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Archibald McDonald Of Keppoch

waltz

Key signature: Dminor

Submitted on March 24th 2007 by Pere.

This tune has been added to 74 tunebooks.

Also known as Archibald MacDonald Of Kepoch, Archibald MacDonald Of Keppoch, MacDonald Of Kepoch.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

25 Years Of Celtic Music (Disc 1) by Various Artists
Celtic Heart by Marcille Wallis
Cornerstone by Celtic Spring
Fair Warning by John Cunningham
Fire And Grace by Alistair Fraser With Natalie Haas
Highland Mandolin by Dagger Gordon
Just Me And A Fiddle by The Flyin' Fiddler Wayne Cantwell
Looking For A Rock by Juniper
With Complements by Patsy Reid

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

X: 1
T: Archibald McDonald Of Keppoch
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Dmin
|:DE|F3GA2|f3ed2|c3AF2|G4DE|F3GA2|f3ed2|Ad3^c2|d4:|
de|f3ed2|c3BA2|B3AG2|A4DE|F3GA2|f3ed2|Ad3^c2|d4fg|
a3gf2|Af3d2|c3AF2|G4DE|F3GA2|f3ga2|Ad3^c2|d4z2|

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Archibald McDonald of Keppoch

My transcription of this scottish slow air from John Cunningham. I have it in the album "25 Years of Celtic Music".
6th bar is played like |f3ga2| the first time only.

# Posted on March 24th 2007 by Pere

That would be the 5th bar actually. The pickup doesn't count as a bar. Nice tune though. I'll go over it later when I get some time.

# Posted on March 24th 2007 by Jeffery

Archie MacDonald of Keppoch

This lovely tune has been played at all our family gatherings! Hope others love playing it as much as i do ! (it sounds great on Clarsach! )

# Posted on March 24th 2007 by davesim

Mmm... I actually meant the 6th bar though. I didn't explain it very well, I meant the 6th bar that is |f3ed2| is played by John Cunningham like |f3ga2| the first time, when he starts the tune, but not anymore.
And I agree with Davesim this tune is lovely.

# Posted on March 24th 2007 by Pere

I've recently acquired a three row Paolo Soprani B/C/C# and this is a delight to play on it. Thanks Pere for putting it here.

# Posted on March 24th 2007 by hetty

And by the way this is of course played much slower than the midi.

# Posted on March 24th 2007 by Pere

Yes! it's a matter of course with me. When I see a dotted quaver starting a triplet I seem to have a natural inclination to play it slow.
In fact I rarely listen to the midi.

# Posted on March 25th 2007 by hetty

Just realised, no dotted quaver & no triplet. Of course I refer to the dotted crotchet at the beginning of the bar. The snatch at the start of bars 7(A) 7,10 & 15 (B) make for a super conrast.

# Posted on March 25th 2007 by hetty

Archibald Mcdonald of Keppoch

Tony Elman plays this on'Swinging on the Gate' on hammered dulcimer. Reminds me of a visit to Asheville N.C.from UK. There was a power cut for 3 days - were we glad to be able to jam at night by candle light!

# Posted on March 26th 2007 by Audrey Evans