Lord MacDonald (4)
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 McDoonelad [sic] Reel [4] S:Thomas Kernan music manuscript collection (1844, No. 120) N:Kernan was a musician from Abbeyshrule, Co Longford. M:C L:1/8 Z:Conor Ward K:G ~d3e dBgB|dBgB cAAB|~d3 e dBgB|cedc BG G2:| EGBG AGBG|DGBG A~GEG|EGBG AGBG|dedc B~G G2| EGBG AGBG|DGBG A~GEc|BAGF GFED|EFGA BG G2||
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||