Huntington Castle waltz

One of my favorite Scottish slow airs to be played with expression and a little hesitation (snap) on the long notes.

Can you tell where YOU got it, Roads To Home?

@Nigel: Sent PM.

I used to play this with an Edinburgh folk group some 20 years ago. One of the other people in the band brought it along, so I don’t know where it came from. I see that it was published in John Bowie’s Collection of 1789, but I haven’t seen that tome. I’ve always liked it, but haven’t played it much recently.

There’s a possible Edinburgh connection. I’ll ask Amy if she has more detail on the tune.
I have heard it associated with Cape Breton on occasion but had always assumed it an older tune.
I’ve nae seen the John Bowie’s Collection either.

Basically the same, but in 6/8, and marked "slow".

X:2
T:Huntingtone Castle
S:John Bowie MS, 1789
R:Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Emin
B,|E>FE {F}G2 A|B2 A F>ED|E>FE {F}G2 A|B>AB d2 e|
f>ed B>dB|A>BA F>ED|E>FE {F}GAB|A>GF E2:|
|:d|e>fe d>cB|A>BA F>ED|Eee e>fg|fe^d e2 f|
g>af e>fd|B>dA F>ED|E>FE {F}G>AB|AGF E2:||

Thanks weejie, yes the key is Em rather than G. Doesn’t change the tune any since Em is the relative minor of G.
Do you have the John Bowie Collection?

I got the Bowie Collection via Christine Martin.

I found Simon Chadwick’s "Early Gaelic Harp Emporium" had the Bowie book photo copied with pdf file on a CD-R but it was sold out. I think there may be another e-source out there… I’ll keep looking.

https://www.scotlandsmusic.com/Product/SM-QI2SOE/the-john-bowie-collection

Yes, thanks Weejie.
I had just found this as an e-book download from scotlandmusic.com for around 8£.
It downloads as a pdf and has original dance notes.

Hi everyone, I am new to this forum so please excuse me it the question is out of line.
Which Huntington Castle does the tune refer?
http://www.castlewales.com/hunting.html
or
https://www.huntingtoncastle.com/
I don’t think there are any Huntington castles in Scotland.
Does anyone know who composed the tune?

I have just noticed that there is a Huntingtower castle in Scotland. Could it be a spelling mistake?

Hello, Chris. I’m afraid I don’t know the definitive answer - I’ve often wondered. Your theory about a spelling mistake is possible because Huntingtower is just outside John Bowie’s home town. At the same time, with John Bowie being from Perth, he would be aware of Huntingtower and would hardly be likely to make such a mistake. There is no composer attached to the tune in Bowie’s collection.

The digital version of the original score is at Glasgow University, where it is spelled Huntingtone, with the e.
It is written in 6/8 as in X2. See: http://hms.scot/fiddle/copy/1/
But no further clues as which castle! Nice tune, a bit reminiscent of Hills of Glenorchy.