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JOHN McCOLL'S REEL. Scottish, Pipe Reel. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by biography:J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927) in honor of Pipe Major John McColl (1860-1943), of Oban, who composed a number of famous marches, many still staples of pipe competitions (see his "[[]]," "[[]]," "[[]]," "[[]]," and "[[]]," to name a few). See also Skinner's march "Piper King (The)," also written in his honor. In addition to playing the pipes, McColl was an accomplished fiddler, Highland dancer and athlete.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Skinner (The Scottish Violinist), 1900; p. 28.

Recorded sources:

See also listing at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [1]

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-'''JOHN McCOLL'S REEL'''. Scottish, Pipe Reel. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by [[biography:J. Scott Skinner]] (1843-1927) in honor of Pipe Major John McColl, of Oban, who composed a number of marches. See also Skinner's march "[[Piper King (The)]]," also written in his honor.
+'''JOHN McCOLL'S REEL'''. Scottish, Pipe Reel. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by [[biography:J. Scott Skinner]] (1843-1927) in honor of Pipe Major John McColl (1860-1943), of Oban, who composed a number of famous marches, many still staples of pipe competitions (see his "[[]]," "[[]]," "[[]]," "[[]]," and "[[]]," to name a few). See also Skinner's march "[[Piper King (The)]]," also written in his honor. In addition to playing the pipes, McColl was an accomplished fiddler, Highland dancer and athlete.
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