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 Theme code Index    1L3L6L3L 13L6L3L
 Also known as    Big John McNeal, John McNeil, John McNeil's Reel, Lord Ramsay's Reel
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Peter Milne
 Region    Scotland, Ireland, Canada, United States
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, Contra, Down-East/Maritime, Irish, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    IRELAND(Ulster), USA(Central), USA(Mid Atlantic), USA(New England), CANADA(Maritimes/English), CANADA(Ottawa Valley/Ontario), CANADA(Western Canada)
 Structure    AABB'
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Feldman & O'Doherty
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Northern Fiddler (The)
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 187
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1979
 Artist    Ward Allen
 Title of recording    Ward Allen Presents Maple Leaf Hoedown vol. 1
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    GRT Records SP 203
 Year recorded    
 Media    
 Score   ()   




X:1 T:Big John McNeil M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel K:A A,2CE FECE|AECE FECE|A,2CE FECE|FAGF EDCB,| A,2CE FECE|AECE FECB,|A,CB,D CEDF|EFBd cA A2:| |:eAfA eAcd|eAfA e2 (3agf|eAfA eAce|dedc B2 cd| eAfA eAcd|eAfA e2fg|agfe fedc|1 defg a2 cd:|2 BAGF EDCB,|]


X:2 T:Big John McNeil T:Lord Ramsey's Reel T:John McNeil's Reel C:Peter Milne (1824-1908) R:reel H:A version of this is also called "Big John MacNeill" D:De Dannan: Mist Covered Mountain D:Begley & Cooney: Meitheal Z:id:hn-reel-510 M:C| K:A A,2CE FECE|AECE FECE|A,2CE FECE|FCEC B,DCB,| A,2CE FECE|AECE FECE|D2FD CDEC|1 B,A,G,A, B,CDB,:|2 B,A,G,A, B,2cd|| |:eA~A2 eAfA|eA~A2 efga|eA~A2 agfe|dB=GB dGBd| eA~A2 eAfA|eA~A2 efga|agfe fedc|1 BAGA B2cd:|2 BAGF EDCB,||


X:3 T: Big John McNeil C: Peter Milne (1824-1908) N: Peter Milne was a friend and teacher of J.S.Skinner. B: Hunter 237, BSFC IX-2, John McNeil's Reel in SFT p.13, NEFR p.133 M: C| L: 1/8 F:http://jc.tzo.net/~jc/music/abc/Scotland/reel/BigJohnMcNeil_A3.abc K: A |: E2 \ |A,2CE FECE | AECE FECE |\ A,2CE FECE | FAGF EDCB, | A,2CE FECE | AECE FECE |\ |B,DCE DFEG | FAGB cA A2 :| |: cd |eAfA eAca | eAfA e2 (3fga |\ eAfA eAce | daca B2cd | | eAfA eAca | eAfA e2fg |\ agfe fedc |[1 defg a2 :|[2 BAGF EDCB, :| HA,4 |]