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Captain Lachlan MacPhail Of Tiree reel

By Peter MacFarquhar

Also known as Lachlan MacPhail Of Tiree, Lachlan McPhail Of Tiree.

There are 8 recordings of this tune.

Captain Lachlan MacPhail Of Tiree has been added to 3 tune sets.

Captain Lachlan MacPhail Of Tiree has been added to 39 tunebooks.

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Two settings

1
X: 1
T: Captain Lachlan MacPhail Of Tiree
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
|:e2|AAAc e2 e2|faae feec|AAAc e2 ef|ecBA BBBc|
AAAc e2 e2|faae feec|AAAB cefc|BAAB A2:|
|:e2|a2 ea fecA|cAAc ceef|a2 ea fecA|Afec BBBe|
a2 ea fecA|cAAc ceef|AAAB cefc|BAAB A2:|
|:a2|cccB AAAc|e2 ef aefe|cccB AAAf|ecBA BBBa|
cccB AAAc|e2 ef aefe|AAAB cefc|BAAB A2:|
|:e2|a2 ae feef|cAce faae|a2 ae feef|ecBA BBBe|
a2 ae feef|cAce faac|AAAB cefc|BAAB A2:|
2
X: 2
T: Captain Lachlan MacPhail Of Tiree
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
{g}A>{d}A {e}A>{d}c {gef}e2 {A}e2|{g}f>a {g}a>e {g}f>e{A}e>c|{g}A>{d}A {e}A>{d}c {gef}e2 {A}e>f|{g}e>c {g}B/{d}A3/2 {g}B>{d}B{e}B>{d}c|
{g}A>{d}A {e}A>{d}c {gef}e2 {A}e2|{g}f>a {g}a>e {g}f>e{A}e>c|{g}A>{d}A {e}A>B {g}c<e{g}f>c|{g}B>{d}A {e}A>{d}B {AGAG}A3 e||
{ag}a2 e<a f>e{g}c/{d}A3/2|{g}c>{d}A {e}A>{d}c {g}c<e{A}e>f|{ag}a2 e<a f>e{g}c/{d}A3/2|{g}A>f {g}e>c {g}B>{d}B{e}B>e|
{ag}a2 e<a f>e{g}c/{d}A3/2|{g}c>{d}A {e}A>{d}c {g}c<e{A}e>f|{g}A>{d}A {e}A>B {g}c<e{g}f>c|{g}B>{d}A {e}A>{d}B {AGAG}A2 a2||
c>{d}c {e}c>B {g}A>{d}A{e}A>{d}c|{gef}e2 {A}e>f a>e{g}f>e|c>{d}c {e}c>B {g}A>{d}AA>f|{g}e>c {g}B/{d}A3/2 {g}B>{d}B{e}B>a|
c>{d}c {e}c>B {g}A>{d}A{e}A>{d}c|{gef}e2 {A}e>f a>e{g}f>e|{g}A>{d}A {e}A>B {g}c<e{g}f>c|{g}B>{d}A {e}A>{d}B {AGAG}A3 e||
a>{g}a {g}a>e {g}f>e{A}e>f|{g}c/{d}A3/2 {d}c<e {g}f>a{g}a>e|a>{g}a {g}a>e {g}f>e{A}e>f|{g}e>c {g}B/{d}A3/2 {g}B>{d}B{e}B>e|
a>{g}a {g}a>e {g}f>e{A}e>f|{g}c/{d}A3/2 {d}c<e {g}f>a{g}a>c|{g}A>{d}A {e}A>B {g}c<e{g}f>c|{g}B>{d}A {e}A>{d}B {AGAG}A4||

Five comments

Captain Lachlan MacPhail of Tiree

In response to a recent request. A pipe reel very popular in the Highlands of Scotland. Composed, I believe, by Peter Farquhar. If anyone has more to add on either the composer or the origin of the tune title, then please add some comments.

Key signature

As a fiddler, I play this in Amaj. Clearly this is strictly not correct when played on the pipes, but I hope I’m forgiven for posting it in this key.

Key

since the tune avoids the G it’s fair to call it Amajor

Captain Lachlan MacPhail of Tiree

I think that “Cach Mhor Fiddler” means Peter MacFarquhar, (1913-1979) . Peter was born in Tiree but was brought up in Skye. He was in the merchant navy, a sub-postmaster and postman in Skye, and a well-known piper taught by Pipe Major Willie MacDonald of the Scots Guards. Peter also composed that other great tune “‘Kenny Gillies of Portnalong.’” Lachlan MacPhail was born on 6 Dec 1889 in Cornaigmore, Isle of Tiree, Argyll and died on 2 Sept 1961 in “Isle of Mull”, Scotstoun, Glasgow.

Re: Captain Lachlan MacPhail Of Tiree

This should be posted with three sharps, as in the first submission, rather than two as with the second.