Colonel McBain's

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X:1 T:Colln. MacBain’s Reel M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Robert Bremner – “For the year 1769 a collection of scots reels, or country dances” (p. 101) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gdor c|(B/c/d) Gd BGdB|(A/B/c) Fc AFcA|(B/c/d) Gd BGdG|(^F/G/A) DF G2-G:| =f|f2 Bf B/B/B fB|c>dT(cB) ABcA|Gg-ga bag^f|gb (a/g/^f) g2-ga| (g/a/b) fd Bdfd|cdTcB ABcA|Bdg^f gdc_e|dBcA G2-G||

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:1 T:Colonel McBain M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 4 (1844–1845, p. 20) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin c|(B/c/d) Gd (BG)dB|(A/B/c) Fc(AF) cA|(B/c/d) Gd(BG) dG|^F/G/A D^F G2G:| A|B3-f B/B/B (fd)|cdcB ABcA|Ggga bag^f|(g/a/b) a^f g2 ga| (g/a/b) =fd (Bd)fd|cdcB ABcA|Bdg^f gdc_e|dBcA G2G||

X:1 T:Coll M’Bain’s Reel M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book vol. 1 (1844, p. 61) 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) D>F {F}G2G:| A|TB2 Bf B/B/ fd|c>dcB ABcA|Ggga bag^f|(g/a/b) a^f Tg2 ga| g/a/b (=fd) (B/c/d/e/) fd|c>dcB A>BcA|Bdg^f gdc_e|dBcA {^F}G2 G,||

X:1 T:Suìridhach a phoca mhine T:Woer with the pock of meal T:Colonel Macbain M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:William Gunn - The Caledonian Repository of Music B:Adapted for the Bagpipes (Glasgow, 1848, p. 9) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amix d|ceAa cAeA|BdGd BGdB|ceAa cAec|dBGB AAA:| d|c2 c<e c<cg>e|d>edc BcdB|d<aag aeea|gefd e2 ef| gage c<cge|dedc BcdB|d<aag aeea|ecdB AAA||

X:1 T:Colonel Mac Bean's Reel M:C L:1/8 R:Reel S:Rev. James Goodman music manuscript collection (vol. 2, p. 156) N:Canon Goodman was a uilleann piper and cleric who collected primarily N:in County Cork in the mid-19th century N:The key is given as G major in Goodman's MS, but this may have been N:a mistake in transcription, for it works well in G minor. F:http://goodman.itma.ie/volume-two#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=159&z=1464.1112%2C852.6783%2C7429.8284%2C2584.8765 F:at Trinity College Dublin / Irish Traditional Music Archive goodman.itma.ie Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G c|(3Bcd Gd BGdB|(3ABc Fc AFcA|(3Bcd Gd BGdB|(3ABc DF G3:| |:c|B2 Bc Bdfd|cdcB ABcA|g2 ga bagf|(3gab af g2 ga| (3gab fd Bdfd|cdcB ABcA|G2 (3gab fdcB|dcBA G2:|]

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:1 T:Col. McBain’s Reel M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 620) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf 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) D>F {F}G2G:| A|TB2 Bf B/B/b fd|c>dcB ABcA|Ggga bag^f|(g/a/b) a^f Tg2 ga| (g/a/b) =fd (B/c/d/e/) fd|c>dcB A>BcA|Bdg^f gdc_e|dBcA {F}G2G,||

X:1 T:Captain McBain’s Reel T:Colonel McBain’s M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 2, c. 1883, No. 6, p. 2) B: http://grier.itma.ie/book-two#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=1&z=21.9399%2C1493.3736%2C3044.8399%2C1065.1363 N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G Bc/d/ Gd BGdG|AB/c/ Fc AFcF|Bc/d/ Gd BGGB|AGFA G2A2| Bc/d/ Gd BGdG|AB/c/ Fc ABcA|Gggf gdBd|cAFA AG G2|| A|B2 =BA Bdfd|cdcB ABcA|Gggf gabg|agfa g2a2| G2 dc defd|cdcB AGFA|Gggf gdBd|AFA G2A2| BABA Bdgd|cdcB ABcA|Gggf gabg|agfa g2a2| bBBA Bdfd|cdcG ABcA|Ggga bgag|fdcA AG G2||

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||