Annotation:Miss E. MacLeod

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MISS E. MACLEOD. AKA - "Mrs. E. MacLeod." Scottish, Canadian; Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by Biography:Robert Mackintosh (c. 1745-1806) and first printed in his 4th collection of tunes (London, 1804). Paul Stewart Cranford (1995) notes that Winston ‘Scotty’ Fitzgerald popularized the tune among Cape Breton fiddlers, where it remains a popular reel, frequently recorded.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Cranford (Jerry Holland’s Collection), 1995; No. 11, p. 4. Mackintosh (Fourth Book of New Strathspey Reels), 1804.

Recorded sources:

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

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