Annotation:Mrs. McDowell's Reel
X:8 T:Mrs. McDowell’s Reel M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel/Country Dance O:Ireland B:Tracy’s selection of the present favorite country dances (179?) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F (A/B/c) cc (B>d) d2|(A/B/c) AF (EG)GB|(A/B/c) cc (B/c/d/e/) fd|cABG F2F2:|| ~g2 ae fcfa|~g2 af egga|~g2 ae fcfd|cABG F2 Fa| ~g2 ae fcfa|~2 af eggb|afcf ecfd|cABG F2F2|]
MRS. McDOWELL'S REEL. AKA - "Mrs. MacDougal Grant." Scottish, Irish; Strathspey, Reel or Country Dance (whole or cut time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. An early version of the tune is contained in a small volume called Tracy's selection of the present favorite country dances, published in Dublin in the 1790's. Tracy was evidently a dancing master who practiced in the city.
The first strain is substantially the same as the first strain of "Trip to Inchcomb (A)" as well as "Mrs. MacDowal Grant."
