Annotation:Rob Roy MacGregor
X:1 T:Rob Roy MacGregor M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Emin B|:G<E E2 D/F/G B,2|E>FG>A B>AG>e|G<E E2 E/F/G B,2|E>FG>A B2 BA:| c|d<Gd>e d>BA>B|d>Ge>G B2 B>c|d>Gd>e d>BA>B|G>EG>A B2Bc| d<Gd>e d>BA>B|d>Ge>G B2 B>c|dB g>e d>BA>B|E>FG>A B2B|| |:^d|e>E E2 E/F/G B,2|E>FG>A B>AG>e|G<E E2 E/F/G B,2|E>FG>A B2B:| A|G<d d>B d<G d>c|B<e e>f g>fe>g|G<d d>B d<G d>B|G<EG>A B2 B>A| G<d d>B d<G d>c|B<e e>f g>fe>f|g<be<g B<gA<B|E>FG>A B2 B>A||
ROB ROY MACGREGOR (Rob Ruadh Macghriogair). Scottish, Slow Strathspey (whole time). E Minor or E Minor ('A' and 'C' parts) & G Major ('B' and 'D' parts). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABCD (Fraser): AABB'CCD (Athole). John Purser calls this tune "a classic traditional strathspey reel." See note for "Lady's Expostulation with Rob Roy" for a brief discussion of the Jacobite Scottish outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734).
