Annotation:Mr. MacDonald of Staffa

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 MR. MACDONALD OF STAFFA'S REEL. Scottish, Reel. G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by Daniel McLaren, appearing in his collection of 1794. McLaren was a native of Taymouth, Perthshire, and became a musician in Edinburgh, though little else is known of him. See also his companion "Mr. MacDonald of Staffa's Strathspey."  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; p. 37.  Recorded sources:

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