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 Theme code Index    5551H 51H2H2
 Also known as    Cor an Tigearna Mic Domnaill, Tiarna Mac Dónaill (An), Lady MacDonald's (1) (Reel), Lady McDonald's Reel, Little Peggy (1), Little Peggy's Love (1), Lord McDonald, MacDonald's Reel (1), McDonald's Reel, John MacDonald's Reel, Lord McDonald (1), Lord MacDonald's Reel, Miss Jackson's, Morag Nighean Domhnuill Duinn, Marion Brown Donald's Daughter, Slanty Gart, Virginia Reel (1), Petit Bûcheux (Le), Reel des jigeur, Wilfred Reel McDonnell, Sets canadiens (1), Tavern Reel (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, United States
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AB, AABCCD
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Niel & Nathaniel Gow
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Third Collection of Niel Gow's Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 9
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1792
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 Score   (1)   



Lord MacDonald (4): Annotations

X:1 T:Lord Macdonald's Reel [4] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Gow - 3rd Collection of Niel Gow's Reels, 3rd ed., p. 9 (orig. 1792) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B|Td3e d>Bg>B|dBgB aAAB|Td^cde dBgB|(A/B/)c TBA BG G:|| B|DGBG TAGBG|DGBG TAGAB|DGBG TAGBG|DEDC B,G,G,G| DGBG TAGBG|DGBG TA>GEc|BAGF GFED|TE>FGA BGG|| |:B|Td3e d>Bg>B|dBgB aAAB|Td^cde dBgB|(A/B/c) TBA BG G:|| g|(dg)bg T(ag)bg|(dg)bg T(ag)bg|(dg)bg T(ag)bg|Td>edc BGGg| (dg)bg T(ag)bg|(dg)bg T(ag)ea|(ba).g.f (gf).e.d|efga bggb|]


X:2 T:Lord MacDonald's Rant M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Preston's Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1793 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G d3e dBgB|dBgB aAAB|d3e dBgB|A/B/c BA BGG:|| B|DGBG AGBG|AGBG AGAB|DGBG AGBG|DEDC B,G,G,B| DGBG AGBG|AGBG AGAB|BAGF GFED|EGFA BGG|]


X:1 T:Lord McDonald’s Reel [4] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 (1796, No. 17, p. 7) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B|d3e d<Bg>B|dBgB a(AA)B|d^cde dBgB|(A/B/)c BABG G:| |:B|DGBG AGBG|DGBG AGAB|DGBG AGBG|dedc BGGG| DGBG AGBG|DGBG A>GEc|BAGF GFED|EFGA BGG:| |:B|Td3e d<Bg>B|dBgB a(AA)B|d^cde dBgB|A/B/cBA BGG:| |:g|(dg)bg T(ag)bg|(dg)bg T(ag)eg|(dg)bg T(ag)bg|d>edc B(GG)g| (dg)bg T(ag)bg|(dg)bg (ag)ea|(ba).g.f (gf).e.d|efga bgg:|]


X:1 T:Lord Macdonald’s Reel T:Lord Macdonald [4] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:John Gow – A Favorite Collection of Slow Airs, B:Strathspeys and Reels (London, c. 1804, p. 36) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B|d3e dBgB|dBgB aAAB|d3e dBgB|A/B/c BA BGG:| |:B|DGBG cABG|AGBG TA>GEA|DGBG cABG|DEDC B,G,G,:| |:d|g2 bg dgbg|agbg Ta>geg|g2bg dgbg|dedc BGG:|]


X:17 C:Page 08 T:Lord Mcdonalds Reel. MBe.17 T:Lord MacDonald [4] A:England;Cumbria;Towcett B:Matthew Betham MS, Towcett Cumbria, 1815 Z:VMP - Hugh Taylor, 2012 M:C L:1/8 Q:1/2=100 R: N:See a version in Harrison. N:NB-G note written as a crotchet. I have changed it to a quaver. K:G B|d3 e dBgB|dBgB aAAB|d3 e dBgB|A/B/c BA BGG"^Fine"|| z|"^rest added"DGBG AGBG|DGBG AGEF|DGBG AGBG|dedc BGG "^NB"G| dgbg agbg|dgbg ageg|agfe gfed|efga bggg"^D.C."|]


X:1 T:Lord Donald’s Reel T:AKA – “Lord MacDonald [4]” M:C| L:1/8 B:John Burks music manuscript collection (p. 14), dated 1821 N:Nothing is known of Burks or the provenance of his N:ms. but it is possible he was from England. N:His music ms. surfaced in the United States, and had possibly N:been in the possession of his descendants. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G|Td3e e<Bg<B|dBgB aAAB|d^cde dBgB|(A/B/c B)A BG G:| |:B|DGBG AGBG|DGBG AGAB|DGBG AGBG| DEDC B,G,G,G| DGBG AGBG|DGBG A>GEc|BAGF GFED|E>FGA BGG:|]


X:1 T:Lord MacDonald [4] M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 4 (1844–1845, p. 7) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B|d3e dBgB|dBgB aAAB|(d^c)de (dB)gB|(A/B/c) BA (BG)G:| B|(DG).B.G (AG).B.G|(DG).B.G (AG).E.A|(DG).B.G (AG).B.G|DEDC B,G,G,G| (DG).B.G (AG).B.G|(DG).B.G (AG).E.c|BAGF GFED|EFGA BGG|| |:B|d3e dBgB|dBgB aAAB|(d^c)de (dB)gB|(A/B/c) BA (BG)G:| g|(dg).b.g (ag).b.g|(dg).b.g (ag).e.g|(dg).b.g (ag).b.g|dedc BGGg| (dg).b.g (ag).b.g|(dg).b.g (ag).e.a|bagf gfed|efga bggb||


X:241 T:Lord Donnels Reel N:A version of "Lord MacDonald (4)," "Virginia Reel (1)," "Leather Breeches," "Leather Britches" O:No 241 William Clarke of Feltwell Z:Transcribed by David Dolby 2010 M:4/4 L:1/8 N:Key signature of C given in m.s. K:G (B/c/)||Sd3e dBge|defg aAA2|d3e dBge|dedc BGG:| |:dgbg agbg|dgbg age2|dgbg agbg|dedc BGG2| dgbg agbg|dgbg age2|c'bag gfed|efga bgg2S:|


X:1 T:Lord McDonnell’s Reel T:Lord MacDonald [4] M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 2, c. 1883, No. 137, p. 29) B: http://grier.itma.ie/book-two#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=28&z=-223.4849%2C324.6528%2C3456.3884%2C1771.4763 N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G DGBG AGBG|DGBG AGEG|DGBG AGAB|dedc BG G2| DGBG AGBG|cGBG AGEc|BAGF GFED|EFGA BG G2|| g2bg agbg|dgbg ageg|dgbg agbg|dedc BG G2| dgbg agbg|ag g ag e2|bagf gfed|efga bg g2|]


X:4 T:Lord MacDonald [4] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B/c/|d3e dBg2|dBg2 aAAB|d^cde dBgB|A/B/c BA BGG:| B|DGBG AGBG|DGBG AGEA|DGBG AGBG|DEDC B,G,G,G| DGBG AGBG|DGBG AGEB|cBAG GFED|EFGA BGG|| |:B/c/|d3e dBg2|g2fg aAAB|d^cde dBgB|A/B/c BA BGG:| g|dgbg agbg|dgbg aeeg|dgbg agbg|dedc BGGg| dgbg agbg|dgbg aeea|bagf gfed|efga bgg|]


X:1 T:Lord McDonald's Reel [4] S:Erskine Morris (1913-1997, Douglastown, Gaspé, Québec) M:C| L:1/8 N:ADae tuning K:D A,|SD2FD EDFD|A,DEG FDCE|D2FD EDCD|B,A,B,C B,A,B,C| D2FD EDFD|A,DEG FDEF|GFED CA,CA,|A,A,EC D2|| D|FAAB A2BA|Fddf ec d2|FAzB A2dA|FFEG FD3:|| A|d2fd edfd|ddfd edcA|d2fd edfd|ABAG FDAc| d2fd edfd|(3ddd fd e2ef|gfed cAcA |Bcde fe d2!D.S.!y|]


X:1 T:Lord MacDonald's Reel [4] S:Jean Carignan (1916-1988) M:C| L:1/8 N:In imitation of Michael Coleman's 78 RPM recording Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G DGBG dGBG|[G2c2]BG AFGE|DEGB AGG2|DEDC B,G,G,E| DGBG dGBG|[G2c2] B/c/B AGEG|BcBA GFGE|DEGA BGG2|| Bd (3ddd dBGB|defg aged|Bd{e}d^c dBGB|ABcA BGG2| Bd{e}d^c dBGB|defg aged|Bd{e}d^c dBGB|dedc BGGB|| dg (3bag agbg|dgbg ageg|dg (3bag agbg|dedc BGGB| dg (3bag agbg|dgbg ageg|{b}ag {b}(3agf gfe^c|dega bgg2|| Bd (3ddd dBGB|defg aged|Bd{e}d^c dBGB|ABcA BGG2| Bd{e}d^c dBGB|defg aged|Bd{e}d^c dBGB|dedc BGAF|]


X:2 T:Untitled T:MacDonald's Reel N:A variant of "Lord MacDonald's [4]." S:Grandy Fagnan (c.1902-1986, Camperville, Manitoba) M:C| L:1/8 R: Reel Q:"Fast" D:https://grandyproject.ca/tunes/ N:Appears as "G Reel #7" at https://grandyproject.ca/tunes/ Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G SB-cde dBg2|dB[Bg]B aded |B-cde dBgd|Bc/B/ A2 BG G2| B-cde dBgd|BBgB aded|B-cde dBgd|Bc/B/ A2 BG G2|| D-GBG AGEG|GGBG AG[G2B2]|D-G[GA]-[GB] DB, D2|G,2BG AGBG| GABG AGA2|b(a/g/ a)e dcB<A |GFGA BG G2|| |:(B>c)de dBg2|dBgB aBed|B>cde dB [Bg]d|(B>c) (A>c) BG G2:| dgbg agbg|dgbg agef|g2 bg agbg|dedc BG G2| dgbg agbg|[M:6/4]dgag a>ga2 bged |[M:C|]efga ba g2S||


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