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|f_annotation='''MACKENZIE HAY.''' AKA - "McKenzie Hay." Scottish, Strathspey or Highland Schottische. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927), who recorded it himself on a wax cylinder in London in 1906. It was published in the early 20th century on a single song sheet [http://www.abdn.ac.uk/scottskinner/display.php?ID=JSS0708], paired with Skinner's reel "[[Spey in Spate (The)]]." MacKenzie Hay, to whom the tune was dedicated, was the President of the Highland Strathspey and Reel Society in London (or, as James Hunter records, The Caledonian Society of London). Cape Breton fiddler Bill Lamey recorded the tune (in medley with Skinner's "[[Kirrie Kebbuck]]") on 78 RPM. | |f_annotation='''MACKENZIE HAY.''' AKA - "McKenzie Hay." Scottish, Strathspey or Highland Schottische. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927), who recorded it himself on a wax cylinder in London in 1906. It was published in the early 20th century on a single song sheet [http://www.abdn.ac.uk/scottskinner/display.php?ID=JSS0708], paired with Skinner's reel "[[Spey in Spate (The)]]." MacKenzie Hay, to whom the tune was dedicated, was the President of the Highland Strathspey and Reel Society in London (or, as James Hunter records, The Caledonian Society of London<ref>The name of MacKenzie Hay is absent from the list of Presidents of the Caledonian Society from 1837-1905. Nor are there records of a MacKenzie Hay connected with a Highland Strathspey and Reel Society in London, nor does the name appear in any other records found to date.</ref>). Cape Breton fiddler Bill Lamey recorded the tune (in medley with Skinner's "[[Kirrie Kebbuck]]") on 78 RPM. | ||
[[File:skinner.jpg|200px|thumb|left|J. Scott Skinner]] [[File:skinnerhay.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The sheet music cover for "MacKenzie Hay" and "Spey in Spate" (dedicated to Mrs. Hay). ]] | [[File:skinner.jpg|200px|thumb|left|J. Scott Skinner]] [[File:skinnerhay.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The sheet music cover for "MacKenzie Hay" and "Spey in Spate" (dedicated to Mrs. Hay). ]] | ||
|f_source_for_notated_version=fiddler Jean-Ann Callender (Aberdeen) [Martin]. | |f_source_for_notated_version=fiddler Jean-Ann Callender (Aberdeen) [Martin]. |
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X: 1 T: MacKenzie Hay C: J.S.Skinner R: strathspey B: Christine Martin "Ceol na Fidhle" v.2 p.15 1988 D: J.S.Skinner 1906 (wax cylinder) Z: 2008 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: C L: 1/8 K: D G \ | "D"F<D F>A {c}d2 d>f | "A"e>c "E"d>B "A"c<A A>=c \ | "G"B<G d>B "D"A2 F>D | "A"E>A "E7"^G>B "A"(3ABA "A7"=GFE | y2 \ | "D"F<D F>A {c}d2 d>f | "A"e>c "E"d>B "A"c<A A>=c \ | "G"(3BGB (3dcB "D"(3Afe (3dcB | "A7"(3ABA (3GFE "D"F<D D |] g \ | "D"f<d "A7"g>e "(D)"{^g}a2 "D"f>d | "A"e>c "E7"d>B "A"c<A "A7"A>g \ | "D"f>d "A"g>e "D"a>f "G"b>g | "D"a>f "A"g>e "D"f<d d>g | y2 \ | "D"f<d "A7"g>e "(D)"{^g}a2 "D"f>d | "A"e>c "E7"d>B "A"c<A "A7"A>=c \ | "G"(3BGB (3dcB "D"(3Aag (3fed | "A7"(3cBA (3GFE "D"F<D D |]
MACKENZIE HAY. AKA - "McKenzie Hay." Scottish, Strathspey or Highland Schottische. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927), who recorded it himself on a wax cylinder in London in 1906. It was published in the early 20th century on a single song sheet [1], paired with Skinner's reel "Spey in Spate (The)." MacKenzie Hay, to whom the tune was dedicated, was the President of the Highland Strathspey and Reel Society in London (or, as James Hunter records, The Caledonian Society of London[1]). Cape Breton fiddler Bill Lamey recorded the tune (in medley with Skinner's "Kirrie Kebbuck") on 78 RPM.
- ↑ The name of MacKenzie Hay is absent from the list of Presidents of the Caledonian Society from 1837-1905. Nor are there records of a MacKenzie Hay connected with a Highland Strathspey and Reel Society in London, nor does the name appear in any other records found to date.