James Aird

A Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs (Aird, James)

Generally referred to as Aird, this series of tune books had various editors and publishers.

6 Volumes, 200 pieces each in Vols.1-5, 180 in Vol.6 ; 1180 pieces in total

Vol 1. Glasgow: James Aird, n.d. (1782)

Vol 2. Glasgow: James Aird, n.d.

Vol 3. Glasgow: J. McFadyen, n.d. (1795)

Vol 4. Glasgow: J. McFadyen, n.d.

Vol 5. Glasgow: J. McFadyen, n.d. (1801)

Vol 6. Glasgow: A. MacGowan Junr., n.d.

Some information about the collection can be found on Jack Campin's website. [1]

Jack Campin also provides ABC's of all the tunes on another page of his website. [2]

PDF copies are available at the Petrucci Library here:- [3]

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