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 McLeod's Reel (1)/Mrs. MacLeod of Raasay," 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.
