Annotation:MacBeth's Strathspey

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MACBETH'S STRATHSPEY. AKA and see "Lady MacKenzie of Seaforth." Scottish, Pipe Strathspey. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'B. A traditional pipe tune known under the above title by pipers.

Source for notated version: learned by the late Cape Breton fiddler Jerry Holland (1955-2009, Inverness, Cape Breton) from a 78 RPM recording of Little Jack MacDonald [Cranford].

Printed sources: Cranford (Jerry Holland's Collection), 1995; No. 30, p. 9.

Recorded sources: Jerry Holland - "Crystal Clear" (2000). The Tannahill Weavers - "Land of Light" (2006).

See also listing at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [1]
Hear a pipe version of tune played at Tobar an Dualchais [2] [3] (2nd tune in medley, following Duchess of Edinburgh (The), and preceeding Lord MacDonald).

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