Annotation:Skye Dance (2)
X:1 T:Untitled T:Skye Dance [2] M:C L:1/8 R:Reel or Country Dance N:”(A) Skye dance” B:Patrick MacDonald – “Collection of Highland Vocal Airs” (Edinburgh, 1784, No. 28, p. 37) N:MacDonald was Minister of Kilmore in Argyleshire. The volume is N:dedicated to the ‘Gentlemen of the Highland Society in London’. F:https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Collection_of_Highland_Vocal_Airs_To_w/XCvLHYWLkFcC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amix e2 ee feef|affe ee e2|ffag f2 ee|feed dd d2|afff a2 ee|feed ddf2:| |:e2e2 ec c2|c(cdB) eee2|e2e2 ec c2|ccdB A2A2:|
SKYE DANCE [1]. Scottish, Reel (whole time). Scotland, Isle of Skye. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Skye Dance [2]" is one of four dance tunes collected on the Isle of Skye in the latter 18th century by the Rev. Patrick MacDonald, minister of Kilmore in Argyleshire.
