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Major David Manson reel

There are 8 recordings of a tune by this name.

Major David Manson has been added to 8 tunebooks.

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One setting

X: 1
T: Major David Manson
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
C: PM Peter R. MacLeod.
[|D2FE FDDF|A2dA FDDF|G2BG FAFD|F2GF ECCE|
FDFE FDDF|A2dA FDDF|G2BG FAFD|GEEA D3A|]
[|d2Ad cAFG|B2AG FED2|BAF2 G2A2|D2FD ECCE|
d2Ad cAFG|B2AG FEDF|G2BG FAFD|GEEA D3A|]
[|DDDF ABAF|A2d^c BdAF|G2BG FAFD|F2GF ECCE|
DDDF ABAF|A2d^c BdAF|G2BG FAFD|GEEA D3A|]
[|d2A2 dAAd|BGGB AFD2|BAF2 G2A2|D2FD ECCE|
d2A2 dAAd|BGGB AFD2|G2BG FAFD|GEEA D3A|]

Seven comments

Major David Manson

This is the 2nd tune in a set called Hogties Reel on the Green Ginger’s album, Miss Ogilvie’s Fancy.

I got the initial notes from, then tweaked and shifted key to D to match the recording
http://tunearch.org/wiki/Major_David_Manson

Another piping travesty…

2 parts of a 4-part tune - never heard anyone in Scotland play it in this key. How about giving credit to the composer ?

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Also…

Composed by P.M. Peter R. MacLeod.

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Very nice whistle!

Kenny, thanks much for whistle link. Its does seem that other parts are quite worth putting up as well. I’m on my way to Folklife (Seattle) right now, but later. The link I posted as my original note source includes the composer and other info as well. The key change (Ador to Dmix) sounds good so that’s why they did it in D. Since its Amix its works quite well on the Whistle, where as Dmix gets busted by the low C.

Revised

I finally got around to writing the out to match the examples I posted with it.

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