Annotation:Happy Go Lucky

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HAPPY GO LUCKY. Canadian, Reel or Hornpipe. Canada, Cape Breton. C Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. A 'double-tonic' tune composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976), according to Cameron. Mark Wilson says it is credited to Donald MacLean.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; p. 18.

Recorded sources: Rounder LP7005, Carl MacKenzie - "Welcome to Your Feet Again" (1976. Appears as first hornpipe of "Robert Cormack, Aberdeen" medley). Rounder Heritage Series 1166-11592-2, Carl MacKenzie (et al) - "The Art of Traditional Fiddle" (2001. Appears as first hornpipe of "Robert Cormack, Aberdeen" medley).

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




Tune properties and standard notation