Annotation:Alasdair MacAlister
X:1 T:Allister McAllister M:C L:1/8 R:Quickstep B: John McLachlan - Piper’s Assistant (1854, No. 22, pp. 12-13) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amix e/d/|cA AB/A/|GA Ae/d/|cA A/B/c/d/|e2 Tfe/d/|cA A/A/B/A/|GA Ac| TBG G/A/B/c/|d2 d||e/d/|cee f/g/|ae Tfe/d/|cee f/g/|a2 e>d| ce eg|a/g/f/e/ g2|TBG G/A/B/c/|d2 de/d/|cee f/g/|ae e/f/e/d/| cee f/g/|a2 eg|ag/f/ gf/e/|fe/d/ eg|TBG G/A/B/c/|d2 d||
ALASDAIR MACALISTER. AKA - "Alistair/Allister/Alister MacAlastair/McAlister/Mac Alasdair." AKA and see "Little Katie Kearney." Scottish, Strathspey. A Mixolydian (McLachlan): A Minor (Doyle, Kerr, Skye): G Minor (Cole, White): E Minor (Robbins). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Cole, Doyle, Robbins, White): AAB (Athole, Skye): AABB (Hardings). A popular melody throughout Britain, Ireland and North America, in a variety of settings. Variants of the tune are played in Ireland as polkas under the names "Denis Doody's (2)," "Glin Cottage Polka (1) (The)," "Glen Cottage Polka (2) (The)," "Green Cottage (2) (The)," "McAllister's Fling," "St. Patrick was a Gentleman (2)" and "St. Patrick was Your Patron Saint." The Irish reels "Monaghan Twig (1)" and "Tinker's Apron (2) (The)" are also a cognate tunes.
