Annotation:Miss MacLeod of Delvey's Reel
X:1 T:Miss MacLeod of Delvey's Reel C:R. MacDonald M:C| L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:James Taylor – A Collection of Strathspeys & Reels, together B:with a Set of Scots Quadrilles (Elgin, c. 1835, p. 11) N:”Most respectfully dedicated to Lady Dunbar of Northfield.” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin B,|A,AAB c2 cB/A/|FBBc d2 cB|FBBc dcdf|ecdB A2A:| ^g|aece fddf|eccA (BE)~E2|aece fddf|edcB A2 (A^g)| aece fddf|eccA BE ~E2|AcBd cedf|eab^g a2a||
MISS MACLEOD OF DELVEY'S REEL. Scottish, Reel (cut time). A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Miss MacLeod of Delvey's Reel" was attributed to "R. MacDonald" in Elgin musician, composer and music teacher James Taylor's first collection (c. 1835).
See also MacDonald's companion tune "Miss MacLeod of Delvey's Strathspey." See also Cuminestown fiddler-composer William Christie's tunes for Miss MacLeod of Delvey.
