Colonel Thornton reel

Also known as Col. Thornton, Colonel Thornton’s, Colonel Thorton.

There are 10 recordings of this tune.

Colonel Thornton has been added to 1 tune set.

Colonel Thornton has been added to 66 tunebooks.

One setting

X: 1
T: Colonel Thornton
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amin
A| E(A,A,B,) C2 CE | DCB,D ECDB, | E(A,A,B,) C/C/C CE | DB,GB, (G,A,) A,:|
B,| (G,A,)A,C EA,CE | GEDG B,G,G,B, | (G,A,)A,C EA,CE| GEDB, A,/A,/A, A,B,|
(G,A,)A,A GAAE | GEDC B,DDA | E(A,A,B,) C/C/C CE | DB,GB, (G,A,) A,|
B,| A,aag {ab}agea | gedg BAGB| Aaab {ab}ageg | dBgB A2 AB |
Aaab {ab}ageb | gedg BAGB | cBAB cdec | dBgB A2A|

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Four comments

source: Sandy MacIntyre
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There is also a stratsprey with that name from The Athole Collection

Natalie MacMaster plays this on her "In My Hands" and "Live" albums.

This is also on Ashley MacIsaac’s "Fine, Thank you very much", the last tune of track 8 (marked as "nameless")

This tune is also the last tune of track 5 of Buddy MacMaster’s Judique on the Floor (listed as "Old Tradition")

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