Memories Of Father Angus MacDonnell march

This lovely march is a composition by Cape Breton fiddler Mike MacDougall. It’s popular in Edinburgh areas.

I’ve been enjoying this simple tune on my new wooden flute, but it will be nice on guitar and banjo, too. It goes well with modern Breton hornpipe The Last Pint (G).

We play this as a Schottische rather than as a hornpipe.We use it lots for the Canadian Barn Dance. Its good to discover that the tune is Canadian too. We pair it with Sidlaw Hills.

What is so clever about it is its simplicity,only the first bar is different between the a and b parts.
Noel Jackson
Angels of the North

I heard this lovely tune played Anna-Wendy Stevenson on a front porch in NC. She’s a wonderful scottish fiddler from Edinburgh.

K: G Maj
|: (3DEF |
G>G G<A G>F E<D | B<d d<B d2 (3Bcd | e2 d<B c>A B<G | E4 E2 (3DEF |
(3GGG G<A G>F E<D | B<d d<B d2 (3dge | d>B G<B A>G A<B | G4 G2 :|
|: (3Bcd |
e>e e<f g>f e>d | B<d d<B d2 (3Bcd | e2 d<B c>A B<G | E4 E2 D>F |
G2 (3GGG G>F E<D | B<d d<B d2 g>e | d<B G<B A>G A<B | G2 (3GGG G2 :|

K: C Maj
|: (3GAB |
c>B cd cB AG | e<g ge g2 (3efg | af ge fd ec | A<d dB cB AG |
cc/B/ cd cB AG | e<g (3gfe gc c’a | g>e (cde dc de | c2 c>B c2 :|
|: eg |
a2 (3fga c’d’/c’/ ba | g2 c’a g2 eg | af ge fd ec | A<d dB cB AG |
cc/B/ cd cB AG | e<g ge g2 c’>a | g>e (cde dc de | c2 c>B c2 :|

Peggy’s Jig
https://thesession.org/tunes/3088

Mike MacDougall’s Jig
https://thesession.org/tunes/4684

Mike MacDougall’s Jig
https://thesession.org/tunes/4688

Mary Ann MacDougall’s March
https://thesession.org/tunes/5036

Father Eugene’s Welcome To Cape North - march
https://thesession.org/tunes/5047

X:1
T:Father Angus MacDonnell
M:4/4
R:
K:G
|:D2|G2GAGFED|BddBd2Bd|e2dBcABG|E2E2E2D2|
G2GAGFED|BddBd2ge|dBGBAGAB|G2G2G2:|
|:B2|e2efgfed|BddBd2Bd|e2dBcABG|E2E2E2D2|
G2GAGFED|BddBd2ge|dBGBAGAB|G2G2G2:|

Found that on the web…

Anyone heard Rachel Davis’ rendition of this on her album (by her name?) If so, does anyone know the names of the strathspey she plays immediately following it? I’ve picked it up by ear, but it’d be nice to have something to call it!

According to the Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index, the strathspeys are "The Duchess of Hamilton" and "Lord Lovat’s Welcome". 🙂

https://cbfiddle.com/rx/rec/r453.html

Upbeat version by the wonderful Prince Edward Island fiddler Cynthia MacLeod. Do listen to the whole set - some of the most fun fiddling you’ll ever hear!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEhzzpS-FQM

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