X:1
T:Maol nan Crogan
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Alexander Mackay – A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes…
B:Chiefly composed by Alexander Mackay, Musician Islay (c. 1822, p. 25)
B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104487947
N:Dedicated to the Right Hon. Lady Elinor Campbell of Islay and Shawfield.
N:Mackay was born c. 1775 and was a fiddler-composer from Islay. Many of his
N:tune titles are reflect Islay settings.
N:Printed in Glasgow by J. MacFadyen, 30 Wilson St.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
F|D/D/D (FE) D2 DB,|A,2 (A,B,) E3F|D/D/D (FE) D2 DB,|A,2 (A,B,) D2D:|
f|d/d/d (fe) d2 (dA)|B2 Bd e3f|d/d/d (fe) d2 dB|AFAB d2 de|
d/d/d (fe) d2 dA|B2 Bd e2 eg|afge fdec|dB AF D2D||
MAOL NAN CROGAN. Scottish, Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. According to H. Cameron Gillies M.D.'s The Place Names of Argyll (London, 1906), maol means 'bald', often applied as a place-name to a mountain, while crògan, is derived from the word cròg meaning 'a claw', "and is a name given as fancifully indicative of the shape of the place." Alternatively, Scots Gaelic word crogan or crog, refers to small cups or jars.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Alexander Mackay (A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes), Glasgow, c. 1822; p. 25.
