4 time). G Major. Standard. AABBCCDD. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. III), c. 1808; pg. 47.

X:1

T:Captain Hawkers Favorite

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Air or March

S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. III (c. 1808)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G | d/c/B/A/ G>B | GB GB | A>B AB | A/B/A/B/ ce | d/c/B/A/ G>B | GB GB |

Ec (B/A/G/F/) | {F}G2G :: dc BA  | (cB) AG | BA GF | GG D2 | dc BA |

cB AG | BAGF | G2G :: B2 B>c | B2 Be | BAGF | E>F E(G/A/) | B2 Bc |

B2 Be | BAGF | E2E :: d2 BG | F/G/A/F/ G2 | d2 A>{B}c | BG z2 :: BcBe |

ddcB | dc BA | Bd gb | Bc Be | edcB | dc BA | G2G :|

                          

CAPTAIN HAWKER’S MARCH. Irish?, March (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. II), c. 1806; pg. 168.

X:1

T:Captain Hawker’s March

M:C

L:1/8

R:March

S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. II (c. 1806)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

B/A/ | G2 GG G2 D/G/B/G/ | A2 AA A2 D/F/(A/c/) | B/d/(g/f/) e/d/(c/B/) | A2 AA A3c |

Bdga bgdB | ce(ab) c’a{g}f{e}d | B/d/g/d/ (g/e/)d/c/ B2 “tr”A2 | G2 GG G2 :|

|: G | (Bc)dB edcB | ABcA dcBA | Bd(gf) ed(cB) | A2 AA A3A | Bdga bgdB |

ceab c’a{g}f{e}d | B/d/g/d/ (f/e/)d/c/ B2 “tr”A2 | G2 GG G2 :|

                          

CAPTAIN HAY. AKA and see "The Forth Brig [1]" (?).