The Marquis Of Huntly

reel

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on March 12th 2010 by protz.

This tune has been added to 9 tunebooks.

Also known as The Marquis Of Huntley.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Carrying Stream by The ETSU Celtic Band
• Caught In The Moment by The Island Girls
• Contentment Is Wealth by Matt Molloy And Sean Keane
• Dochas by Dochas
• Fidil by Ciarán Ó Maonaigh And Aidan O'Donnell
• Jig It In Style by Sean Keane
• Judique On The Floor by Buddy MacMaster
• Return To Kintail by Alasdair Fraser With Tony McManus
• Scottish Fiddle by John Martin And Jack Evans
• That's What You Get by Wendy MacIsaac
• The Call by Rebecca Lomnicky
• The Journey Home by Paul Anderson
• Timeline by Wendy MacIsaac
• Traditional Fiddle Music Of Cape Breton Volume 2: The Rovers Return by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Marquis Of Huntly, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amaj
|: A,2 CE AEAB | cAdc BAGF | EA,CE AEcA | dBec fe^de |
ce{g}ag fedc | decd BcAE | CEAE DFBA |[1 GE c/c/B A2 _A,2 :|[2 GE c/c/B A2 .A2 ||
|: A2 ce aAgA | aefa ecBA | G/G/E GB dEcE | dEGB AGFE |
A2 ce aAgA | aefa ecBA | ceaf dfba |[1 gefg a2 A2 :|[2 gefg a2 _A,2 ||

Source: Sean Keane, Jig It in Style.

In the notes, the tune is attributed to William Marshall of Fochabers, Morayshire.

# Posted on March 12th 2010 by protz

American and Irish relatives found here...
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8149

# Posted on March 12th 2010 by The Merry Highlander

Most of the links here are to completely different tunes. This tune is in fact a reel, not a hornpipe, and is simply called The Marquis Of Huntly's Reel (one of two or three tunes of that title). It was supposedly written by Peter Milne, a famous fiddler from Tarland in Aberdeenshire, and first appeared in his collection of 1870.
There is another, different tune, which has the same name which is attributed to William Marshall

# Posted on March 14th 2010 by niall_kenny

Thank you "niall_kenny", for those quite important informations. The type of dance is changed, now... Since Sean Keane's version probably is an arranged one, feel free to post the original abc in the comments (if you have it).

# Posted on March 15th 2010 by protz

Sean Keane wouldn't be the best musician to learn Scottish music from. I think Paul Anderson - also a fiddler from Tarland - recently released a book of Peter Milne's tunes, in fact just a couple of weeks ago. Should be available, possibly from the Elphinstone Institute of Aberdeen University.

# Posted on March 15th 2010 by Kenny