Annotation:Earl of Jura (The)

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EARL OF JURA, THE. AKA and see "Gille Bàn (An)," "Fair Haired Lad (The)." Scottish, Slow Air. D Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. Angus Grant identifies the tune as the air to an old song said to have been composed by a lass who was in love with the Earl, a Campbell, although her love was unrequited. It begins:

Ma's ann 'gam mhealladh, a ghaoil, a bha thu
Ma's ann 'gam mhealladh as deigh do gheallaidh
'Se luaidh do mholaidh ni mi gu brath
Ma's ann 'gam mhealladh, a ghaoil, a bha thu

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Recorded sources: Atlantica Music 02 77657 50222 26, Lloyd MacDonald - "Atlantic Fiddles" (1994).

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