Annotation:McLeod's Reel
X:1 T:McLeod's Reel M:2/4 L:1/8 N:An American version of the Scottish "Miss McLeod's Reel" B:Ford - Traditional Music in America (1940, p. 31) K:G B/A/|Gg e/d/e/g/|BB/A/ BB/A/|Gg e/d/e/g/|AA/G/ A/c/B/A/| Gg e/d/e/g/|BB/A/ Bd|e>f e/d/e/f/|g/e/d/B/ A:| |:B/A/|G/A/B/c/ d/B/G/A/|B/c/B/A/ B/c/B/A/|G/A/B/c/ d/B/G/B/|AA/G/ A/c/B/A/| G/A/B/c/ d/B/G/A/|B/c/B/A/ Bd|e>f e/d/e/f/|g/e/d/B/ A:|]
McLEOD'S REEL. Irish, American; Reel (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Morrison): AABB (Ford). "McLeod's Reel" is an interesting juxtaposition of variants of the core tune, "Miss MacLeod's Reel," in two very different genres in the United States. The earlier setting is from James "The Professor" Morrison, well-known for his County Sligo style fiddle playing and numerous 78 RPM recordings, but who also was a music teacher in the Bronx, New York City, who played several instruments, including the accordion. The second setting is from Ira Ford's 1940 book of American dance tunes collected from a number of (usually unnamed) sources available to him in the Midwest. Presumably, his setting of "McLeod's" is from a local dance fiddler, but, since the source is not listed this remains speculative. The versions of the tune, however, are recognizably similar versions of the core Scottish melody.
