A Collection of New Reels & Highland Strathspeys
by Campbell, Joshua
Tunes list
- Dutches of Hamilton's New Strathspey. (p. 1)
- Lady Archd. Campbell's Reel. (p. 1)
- Dutches of Argyles Strathspey. (p. 1)
- Sir Archd. Cambell's Gigg. (p. 2)
- The Beautiful Town of Glasgow (p. 2)
- Capt. Kellers Reel. (p. 3)
- Lord Kelly's Reel. (p. 3)
- Glasgow Ladys. (p. 4)
- Miss Jessy Millers Reel. (p. 4)
- Lady Maxwell's Reel. (p. 4)
- The Frolick. (p. 5)
- Greg's Strathspey (p. 5)
- Miss Murray's Reel. (p. 6)
- Miss Wallace's Reel. (p. 6)
- The Sweet Bells of Glasgow. (p. 6)
- Miss Louisa Campbell's Strathspey. (p. 7)
- Gillie Callum da Pheithein. (p. 8)
- Yell Yell. (p. 10)
- Macleods Reel. (p. 11)
- Allwife in humour. (p. 11)
- The Balloon. Strathspey. (p. 11)
- Tulloch Gorum. (p. 12)
- The Cameronian's Rant. (p. 12)
- Lord Frederick and his Fencibles. (p. 13)
- Janny Cameron's Reel. (p. 14)
- Delvin Side. (p. 16)
- John Roy Stewarts Reel. (p. 17)
- Grants Strathspey. (p. 18)
- The Bridge of Craige. (p. 18)
- The Braes of Tullymet. (p. 19)
- Mr Ronald Crawford of Freskiehall's Strathspey. (p. 20)
- Glasgow Tontine. (p. 20)
- Glasgow Flurish. (p. 20)
- Mrs Minzies of Culdare's Strathspey. (p. 21)
- The Drunken Wives of Fochabers a Strathspey. (p. 22)
- Miss Dunlop's Reel. (p. 23)
- Lady Elpheston's Reel. (p. 23)
- Miss Dalrymples Reel. (p. 23)
- Gigg. (p. 24)
- Miss Wedderburn's Reel. (p. 24)
- Miss Elizabeth Coplands Strathspey. (p. 25)
- Sir John Maxwell's Strathspey. (p. 25)
- Locherroch Side. (p. 26)
- The Lees of Luncarties Strathspey. (p. 27)
- Earl of Loudoun's Strathspey. (p. 28)
- Lamberton Race's (p. 28)
- Gigg (p. 29)
- The Honble. Francis Gray's Strathspey. (p. 30)
- Mr John Shaw Stewarts Strathspey. (p. 30)
- Mr George Buchanan's Strathspey. (p. 31)
- Lady Cunningham's Strathspey. (p. 31)
- Colonel Macbain's Reel. (p. 32)
- Miss Johnston's Reel. (p. 32)
- The Marques of Huntly's Strathspey. (p. 32)
- Sir James Campbells Strathspey and Gigg. (p. 33)
- Gigg (p. 33)
- Capt. Park of Parkhall's Strathspey and Gigg. (p. 34)
- Gigg (p. 34)
- Miss Peggy Campbell's Strathspey. (p. 35)
- Major Archd. Campbells of Askommell's Strathspey. (p. 35)
- The Braes of Auchtertyre A Strathspey. (p. 36)
- Colonel Mackays Strathspey. (p. 36)
- Miss Campbells Reel. (p. 37)
- Gigg (p. 37)
- The Fife Hunt. (p. 38)
- Mr Charles Sharp of Hoddom's Reel. (p. 38)
- Mrs Wallace's Reel. (p. 38)
- Lord Elphiston's Strathspey. (p. 38)
- Marshall's Strathspey. (p. 39)
- Hamilton House. (p. 40)
- Garthland's Strathspey. (p. 40)
- Mr James Buchanan's Strathspey. (p. 40)
- Monnymusk (p. 41)
- The Marques of Huntly's Farewell. (p. 42)
- Lord Allexr. Gordon's Strathspey. (p. 42)
- Sir John Whitefoorde's Strathspey. (p. 43)
- Gigg (p. 43)
- Miss Margret Eweng's Strathspey. (p. 44)
- Miss Wellwood's Fancy. (p. 44)
- Sir Allexr. Dons Strathspey. (p. 45)
- Mrs Lockharts Strathspey. (p. 45)
- The Royal Glasgow Volunteers. (p. 45)
- The New Town of Edinburgh A Strathpey. (p. 46)
- Major Graham. (p. 46)
- The Perth Hunt. (p. 47)
- Miss Swinton's Strathspey. (p. 47)
- The Duke of Gordon's Birth Day. (p. 47)
- Mr Murray's Strathspey. (p. 48)
- Lady Betty Cochran's Strathspey. (p. 48)
- Campbell's Reel. (p. 48)
Copy details
Publisher
Glasgow, for the author [Joshua Campbell]
Printer
James Johnson (sculpt)
Seller
at the music shops in Edinburgh and Glasgow
Edition
[2nd]
Date
[1789]
Library
A K Bell Library, Perth (GB-P)
Shelfmark
Be54
Description
This Glasgow publication contains mostly strathspeys, with lots of Campbells mentioned in tune titles. There are some variation sets, and strathspey-jig pairs, and a fiddle pibroch; also some tunes by William Marshall. Glen dates it as 1779 on the evidence of notices in a concert announcement; Gore dates it c.1786, presumably from GB-En Glen 327, apparently assuming it to be Campbell's first collection. However, the GB-P binding has 'Joshua Campbell's 2nd Collection', and J Murdoch Henderson dates it 1789, also suggesting this. The reasons for some libraries' datings of [1786] are unclear. A third, shorter, edition of 36 pages with basses 'Corrected by P. Urbani' was published by Edinburgh music-sellers Urbani & Liston from their address at 10 Princes Street, where they traded from 1796-1806.
Notes
Comparing 'The New Town of Edinburgh' (p.46) as a Strathspey with the version in Bremner's Second collection of Reels shows how the strathspey version has become much more ornate. The collection generally offers simple 4-beat basslines, not always doing the most obvious thing: 'Lord Kelly's Reel' has a (wrongly engraved?) passage with two basslines simultaneously. Urbani's later 'corrected' basses are a little more pianistic, and sometimes wider in tessitura.
Copy notes
Title page is missing, and there is a MS list indicating which tunes have been altered 'from 1st vol.'. JMH (Henderson) pencil note: '[1788-9]', pencil dated '1789' on p1. JMH notes, 'Many of these tunes are altered or renamed from other collections or from 1st book', suggesting that this copy is of the 2nd edition.
Pages
48 p
Orientation
Portrait
Dimensions
36 x 26
Gore
C13-1
Biographical info
Campbell (c.1730-1801) was a Glasgow musician, composer, guitar teacher and bellringer. (Glen 1, ix)
Other locations
GB-A Hend inst Cam J c (1st edition, with J Murdoch Henderson pencil annotations. Later editions change the titles of 'The Royal Edinburgh Volunteers' and 'Lady Elpheston's Strathspey'.)
GB-DUcl 7063 (Urbani & Liston edition, c.1796-1806)
GB-En Glen 327 (Urbani & Liston edition, lacking pp.31-36, supplied in ink MS by JMH)
GB-En Inglis 170(2)
GB-En MH.12 (Urbani & Liston edition)
GB-Lbl g.271.l.(1) (1st edition)
GB-Lbl h.210.a.(2) (Urbani & Liston edition)