Annotation:McDonald's Rant
X:92 C:Page 45 T:Mc Donalds Rant. MBe.92 S:Matthew Betham MS, Towcett Cumbria, 1815 O:England;Cumbria;Towcett Z:VMP – Hugh Taylor, 2012 M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=100 R:.Reel N:Both the A part and the B part have only 7 bars each. N:No time signature given, and Have assumed 2/4. N:”Matthew Betham Towcet” is written at the foot of the page. K:C “^As written”d/c/|(B/c/d/) dB|(c/d/e/) ec|(B/c/d/) BG|FAAc|(B/c/d/) dB|(c/d/e/) e2|d/B/c/A/ G2:| |:d|gaba|dg b2|agbg|ea a2|gabg|dg e2|d/B/c/A/ G2:|
McDONALD'S RANT. English, Reel (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A version of the tune was entered into the music manuscript collection of Cumbrian musician Matthew Betham. It was reworked in John Offord's 2018 volume to make it more playable.
