COLONEL W. MARSHALL OF THE 79th REGIMENT OF FOOT. Scottish, Strathspey. C Major. Standard. AB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). The Colonel Marshall referred to in the title was Marshall's third (and only surviving) son, also named William, who served in the Napoleonic Wars and lost his right arm at the battle of Quatre Bras, just prior to Waterloo. He retired to live in the house built by his father, Newfield and was remembered as a popular figure in the district of Aberlour/Craigellachie in his later years (Cowie, The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999). It was he who honored his father with a gravestone in Bellie Cemetery, Fochabers. The Colonel's regiment, the 79th Regiment of Foot was also known as The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, and although a Scottish regiment it usually had a number of Englishman in it at any one time (Farwell, 1981). Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection; pg. 14.
T:Colonel W. Marshall of the 79th Regiment of Foot
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M:C
S:Marshall - 1845 Collection
K:C
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(A<a) (g>f) e2 de/f/|g>a g<e g>a g<e|(fg/a/) (a/g/)f/e/ fdd(e/f/)|
c>d c<G A>c (B/A/)(G/F/)|E>G c/e/g/e/ d2c||
CRAIGELLACHIE BRIDGE. Scottish, Strathspey. D Mixolydian. Standard. One part (Marshall): AAB (Kerr): ABCD (Hunter): AABCD (Athole, Gow). This double-tonic tune was composed by William Marshall (1748-1833) on the occasion of the opening in 1815 of a new bridge constructed of iron by Thomas Telford over the Spey River at the modern village of Craigellachie--one side is anchored to the abase of one of the two outcroppings of rock known as 'Craigellachie.' His enthusiasm for the structure has been noted by Alburger who cites the mention of the bridge in an 1814 letter from Marshall to one of his sons (Alburger, 1983; pg. 88). It was thought by Collinson (1966) and Puser (1992) to be one of Marshall's best compositions ("outstanding" "one of his very best"), and Emmerson (1971) says the tune was among his particularly celebrated tunes. Hunter (1988) also praises the melody, calling it "perhaps the finest in the whole repertoire." James Davie (1850) was the first to note (in his Caledonian Repository, book first, second series) the similarity between Marshall's melody and an older tune entitled "Grey Daylight," which was originally published in Robert Petrie's Second Collection (1796) as "Mr. Anderson's Strathspey" and in a c. 1799 collection by Perth publisher John Anderson as "Grey Daylight." John Glen (1895) says there is no doubt of a resemblance between the tunes in the first part, but opines Marshall's air is "immeasurably the better of the two," and concludes the composer is likely not guilty of musical plagerism. Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 59, pgs. 88-89. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 4, 1817; pg. 28. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 95. Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 1; Set 18, No. 1, pg. 12. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 30. Purser (Scotland's Music), 1992; Ex. 9, pg. 206. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 98.
T:Craigellachie Bridge
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M:C|
R:Strathspey
B:The Athole Collection
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E<e c>A d2d:|
f|d<d f>a d>a f<a|=c>g e<f g2 ga/b/|a>df>d a>df>d fg/a/ g<f|d<d f>a d>a f<a|
g/f/e/d/ c<e g2 ga/g/|f<a e>f d>fB>d|A<F d>F A2A:|
c|d/c/B/A/ G/F/E/D/ d/c/B/A/ G/F/E/D/|E<=C =c>E G2 G>E|
D/E/F/G/ A/B/c/d/ D/E/F/G/ A/B/c/d/|D>dF>d B>AG>F|D>dE>d F>dE>d|
=C<c c>E G2 G>E|C>dE>d F>dE>d|E<e c>A d2d:|
f|d<df<a d>af>a|=c>ge>f g2 ga/b/|a<df<d a>d g<b|a<d f>d fg/a/ g<f|
d<d f.a d>af>a|g/f/e/d/ c<e g2 ga/g/|f<a e>f d>fB>d|a<f d>f A2A||
CRAIGELLACHIE LASSES, THE. Scottish, Jig. D Major. Standard. AB. Composed by Willaim Marshall (1748-1833). Craigellache is Gaelic for 'windy' (craig) rock (aileach), and refers to two rugged outcropings in Bannfshire. Neil (1991) relates the westernmost (or upper) rock marked the boundary between Strathspey and Badenoch and was the wartime rallying point of the Clan Grant. The lower rock is located at the confluence of the Spey and Fiddich rivers and marks the point where the parishes of Aberlour, Hnockando and Boharin meet. The clan's crest incorporates the image of a mountain in flames to commemorate the old clan practice of lighting fires on the top of both rocks to call the clan to war. Similarly, the clan's armorial motto is "Stand Fast Craigellachie." Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, pg. 4. Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 66, pg. 91.
T:Craigellachie Lasses, The
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M:6/8
S:Marshall - 1845 Collection
K:D
A|d2 d dcB|A>BG F>ED|d2d d>cd|e>fd c>BG|d2d d>cB|A>BG F>ED|
EC>A, A,>B,C|D3 D2||f/g/|afd def|gec Ace|fdA GBe|ecA FGA|BGE EFG|
AFD DFA|ECA, A,B,C|D3D2f/g/|afd afd|gec gec|fdA fdA|ecA ecA|BGB dcB|
AFA Bcd|Bgf e>dc|d3 D||
GREY DAYLIGHT, THE (Maidiunagad Liat). AKA and see "Sterling Castle." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard. AA'B (O'Neill/1850): AA'BB' (O'Neill/Krassen). A tune by this title appears to be similar to the Scots fiddler-composer William Marshall's "Craigellachie Bridge" (some say Marshall's tune is but a 'remodeling' of the older melody). This Scots tune was first published under this title by John Anderson, around 1799, though it had previously been published as "Mr. Anderson's Strathspey" by Robert Petrie (Second Collection, 1796). O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 127. O'Neill (1850), 1979; No. 1372, pg. 256.
MR. ANDERSON'S STRATHSPEY. AKA and see "Grey Daylight." Scottish. The tune is said by some to have been reworked by William Marshall into his famous melody "Craigellachie Bridge" which he composed sometime around 1812-1815. The first strains are very similar, though John Glen (1895) for one does not believe him guilty of musical plagerism. "Mr. Anderson's Strathspey" was published by Robert Petrie in his Second Collection (1796, pg. 23), and reappeared four years later as "Grey Daylight" in a collection by the Perthshire publisher John Anderson.
MRS. FALCONER'S REEL--CRAIGELLACHIE. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AABBCCDD'. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). A Scottish fiddler and composer, Marshall is most famous for his many fine strathspeys. Marshall worked for much of his life for the Duke of Gordon as the Steward of his Household, and it is fortunate that the Duke was an enthusiastic supporter and patron of Marshall's music. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, pg. 23.
T:Mrs. Falconer's Reel-Craigellachie
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M:C
S:Marhsall - 1845 Collection
K:G
~g2 dB ~g2dB|AGAB A/A/A A2|~g2 dB ~g2 dB|AGAB G/G/G G2:|
(~g2 b)g afge|dBgB A/A/A A2|(~g2 bg afge|dBcA G/G/G G2:|
|:GBdB gBdB|GBdB A/A/A A2|GBdB gBdB|AGAB G/G/G G2:|
|:bgaf ~g2 (eg)|dBgB A/A/A A2|1 bgaf ~g2 eg|dBgB G/G/G G2:|2
gbab gaeg|dBgB G/G/G G2||
NEWFIELD COTTAGE. AKA - "Marshall's Strathspey." Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Newfield is the name of the cottage Marshall built in Dandeleith, near Craigellachie, in which he spent the final years of his life. It was designed by Marshall and built by him for his retirement. Published by Gow in 1788 and Marshall in 1822. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 19.
T:Newfield Cottage
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M:C
S:Marshall - 1822 Collection
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E/f/g/a/ f/e/d/c/ B2A2:|
C<e e>f e>fec|B>Abc A>BAE|Fff>a f/e/d/c/ d/c/B/A/|B/c/d/c/ d/c/B/A/ B2A2|
C<e e>f e/f/g/a/ f/e/d/c/|B>Abc A>BAE|F<AE<A D<AC<f|f/e/d/c/ d/c/B/A/ B2A2||