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Malcolm Finlay reel

Also known as Calum Fhionnlaid, Calum Fhionnlaidh, Calum Fhionnlaigh, Calum Fhionnlaith, Calum Finlay, Calum Finley, Calumn Findlay, Finlay’s, Holland’s, Larry Down’s, Larry Downs, Malcolm Findlay, Malcolm Finlay, Malcolm Finlay’s, Malcolm Finley’s.

There are 33 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

Malcolm Finlay has been added to 11 tune sets.

Malcolm Finlay has been added to 83 tunebooks.

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Five settings

1
X: 1
T: Malcolm Finlay
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emaj
BEGB ebge|~f3e gfec|BEGB ebge|1 ~f3g e2ec:|2 ~f3g e2ef||
gebe ge~e2|gefe ceBe|gebe ge~e2|fefg e2ef|
gebe ge~e2|gefe c2ce|BEGB ebge|~f3g e2ec||
2
X: 2
T: Malcolm Finlay
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emaj
|:c|BEGB EBbg|f/f/f fe gfec|BEGB EBbg|fefg e/e/e e:|
|:f|gebe gbeg|fege c/c/c ce|gebe gbeg|fefg e/e/e ef|
gebe gbeg|fege c/c/c ce|BEGB EBbg|fefg e/e/e e:|
# Added by Tate .
3
X: 3
T: Malcolm Finlay
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emaj
|:c|BEGB egbg|f/f/f fe gfec|BEGB egbg|fefg e/e/e e:|
|:f|gebe gbeg|fege c/c/c ce|gebe gbeg|fefg e/e/e ef|
gebe gbeg|fege c/c/c ce|BEGB egbg|fefg e/e/e e:|
# Added by Tate .
4
X: 4
T: Malcolm Finlay
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emaj
c|B~G3 Bebg|~f3 e gfec|B~G3 Bebg|fefg e3 c|
B~G3 Bebg|~f3 e gfec|B~G3 Bebg|fefg e3 f||
gebe gebe|fege c2 ef|(3gfe be gebe|fefg e2 ef|
gebe gebe|fege c3 c|B~G3 Bebg|fefg e3||
5
X: 5
T: Malcolm Finlay
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
B|ADFA dfaf|e3d fedB|ADFA dfaf|edef d3B|
ADFA dfaf|e3d fedB|ADFA dfaf|edef d2 d2||
e|fdad fadf|edfd B3d|fdad fadf|edef d3e|
fdad fadf|edfd B3d|ADFA dfaf|edef d2 d2||
# Added by JACKB .

Eight comments

Calum Findley’s

A Cape Breton tune of course. I know it as Calum Finlay’s. (Calum being the Scottish Gaelic for Malcolm)

for the pipers

Here’s a setting in a pipe-friendly key from Dr. Angus MacDonald who may have got the tune while practicing medicine in Cape Breton.

X:1
T:Calum Fhionnlaigh
C:Trad./Arr. Dr Angus MacDonald
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
B|dA A/A/A dfaf|e2ed fedB|A/A/A AB dfaf|edef d/d/d d:|
a|fdad fadf|edfd B/B/B Ba|fdad fadf|edfe ~d3a|
fdad fadf|edfd B/B/B Be|A/A/A AB dfaf|edef d/d/d d|]