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'''MRS. A. MACPHERSON OF INVERAN'''. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABCCDEEF. Composed by Pipe Major G.S. McLennan [http://www.pipetunes.ca/composers.asp?pg=Details&composerID=20] (1883-1927), a bagpiper revered in Highland circles. | '''MRS. A. MACPHERSON OF INVERAN'''. Scottish, Pipe Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABCCDEEF. Composed by Pipe Major G.S. McLennan [http://www.pipetunes.ca/composers.asp?pg=Details&composerID=20] (1883-1927), a bagpiper revered in Highland circles. Mrs. MacPherson was Alice Ross, who married Angus MacPherson (son of Malcolm "Calum Piobaire" MacPherson). The couple became innkeepers and ran a hotel in Invershin. Piper McLennan stayed at the hotel during a long recuperation from an illness, and the MacPhersons were happy to put him up. They wanted not a penny in recompense, and in gratitude McLennan wrote two tunes for them; a march for Angus, and the reel for Alice. | ||
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal></font> | ''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Wildcat Records WILDCD 101, Ronan Martin – “Ronan Martin” (2008).</font> | ||
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Revision as of 22:59, 18 November 2011
Tune properties and standard notation
MRS. A. MACPHERSON OF INVERAN. Scottish, Pipe Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABCCDEEF. Composed by Pipe Major G.S. McLennan [1] (1883-1927), a bagpiper revered in Highland circles. Mrs. MacPherson was Alice Ross, who married Angus MacPherson (son of Malcolm "Calum Piobaire" MacPherson). The couple became innkeepers and ran a hotel in Invershin. Piper McLennan stayed at the hotel during a long recuperation from an illness, and the MacPhersons were happy to put him up. They wanted not a penny in recompense, and in gratitude McLennan wrote two tunes for them; a march for Angus, and the reel for Alice.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Gordon Highlanders, Book 1. Scots Guards Book 1.
Recorded sources: Wildcat Records WILDCD 101, Ronan Martin – “Ronan Martin” (2008).