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Donald McLean Of Lewis march

Also known as Donald MacLean Of Lewis, Pipe Major Donald MacLean Of Lewis.

There are 7 recordings of a tune by this name.

Donald McLean Of Lewis has been added to 6 tune sets.

Donald McLean Of Lewis has been added to 33 tunebooks.

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Four settings

X: 1
T: Donald McLean Of Lewis
R: march
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
A>BG A3 | e>dg e>dB | A>BA G2 B | (d2e) e>d B |
A>BG A3 | e>dg e>dB | G>Bg e>dB |[1 ({B}A3) A3 :|2 ({B}A3) A2 ||
|: g | a>ee (e2g) | a>ee e>dB | A>BA G2 B | (d2e) e>dB |
[1 a>ee (e2g) | a>ee e>dB | G>Bg e>dB | ({B}A3) A2 :|
[2 A>BG A3 | e>dg e>dB | G>Bg e>dB | ({B}A3) A2 e ||
|: A>ee d>ee | A>ee e>dB | A>BA G2 B | (d2e) e>dB |
A>ee d>ee | A>ee e>dB | G>Bg e>dB |[1 ({B}A3) A2 e :|[2 ({B}A3) A2 G ||
|: A>aa a>ga | g>ee e>dB | A>BA G2 B | (d2e) e>dB |
[1 A>aa a>ga | g>ee e>dB | G>Bg e>dB | ({B}A3) A2 G :|
[2 A>BG A3 | e>dg e>dB | G>Bg e>dB | ({B}A3) A3 ||
X: 2
T: Donald McLean Of Lewis
R: march
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
|:e|A>BG A3 | e>dg e>dB | A>BA G3 | B<de e>dB |
A>BG A3 | e>dg e>dB | G>Bg e>dB |A3 A2 :||
|:fg |a>ee e>fg | a>ee e>dB | A>BA G3 | B<de e>dB |
|1 a>ee e>fg | a>ee e>dB | G>Bg e>dB | A3 A>fg :|
|2 A>BG A3 | e>dg e>dB | G>Bg e>dB | A3 A2 e ||
|: A>ee d>ee | A>ee e>dB | A>BA G3 | B<de e>dB |
A>ee d>ee | A>ee e>dB | G>Bg e>dB |1 A3 A2 e :|2 A3 A2B ||
|:A>aa a>ga | g>ee e>dB | A>BA G3 | B<de e>dB |
|1 A>aa a>ga | g>ee e>dB | G>Bg e>dB | A3 A2 G :|
|2 A>BG A3 | e>dg e>dB | G>Bg e>dB | A3 A3 ||
# Added by JACKB .
X: 3
T: Donald McLean Of Lewis
R: march
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|:B|E>FD E3 | B>Ad B>AF | E>FE D3 | F<AB B>AF |
E>FD E3 | B>Ad B>AF | E>Be B>AF |E3 E2 :||
|:cd |e>BB B>cd | e>BB B>AF | E>FE D3 | F<AB B>AF |
|1 e>BB B>cd | e>BB B>AF | E>Be B>AF | E3 E>cd :|
|2 E>FD E3 | B>Ad B>AF | E>Be B>AF | E3 E2 B ||
|: E>BB A>BB | E>BB B>AF | E>FE D3 | F<AB B>AF |
E>BB A>BB | E>BB B>AF | E>Be B>AF |1 E3 E2 B :|2 E3 E2F ||
|:E>ee e>de | d>BB B>AF | E>FE D3 | F<AB B>AF |
|1 E>ee e>de | d>BB B>AF | E>Be B>AF | E3 E2 D :|
|2 E>FD E3 | B>Ad B>AF | E>Be B>AF | E3 E3 ||
# Added by JACKB .
X: 4
T: Donald McLean Of Lewis
R: march
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
e | A>BG A3 | e>dg e>dB | A>BA G2B | d2e e>dB |
A>BG A3 | e>dg e>dB | G>Bg e>dB | A3 A2:|]
g | a2e e2g | a>ee e>dB | A>BA G2B | d2e e>dB |
|1 a2e e2g | a>ee e>dB | G>Bg e>dB | A3 A2g :|
|2 A>BG A3 | e>dg e>dB | G>Bg e>dB | A3 A2 |]
e | A>ee d>ee | A>ee e>dB | A>BA G>GG | B>de e>dB |
A>ee d>ee | A>ee e>dB | G>Bg e>dB | A3 A2 :|
e | A2a a>ga | g>ee e>dB | A>BA G2B | d2e e>dB |
A2a a>ga | g>ee e>dB | G>Bg e>dB | A3 A2g :|
|2 A>BG A3 | e>dg e>dB | G>Bg e>dB | A3 A2 |]

Four comments

Donald McLean of Lewis

This, of course, is a 6/8 pipe march and not a jig, although it has been played as a jig in the past, particularly in Cape Breton.

It was written by P/M Donald McLeod and has become one of the pipe standards. You can read more about Donald McLeod here:

http://www.footstompin.com/articles/celtic_music_heroes/obj54567

Donald McLean Of Lewis, X:4

Cracking version that I also had from a couple of pipers around Aberdeen, once upon a time. Taken from Volume 3 of Ceol na Fidhle, Highland Tunes for the Fiddle by Christine Martin.

Re: Donald McLean Of Lewis

X:4 is pretty much how I play this great 6/8 march but, Matt, does the fourth bar of the third part not start with a snap, as in B<de e>dB (and as it is, I see, in my copy of Ceol na Fidhle)?

Re: Donald McLean Of Lewis

This is a march, as since we now have a category for it I’ve changed it. Folks who added the settings originally will have to change them to enforce 6/8 time.