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The Margaree reel

Also known as A Margaree, Donalbane, West Margaree.

There are 14 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

The Margaree has been added to 10 tune sets.

The Margaree has been added to 53 tunebooks.

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Two settings

1
X: 1
T: The Margaree
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
e3 d cAAc|(3efe eg fdfa|efed cAAc|Bcde fgaf|
e3 d cAAc|(3efe eg fdfa|efed cAAc|Bcde fefg||
a3 f ecce|abaf =g2 f=g|abaf ecac|Bcde fefg|
a3 f ecce|abaf =g2 f=g|abaf ecac|Bcde fgaf||
2
X: 2
T: The Margaree
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
e/e/e ed cAAB|AEAg fdfa|e/e/e ed c2 Ac|1 Bcde fdfa:|2 Bcde fdf^g
|:abaf ecce|abag fdf^g|abaf ecac|1 Bcde fdf^g:|2 Bcde g2 z2
|:aecf edce|aece g2 fg|1 aecf ecac|Bcde g2 fg:|afge fdec|Bcde fdfa||

Eight comments

Margaree

It seems a place name in Cape Breton.

The g’s in bars 2 and 6 of the A-part should be natural.

Here is the version which was worked on at Boxwood 2007 - I think it is pretty close to the version Chris Norman plays.

T:Margaree Reel
M:C|
S:Boxwood 2007
R:Reel
K:D
e/e/e ed cAAB | AEAg fdfa | e/e/e ed c2 Ac |1 Bcde fdfa :|2 Bcde fdf^g
||:abaf ecce | abag fdf^g | abaf ecac |1 Bcde fdf^g :|2 Bcde g2 z2
||:aecf edce | aece g2 fg |1aecf ecac | Bcde g2 fg :| afge fdec | Bcde fdfa ||

I think the arrangement was by Chris Norman/David Greenberg. And it was third in a set with Calum Crubach then Victoria Reel and then the Margaree reel. I have typed in the abc from the sheet music they handed out.