Key signature: Amixolydian
Submitted on December 26th 2003 by autumn.
This tune has been added to 76 tunebooks.
Also known as Campbell's Farewell To Red Castle, Campbell's Farewell To Redcastle, Campbell's Farewell To Redcastle March, Short Cut To The Pub.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Campbell's Farewell To Red Gap
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amix
E|:A2 AB c2 cd|e2 a2 e2 d2|c2 A2 A2 Bc|d2 dc G2 B2|
A2 AB cBcd|e2 a2 e2 d2|c2 BA G2 B2|1A4-A2 D2:|2A4-A2 gf||
e2 a2 a2 gf|e2 a2 a2 d2|c2 A2 A2 Bc|d2 dc G2 gf|e2 a2 a2 gf|
e2 a2 a2 d2|c2 BA G2 B2|A4-A2 gf|e2 a2 a2 gf|e2 a2 a2 d2|
c2 A2 A2 Bc|d2 dB G2 B2|A2 aB AB c/B/c/d/|e2 a2 e2 d2|c2 BA G2 B2|A4-A2 f2|
|:e2 e2 e2 f2|g4 f2 e2|d2 B2 G2 B2|d2 B2 d2 g2|
e2 e2 e2 f2|g4 f2 e2|d2 B2 g2B2|1B2 A2 A2 f2:|2B2 A2 A2||
Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap
I have been playing this tune for years not knowing what it was called (we affectionately called it "Lord Toad's Retreat from Castle Buffo") I found it in a book one day. I submitted the book version. My own arrangement is a little different but this is definitely the basis for it. My band plays it pretty fast and have a lot of fun with it.
# Posted on December 26th 2003 by autumn
Very similar to Campbell's Farewell to Red Castle although the last part appears to differ. Parts one and two are much the same, though, and we sometimes play some variations. this tune is often used for "Gay Gordons" dance sets.
John
# Posted on December 29th 2003 by Back for a while
Campbell's Farewell to Redgap
There's a nice rendention of this song by Greenwood Tree on their "The Cottage Door" album: http://greenwoodtree.home.comcast.net/cdoor.html
# Posted on April 14th 2004 by ThomasKirk
Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap
Love this tune ~ widely accepted at Renaissance Faires throughout the country.
Each and every time played, envokes a sense of Scottish honor and heritage.
# Posted on May 25th 2004 by ghardenduquette
Is this the ancestor of "The Boys Of Belfast"?
# Posted on May 25th 2004 by Dow
I learned this tune from the Norman Blake instructional video "The Mandolin of Norman Blake" on Homespun. He plays it beautifully on the mandolin with Nancy on guitar. Great tune but do people play it in sessions?
# Posted on March 10th 2005 by improziv
Campbell's Farewell to Redcastle
The third part given here is actually the first part of a reel, "Mullindhu". The Exiles recorded "Campbell's" followed by "Mullindhu" on a 1965 Topic LP, New Voices from Scotland, and I'm certain that's where the third part came from. I believe it was Kenny Baker who first played it in the US.
# Posted on December 19th 2005 by nigelg
Campbell's Farewell to Redcastle
Here's a version I learned from the Angus Sessions Podcast in DMix:
X:1
T:Campbell's Farewell to Redcastle
M:4/4
R:March
S:Source: The Angus Sessions Podcast
K:DMix
A2|:D3E F2G2|A2 d2 A3G|F2 D2 D2 EF| G3EC2 E2|!
D3E F2G2|A2 d2 A3G|F2 ED C2 E2|1 D4 D2 A2 :|2D4 D2 cB||!
A2d2d2cB|A2d2A3G|F2D2D2EF|G3EC2 cB|!
A2d2d2cB|A2d2A3G|F2 ED C2 E2|D4 D2 cB|!
A2d2d2cB|A2d2A3G|F2D2D2EF|G3EC2 E2|!
DEFG FGAB|ABcd A3G|F2 ED C2 E2|D4 D4||
# Posted on June 29th 2006 by davarm
"The Boys Of Belfast"
Key signature: A Mixolydian
Submitted on October 29th 2003 by Q.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2098
# Posted on June 29th 2006 by ceolachan
Composer?
Does anyone know the composer?
# Posted on June 4th 2007 by bennmorland