Annotation:Rob Roy MacGregor

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X:1 % T:Rob Roy MacGregor M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Emin B|:G<E E2 D/F/G B,2|E>FG>A B>AG>e|G<E E2 E/F/G B,2| E>FG>A B2 BA:||:c|d<Gd>e d>BA>B|d>Ge>G B2 B>c| |1 d>Gd>e d>BA>B|G>EG>A B2B:|2 dB g>e d>BA>B|E>FG>A B2B|| |:^d|e>E E2 E/F/G B,2|E>FG>A B>AG>e|G<E E2 E/F/G B,2| E>FG>A B2B:|A|G<d d>B d<G d>c|B<e e>f g>fe>g| G<d d>B d<G d>B|G<EG>A B2 B>A|G<d d>B d<G d>c| B<e e>f g>fe>f|g<be<g B<gA<B|E>FG>A B2 B>A||

ROB ROY MACGREGOR (Rob Ruadh Macghriogair). Scottish, Slow Strathspey. E Minor or E Minor ('A' and 'C' parts) & G Major ('B' and 'D' parts). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABCD (Fraser): AABB'CCD (Athole). John Purser calls this tune "a classic traditional strathspey reel." See note for "annotation:Lady's Expostulation with Rob Roy (The)" for a brief discussion of Rob Roy [1].

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Fraser (The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles), 1816; No. 190, pp. 78-79. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 255.

Recorded sources: - Culburnie Records CUL 121D, Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas – “Fire and Grace” (2004). Redwing Music RWMCD 5410, Abby Newton – “Castles, Kirks and Caves” (2001).