The Marquis Of Huntly’s (barndance) on The Session

Also known as The Marquis Of Huntley’s Highland Fling, The Marquis Of Huntley, The Marquis Of Huntly’s Highland Fling, The Marquis Of Huntly.

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The Marquis of Huntley’s Fling

Found this bright little tune in ‘The Fiddler’s Tune-Book’. Here it is with swing:

X: 1
T: Marquis of Huntley’s, The
C: Trad.
S: The Fiddler’s Tune-Book; Reels & Rants, Flings & Fancies; p.29, No.121.
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 300
R: highland fling
K: Dmaj
|: A2 | d2 f>d g>e f>d | B2 e>d c<A A>c | d2 f>d g>e f>d | B>e d/c/B/A d2 :|
|: B2 | A>D (3FED A>B d>f | g>e f>d e>d B>d | A>D (3FED A>B d<b | a>f e>f d2 :|

The setting is given as follows:

|: D4 | Em2 A2 | D4 | Em A D2 :|
|: D4 | Em2 G2 | D2 G2 | D A D2 :|

Cheers!

Fiddler’s Companion ~ Andrew Kuntz ~ another source & identical…

http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/MARQ_MARS.htm ~ & for further information…

B: Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)
Z: AK/Fiddler’s Companion

Two different "Marquis of Huntly / Huntley" ~ strathspey / highland fling

That’s what I get for having two windows open at the same time. 😏

"The Marquis Of Huntley"
Submitted on January 19th 2007 by f.pellerin.
https://thesession.org/tunes/6666

That’s the one referred to above.

I was looking for this melody, as given here by mrkelahan, because it is familiar, but I think by a different name, and I was half sure it was already on site? In doing a search I crossed wires with the two different melodies currently carrying this name on site here.

I’m not so sure that Kennedy, "The Fiddler’s Tune-Book", got the name right on this one? But, there are some members on site here that would likely have a quicker connection here. I’ll drop a note to a couple of those knowledgeable souls, fingers crossed.

I’ll try to remember to come back and add another version of this, one with a second ending…

"Denis Murphy’s Strathspey"

"Stirling Castle"

Submitted on June 19th 2003 by cj.
https://thesession.org/tunes/1762

Another melody to compare with this one is the reel "The Grey Daylight", which is in "O’Neill’s Music Of Ireland: 1850 Melodies", 1903, page 256, tune #1372…

"The Grey Daylight" ~ reel

https://thesession.org/tunes/9753

What does the "setting referr to?

Earlier mrkelahan said about The Marquis of Huntley’s Fling:

The setting is given as follows:

|: D4 | Em2 A2 | D4 | Em A D2 :|
|: D4 | Em2 G2 | D2 G2 | D A D2 :|

The tune is delightful but what is the setting? Thanks!

The town is "Huntly" and the peerage relates to that town. "Huntley" is a village in Gloucestershire.

X: 3 "The Marquis of Huntly’s Highland Fling"

Z: # Posted by Nigel Gatherer - June 29th, 2007
Here: https://thesession.org/tunes/159

X: 4 “The Marquis of Huntly"

(but submitted as "Denis Murphy’s Strathspey"!?)
Z: # Posted by JACKB - July 7th, 2007
In the comments here: https://thesession.org/tunes/159

The Marquis Of Huntly’s barndance

Four settings