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The Kilberry Book of Ceol Meadhonach was compiled by brothers Captain John Campbell and Archibald Campbell and published in 1908.

Ceol Meadhonach means "middle music", and the Campbells describe it as follows in the Introduction.:

"The music of the Highland bagpipe is usually said to be divided into three categories: Ceol Mor, the "big music" or Piobaireachd; Ceol Beag, the "little music," that is quicksteps and dance music, and Ceol Meadhonach, the "middle music" which lies between the other two, and consists of such tunes as are neither constructed in the measure of Piobaireachd, nor adapted for the quick march or dance."

There were two (and possibly) three editions of this book, and the version presented here is from a first edition.

Tune Title	Tune Type	Alternate Titles
Cover
Introduction
Table of Contents
General Index
Cumha Fhinn	air	Ossian's lament for his father
Creag ghuanach	air	Hawk that swoops on high, The
When the battle is over	retreat
Forty and twa, The	air
Muile nam mòr-bheann (1st sett.)	air	Mull of the mountains
Muile nam mòr-bheann (2nd sett.)	air	Mull of the mountains
An-t-eilean Muileach	air	Isle of Mull, The
Is toigh lean a' Ghaidealtachd	air	I love the highlands
Faill-ill-ó agus hó ro éile	air	Brown haired lad, The
Ghruagach dhonn	air	Brown haired lassie, The
Mo rùn geal dìleas	air	My faithful fair one
Chì mi na mòrbheanna	air	Mist covered mountains, The
Dùthaich nan craobh	air	Land of the trees, The
Fàillirin ìllrin	air	Not the swan on the lake
Fear a' bhata	air	Boatman, The
Mo chailin dìleas, donn	air	My faithful brown haired lass
Gun chrodh gun aighean	air	Tocherless lass, The
Màiri bhàn òg (1st sett.)	air	Fair young Mary
Màiri bhàn òg (2ndt sett.)	air	Fair young Mary
Bha mi 'n de' m Beinn Dòbhrain	air	Yesterday I was on Ben Doran
Cumha Ruairidh Mhoir	air	Lament for Rory Mor
An cluinn thu 'leannain'	air	Hearken my love
Mo dhachaidh	air	My Home
Ho rò, lin do ghloinne	air	Ho, fill your glass
Cha till mi tuille	air	I return no more
Bodach na moigean	air	Carle with the footless stockings, The
Nameless	air
Highland emigrant, The	retreat
Bodach nam briogais	air	Carles with the breeks, The
Loch Duich	air
Maid of Islay, The	air
Ben Doran	air
Ho rò mo nighean donn bhoideach	air	My bonny brown haired maiden
Suaicheantas na h-Alba	air	Badge of Scotland, The
Théid mi dhachaidh chrò chill-t-sàile	air	We will return home to Kintail
Death of the chief, The	march
Sword of the chief of Islay, The	march
Braes of Rannoch, The	quickstep
True Lover's Lament, The	air
Slow Atholl March, The	march
Flowers of the Forest, The	air
Lochaber no more	air
Green Hills of Tyrol, The	retreat
Notes	n/a

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