X:0
T: MacDonald of the Isles
T: 3x32S3
C: Derek Haynes 1966
B: Foss/Glen
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
F:http://john-chambers.us/~jc/music/abc/Scotland/MacDonaldOfTheIsles1.abc 2024-04-16 064833 UT
K:
X:1
P: the Smith's a Gallant Fireman (Carrick's Rant)
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Often attributed incorrectly to J.S.Skinner. He wrote variations, but it's an old tune.
B: John Anderson's "Second Collection of New Highland Strathspey Reels" 1791
% 4 ways to give the publication date:
O: 1791
N: Published 1791
%D: 1791
%date: 1791
%%slurgraces yes
%%graceslurs yes
B: In O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland under the title "More Luck to Us"
B: H&C p.87 (best setting)
B: Skye p.44
B: BSFC VII-2 and I-55
B: BSFC Session Tune Book 2016 p.55
M: C
L: 1/8
K: D
[| "D"~D2 D>F {F}A2 A>B | A>B d>A F2 D2 \
| "Em"~E2 E>G {G}B2 B>f | g>f e>d "A7"B>A B{c}d |
| "D"~D2 D>F {F}A2 A>B | A>B d>A F2 D>F \
| "G"G>B G<B "D"F>A F<A | "Em"E>F G>A "A7"B>A B>c ||
|| "D"d2 f>e e<d d>B | A>B d>A F2 D2 \
| "Em"e2 g>f e<e e>f | "G"g>f e>d "A7"B>A B>c |
| "D"d2 f>e e<d d>B | A>B d>A F2 D2 \
| "G"G>B G<B "D"F>A F<A | "Em"E>F G>A "A7"B>A B{c}d |]
%%sep 1 0 500
%%sep 1 0 500
X:2
P: the Kail Pot
O: ca.1880
R: strathspey
B: Kerr "Merry Melodies" v.3 1880s
Z: 2005 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C
L: 1/8
K: Dm
A \
| "Dm"D>E F>G A<A d>e | "Dm"f>e d>f "A7"e<A A>^c \
| "Gm"d>c B>A "(Bb)"B>A G>F | "A(m)"(3EFG (3AGA "Dm"F<D D :|
|: A \
| "Dm"d>^c d>e f>e d>e | "F"f>e f>a "C7"g<c c>e \
| "Bb"f>e f>a "C"g>f e>g | "Dm"(3fed "A7"(3^cde "Dm"d<D D :|
X:3
P: the Banks of Spey
C: William Marshall
%date: c.1786
N: Caledonian Companion p.88.
N: Wm. Marshall p.48; Hardie p.88; SFT p.3; BSFC II-21
N: played by Ed Pearlman on BH 4A; Dancing Strings tape Siegal/Payne
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C
L: 1/8
K: ADor
E | "Am"{E}[A2A2] A>B A>B c>e | "G"d<c B->A ~G3 E \
| "Am"[A2A2] A>B A>B c>d | "C"e<c d->e "G"~g4 |
y | "Am"a>g e-<c d<e g-<a | "Em"e-<g g>B "G"~G3 B \
| "Am"A-<E A>B "(F)"c>d e-<g | "Dm"e-<d "E7"c>B "Am"A3 |]
c | "Am"A-<E A>c A-<E A>c | "G"B>c d>{c}B {A}~G3 B \
| "Am"A-<E A>c A-<E c>d | "C"e>c d-<e "G"~g4 |
y | "Am"a>g e-<c d<e g-<a | "Em"e-<g g>B "G"~G3 B \
| "Am"A-<E A>B "(F)"c>d e-<g | "Dm"e-<d "E7"c>B "Am"A3 |]
X:4
P: the Iron Man
C: J.S.Skinner
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Hunter 128; Gathering of Clans p.40; BSFC III-10 and IV-9; Phillips p.31
D: Winston Scotty Fitzgerald on Celtic 17
D: Tommy Peoples on Iron Man tape
L: 1/8
M: 4/4
K: A
E \
| "A"A2 c>A "E7"B>G "A"A>B | c2 e>c "E7"d>B "A"c<e \
| "D"f2 d>f "A"e2 c>e | "Bm"(3dcB (3cBA "E7"G<B B>c |
| "A"A2 c>A "E7"B>G "A"A>B | c2 e>c "E7"d>B "A"c<e \
| "D"f2 d>f "A"e<a c>A | "Bm"(3Bcd "E7"(3dcB "A"c<A A |]
g \
| "A"a>A g>A "(D)"f>A "A"e>A | (3cBA e>g a>e c>A \
| "E7"d>E c>E B>E c>E | (3dcB (3cBA (3Bcd (3efg |
| "A"a>A g>A "(D)"f>A "A"e>A | (3cBA e>g a>e c>A \
| "D"d2f>d "A"(3eag (3fed | "E7"(3cBA (3GAB "A"c<A A |]