MacKenzie Hay strathspey

By James Scott Skinner

Also known as McKenzie Hay.

There are 11 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

The Spey In Spate (a few times),
The Devil’s Elbow (a few times) and
The Kirrie Kebbuck (a few times).

MacKenzie Hay has been added to 11 tunebooks.

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One setting

X: 1
T: MacKenzie Hay
R: strathspey

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
G|F<D F>A {c}d2 d>f|e>>c d>>B (c<A) A>=c|B<G d>B (A2 F>)D|E>>A ^G>>B (3ABA (3=GFE|
F<D F>A {c}d2 d>f|e>>c d>>B (c<A) A>=c|(3BGB (3dcB (3Afe (3dcB|(3ABA (3GFE F<D [DA,]||
g|f<d g>e {^g}a2 f>d|e>>c d>>B (c<A) A>>g|f>d g>e a>f b>g|a>>f g>>e (f<d) (d>g)|
f<d g>e {^g}(a2 f>)d|e>>c d>>B (c<A) A>=c|(3BGB (3dcB (3Aag (3fed|(3cBA (3GFE F<D [DA,]||

Four comments

MacKenzie Hay C: J Scott Skinner.

Another Skinner tune. This one can be played as either a strathspey or a schottische. Note the double dotted quavers. Skinner dedicated the tune to “Mackenzie Hay, President of the Strathspey and Reel Society of London”. I have not found any further info on this person.

You can see a setting for fiddle and piano here, and scroll down to hear a recording of Skinner playing it:
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/scottskinner/display.php?ID=JSS0708

Oban MusicFestival

Im entering an accordian compotition and was wondering if there were any good marchesto go with it?

Questions like that would probably be better raised in the discussion forum.

Look at “Recordings…”

There are 10 “Recordings of a tune by this name” - see above. Have a look at what they play with it.

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