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Theme code Index	3b13b5 27bL24
Also known as	Ardtaoiseac Mic Baeitine (An), Colonel McBean, Colonel M'Bain's Reel, Col. McBain, Boston Rattlers', Brian Boru's March (1), Dan Sullivan's Reel, Devonshire Hunt (The), Devonshire Reel (1) (The), Duke of Clarence Reel (The), General McBean, Hobb's Favorite, John Frank, Johnny's Wedding, Miss Abercrombie's Reel, Sporting Paddy (3), Sporting Molly, Phelan's Fancy
Composer/Core Source
Region	Canada, Ireland, Scotland
Genre/Style	Cape Breton/PEI, Irish, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	2 flats
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	4/4
History	CANADA(Maritimes/English)
Structure	AAB
Editor/Compiler	Robert Ross
Book/Manuscript title	Book:A Choice Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances & Strathspeys etc.
Tune and/or Page number	p. 30
Year of publication/Date of MS	1780
Artist	Biography:Joe Cormier
Title of recording	Old Time Wedding Reels
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Rounder 7013
Year recorded	1992
Media
Score ()

Tune annotations

X:1
%
T:Colln. McBean’s Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Robert Ross – Choice Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances 
B:& Strathspeys (Edinburgh, 1780, p. 19)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gmin
c|(B/c/d) (Gd) BGdB|(A/B/c) (Fc) AFcA|(B/c/d) (Gd) BGdG|(^F/G/A) DF (G2 G):|
A|B3f B/B/B (fB)|(c>dTc>)B ABcA|G (g2a) bag^f|gba^f g2 (ga)|
(g/a/b) (=fd) Bdfd|(c>d)TcB ABcA|Bdg^f gBce|dBcA (G2 G)|]

X:1
%
T:Colonel McBain
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:John Sutherland music manuscript collection, c. 1785
N:Sutherland was a pastoral piper from Aberdeenshire
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
B|(G/A/B) EB GEBE|(F/G/A) DA FDAF|(G/A/B) EB GEBE|(F/G/A) DF E2E2:|
|:FGGd BGdB|ABAG FGAF|Eeef gfed|eg(f/e/d) e2 ef|
(e/f/g) dB GBdB|ABAG FGAF|GBed eBAc|BGAF E2E2:|

X:1
%
T:Colonel Macbain’s Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Joshua Campbell – A Collection of New Reels & Highland Strathspeys (Glasgow, 1789, pp. 32-33)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gmin
c|TB2 (Gd) BGdG|(A/B/c) (Fc) AFcA|TB2 (Gd) BGdG|TA>^FDF G3:|
A|B2 (Bf) B/B/B (dB)|c>dcB ABcA|G(gg)a bag^f|(g/a/b) (a^f) g2 (g>a)|
(g/a/b) (fd) Bdbd|caBg ABcA|Gg^fa gBce|dBcA G2G||

X:2
%
T:Col. Macbean's Reel
C:R. Petrie
S:Petrie's Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c.
Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 6/11/04
N:Petrie's Second Collection, page 14
L:1/8
M:C|
R:Reel
K:Gm
c|(B/c/d) (Gd) BGdG |(A/B/c) (Fc) AFcF|(B/c/d) (Gd) BGdG |^F/G/A DF G2 G, :|
A|B3f B/B/B (fd)|cdcB ABcA|G(gga) bag^f|gba^f g2 (ga)|
(g/a/b) (fd) Bdfd|cdcB ABcA|Bdg^f gdce |dBcA G2G |]

X:3
%
T:Colonel McBain
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:J. Anderson - Anderson's Budget of Strathspeys, Reels & Country Dances 
B: for the German Flute or Violin (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 30)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
d|(c/d/e) (Ae) cAec|BdGd BGdB|(c/d/e) (Ae) cAec|BGEG A2z:||
B|(ce).g.e (ce).g.e|dedc cBAG|Aaab c'bag|ac'ag a2a2|
gc'ge cege|dedc BcdB|ceag aedf|ecdB A2A||

X:4
%
T:Colonel McBain's Reel 
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Rice-Walsh manuscript
Z:Paul Kinder
R:Reel
K:Edor
EF|GEBE GABG|FDAD FGAF|GEBE GABc|dBAF E2 EF|
GEBE GABG|FDAD FGAF|GEBE GABc|dBAF E2||
ef|gefd edBc|dBAG FD D2|gfed edBA|Beed e2 ef|
gefd edBc|dBAG FD D2|EFGA B2 Bc|dBAF E2||

X:5
%
T:Colonel MacBean
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection  (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Gmin
c|B/c/d Gd BGdG|A/B/c Fc AFcA|B/c/d Gd BGdG|^F/G/A DF G2G:|
A|~(B2 B)f B/B/B fd|cdcB ABcA|G(gg)a bag^f|g/a/b a^f ~g2 ga|
g/a/b fd ~Bdfd|cdcB ABcA|Bdg^f gdce|dBcA G2G||

X:6
%
T:Colonel McBain
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 645
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Emin
EF|GBEF GEBE|FADE FDAD|GBEF GEBE|FADF E2 EF|
GBEF GEBE|FADE FDAD|G2 GF GBdB|AFDF E2||EF|
G2 GF GBdB|ABAG FAAF|Eee^d ef|gefd Beef|
gfge dedB|ABAG FGAF|Beed BcdB|AFDF E2||

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