Annotation:Kinloch of Kinloch (1)

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 KINLOCH (OF KINLOCH). AKA and see "Blow the Wind Southerly (Home to My Dear)," "Lacrum Cosh," "Ligrum Cush," "Marquis of Granby (The)/Marquess of Granby (The)," "Mickey Murphy's Jig," "Mrs. Kinloch's of Kinloch's Favorite," "Over the Water to Charlie," "Pot Stick," "Seán Buidhe/Seán Buí," "Shambuy (The)/Shambuie (The)," "Wishaw's Delight," "Yellow John (2)." English, Scottish, Irish; March (6/8 time) or Jig. England; Northumberland, Shropshire, Dorset. D Major (most versions): C Major (Dixon). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Kerr, Stokoe & Bruce): AABB (Ashman, Kennedy, Plain Brown, Sweet): AABBCCDDEEFFGGHH. The Gaelic name Kinloch means 'end of the lake'. According to one source, tune was named for a Newcastle dancing master and music publisher, and was published around 1815. However, it appears somewhat older than that, and is sometimes attributed to George Kinloch of Kinloch. Niel Gow and sons published it in their Fourth Collection (1800) under the title "Mrs. Kinloch of Kinloch's Favorite" and attributed it to "Mr. Kinloch." London musician Thomas Hammersley included it in his music manuscript copybook, which he began in 1790. Glen (p. 231) believes this title to the tune first appeared in John Watlen's Second Collection of Circus Tunes, 1798. An alternate Scots title is "Over the Water to Charlie," a reference to the Jacobite Bonnie Prince Charlie. Violinist James William Bryson (b. 1852) of Perth composed fine variation sets to the melody. It was the march tune of the English army's 99th Regiment, the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). The melody is contained in the Hardy family manuscripts of Dorset (whose most famous member was the novelist, Thomas Hardy). In Ireland "Kinloch of Kinloch" can be found in the unpublished collection (1844-1846) of the a local County Leitrim fiddle master named Blind Kiernan, however, Irish titles usually are "Yellow John (2)" or "Seán Buí." Brendan Breathnach, in his Folk Music and Dances of Ireland, identifies this jig as a favorite melody of Munster poets of the 18th century as a vehicle for Irish verses. He identifies at least fifteen songs having been written to it. "Blow the Wind Southerly" is a (Northumbrian) song also based on the "Kinloch" tune. Dixon (1995) prints the tune with variation sets by Robert Whinham (1814-1893), a musician, teacher, composer, dancing master and fiddler originally from Morpeth, Northumberland. "Kinloch of Kinloch" was popular in America as well. It can be found in several early 19th century collections, including Riley's Flute Melodies, vol. 3 (New York, 1820) and (George) Willig's Collection of Popular Country Dances, No. 2 (Philadelphia,1812). In manuscript form, it appears in the music copybooks of fluter H. Canfield (Hartford, 1823), Morris Woodruff (Litchfield, Conn., 1803), and Pierre Landron Duport (entitled "Miss George Anna Reinagle Music Book for Fancy Dances", Washington, D.C., 1825), while dance figures for the tune appear in a copybook collection of community dances from New Harmony, Indiana, 1826. Nevin's Drummer's, Fifer's and Bugler's Guide (Chicago, 1861) sets it as a waltz, calling it "Dutch" (i.e. German).  Source for notated version: a c. 1837-1840 MS by Shropshire musician John Moore [Ashman]; an 1845-47 music manuscript by musician Ellis Knowles (Radcliffe, Lancashire) [Plain Brown]; W. Cocks 20th century music manuscript in the Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum [Dixon].  Printed sources: Ashman (The Ironbridge Hornpipe), 1991; No. 33b, p. 10. Dixon (Remember Me), 1995; p. 55. Howe (Complete Preceptor for the Accordeon), 1843; p. 9. Kennedy (Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 93, p. 23. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; No. 19, p. 32. Martin (Taigh na Teud), 1990; p. 5. Doyle (Plain Brown Tune Book), 1997; p. 17. Stokoe & Bruce (Northumbrian Minstrelsy), 1882; p. 183 (appears as "Blaw the Wind Southerly"). Sweet (Fifer's Delight'''), 1964/1981; p. 23.  Recorded sources: FTX 121, The Barn Dancers (Jack Armstrong's Barn Dance Band) - "A North Country Rant."  See also listing at: Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources

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