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'''WEST MABOU REEL.''' Canadian, Reel. Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island. G Major (most versions): A Major (Shears). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (most versions): AAB (Shears): AABB. Mabou is a town in western Cape Breton. "West Mabou Reel" is a classic double-tonic reel thought at one time to have been composed by Donald John (the Tailor) Beaton (1854–1919), a Mabou fiddler renowned to this day in the region. According to fiddler John Campbell, the melody had another name prior to the 1920's, but at a big gathering in West Mabou, perhaps in the 1920's, the reel was played quite a bit and was known afterwards as "West Mabou." The reel is well-known among Cape Breton musicians and frequently recorded. Dunlay and Greenberg (1996) remark, however, that the melody seems to have “Irish variants and probable origins.” Paul Cranford finds three similar tunes in Irish tradition: “[[Mayo Lasses (The)]],” “[[Johnny When You Die (1)]],” “[[Old Maids of Galway (1) (The)]].” See also Patrick Street’s “[[Turf House Reel (The)]].” Dunlay & Greenberg note the tune facilitates “doubling the melody” (i.e. two fiddles, one playing an octave below the other). | |f_annotation='''WEST MABOU REEL.''' Canadian, Reel. Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island. G Major (most versions): A Major (Shears). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (most versions): AAB (Shears): AABB. Mabou is a town in western Cape Breton. "West Mabou Reel" is a classic double-tonic reel thought at one time to have been composed by Donald John (the Tailor) Beaton (1854–1919), a Mabou fiddler renowned to this day in the region. According to fiddler John Campbell, the melody had another name prior to the 1920's, but at a big gathering in West Mabou, perhaps in the 1920's, the reel was played quite a bit and was known afterwards as "West Mabou." The reel is well-known among Cape Breton musicians and frequently recorded. Dunlay and Greenberg (1996) remark, however, that the melody seems to have “Irish variants and probable origins.” Paul Cranford finds three similar tunes in Irish tradition: “[[Mayo Lasses (The)]],” “[[Johnny When You Die (1)]],” “[[Old Maids of Galway (1) (The)]].” See also Patrick Street’s “[[Turf House Reel (The)]].” Dunlay & Greenberg note the tune facilitates “doubling the melody” (i.e. two fiddles, one playing an octave below the other). | ||
|f_source_for_notated_version=Donald Angus Beaton (Mabou, Cape Breton) [Dunlay & Greenberg, Dunlay & Reich]; Carl and Jackie Webster (Cardigan, central Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]. | |||
|f_printed_sources=Dunlay & Greenberg ('''Traditional Celtic Violin Music of Cape Breton'''), 1996; p. 94. Dunlay & Reich ('''Traditional Celtic Fiddle Music of Cape Breton'''), 1986; p. 61. Perlman ('''The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island'''), 1996; p. 48. Ruckert ('''John Campbell: A Cape Breton Legacy'''), 2009; p. 150. Shears ('''Gathering of the Clans Collection, vol. 1'''), 1986; p. 56. | |||
|f_recorded_sources=Audat 477-9010, Lee Creemo – “And the Eastern Variation.” | |||
Audat 477-9010, Lee Creemo – “And the Eastern Variation.” | |||
BM-91, Buddy MacMaster – “Glencoe Hall.” | BM-91, Buddy MacMaster – “Glencoe Hall.” | ||
BRG 012, BRG 013, Cape Breton Symphony – “Pure Cape Breton” (1987). | BRG 012, BRG 013, Cape Breton Symphony – “Pure Cape Breton” (1987). | ||
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WMT002, Wendy MacIsaac – “That’s What You Get” (1997?). | WMT002, Wendy MacIsaac – “That’s What You Get” (1997?). | ||
Cape Breton's Magazine Tape, Mike MacDougall – "Mike MacDougall's Tape For Fr. Hector" (1985). | Cape Breton's Magazine Tape, Mike MacDougall – "Mike MacDougall's Tape For Fr. Hector" (1985). | ||
|f_see_also_listing=Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [http://www.cbfiddle.com/rx/tune/t1748.html]<br> | |||
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [http://www.cbfiddle.com/rx/tune/t1748.html]<br> | |||
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/w05.htm#Wesmare]<br> | Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/w05.htm#Wesmare]<br> | ||
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [https://www.irishtune.info/tune/1195/]<br> | Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [https://www.irishtune.info/tune/1195/]<br> | ||
Hear/see Donald Angus Beaton playing the reel c. 1970 on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwuYD_ULZag]<br> | Hear/see Donald Angus Beaton playing the reel c. 1970 on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwuYD_ULZag]<br> | ||
See Paul Stewarts standard notation from John Campbell's book [https://www.cranfordpub.com/tunes/CapeBreton/WestMabouReel.htm]<br> | See Paul Stewarts standard notation from John Campbell's book [https://www.cranfordpub.com/tunes/CapeBreton/WestMabouReel.htm]<br> | ||
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WEST MABOU REEL. Canadian, Reel. Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island. G Major (most versions): A Major (Shears). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (most versions): AAB (Shears): AABB. Mabou is a town in western Cape Breton. "West Mabou Reel" is a classic double-tonic reel thought at one time to have been composed by Donald John (the Tailor) Beaton (1854–1919), a Mabou fiddler renowned to this day in the region. According to fiddler John Campbell, the melody had another name prior to the 1920's, but at a big gathering in West Mabou, perhaps in the 1920's, the reel was played quite a bit and was known afterwards as "West Mabou." The reel is well-known among Cape Breton musicians and frequently recorded. Dunlay and Greenberg (1996) remark, however, that the melody seems to have “Irish variants and probable origins.” Paul Cranford finds three similar tunes in Irish tradition: “Mayo Lasses (The),” “Johnny When You Die (1),” “Old Maids of Galway (1) (The).” See also Patrick Street’s “Turf House Reel (The).” Dunlay & Greenberg note the tune facilitates “doubling the melody” (i.e. two fiddles, one playing an octave below the other).
