X:1
T:Lady Elizabeth Cole’s Reel
C:Robert Mackintosh
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Robert Mackintosh – “A Fourth Collection of New Strathspey Reels, also some Famous old Reels” (1804, pp. 28-29)
N:Dedicated to the Dutchess [sic] of Manchester
N:Robert “Red Rob” Mackintosh (c. 1745-1808) was a Scottish violinist and
N:composer active in Edinburgh at the end of the 18th century. Originally from
N:Tullymet, near Pitlochry, Perthshire. He moved to London in the last decade
N:of his life.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gmin
d|g2d e2c|d2B cBA|B2G A2G|^FAd D2d|
gdg ece|dBd cBA|Bcd cBA|[B,3D3G3][B,2D2G2]||
B/c/|dBG dBG|ede cdB|cAF cAF|dcd BcA|
BGE BGE|cBc ABG|^FGA DdA|BGG G2 (B/c/)|
dBG dBG|ede cdB|cAF cAF|dcd BcA|
BGE BGE|cBc ABG|^FGA DdA|BGG [B,2D2G2||
Portrait thought to be Lady Elizabeth Cole, Circle of William Beechey (British, 1753-1839)LADY ELIZABETH COLE'S REEL. Scottish, Jig (6/8 time). G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Lady Elizabeth Cole's Reel"--actually a jig in 6/8 time--was composed by Edinburgh fiddler-composer biography:Robert Mackintosh (c. 1745-1808).
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Charles Gore (A Fiddler's Book of Scottish Jigs from the 18th and 19th Centuries ); 1997; No. 15, p. 9. Robert Mackintosh (A Fourth Collection of New Strathspey Reels), 1803; pp. 28-29.
Recorded sources : - Molri Music,David Brewer and Rebecca Lomnicky - "Inspired" (2010). Melinda Crawford - "The Sheiling Braes" (2006). Stringfire - "Landslide" (2019). Terpsichore - "Caledonian Muse: Scottish Country Dance Music" (2006). Working Party WPCD 004, The Committee Band - "Marvellous" (2007). Tonegold Records TG20190095, Fiddlers2 - "Mirrors of Elsewhere: Scotland" (2019). LHG1, The Lewis Harp Group - "The Harpers Return/Clarsach mo chridhe".
