Annotation:Logaisean (Na)
X:1 T:Logaisean, Na M:C| L:1/8 N:”A Very Old Reel” B:Alexander Mackay – A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes… B:Chiefly composed by Alexander Mackay, Musician Islay (c. 1822, p. 9) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104487947 N:Dedicated to the Right Hon. Lady Elinor Campbell of Islay and Shawfield. N:Mackay was born c. 1775 and was a fiddler-composer from Islay. Many of his N:tune titles are reflect Islay settings. N:Printed in Glasgow by J. MacFadyen, 30 Wilson St. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Dmin A|G/G/G c2 AFFA|BGGA cAFA|G/G/G c2 AFFA|BAGA FDD:| e|fedf cdcA|fede fgag|(fe)df cdcA|BAGA FDDe| fedf cdcA|fede fgag|fadf cfAc|(BA)GA FDD||
NA LOGAISEAN (The Old Shoes). Scottish, Reel (cut time). D Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Islay fiddler-composer Alexander Mackay (born c. 1773) included this tune in his c. 1822 volume, calling it "a very old reel." Logaisean are mentioned in this superstition from Argyllshire:
