Scotsville reel

By Allan MacFarlane

Also known as Scottsville.

There are 12 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

Anne McQuarrie’s (a few times),
Hamish The Carpenter (a few times) and
Put Me In The Big Chest (a few times).

Scotsville has been added to 8 tune sets.

Scotsville has been added to 43 tunebooks.

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Two settings

X: 1
T: Scotsville
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
|:c2Ac ecfd|c2Ac f2ea|c2Ac ecfc|1 B2Bc f2ed:|2 B2Bc f2ef||
|:acce AAec|acce f2ef|1 acce AAec|B2ce f2ef:|2 acce daca|B2ce f2ed||
|:cAAc ecfd|cAAc f2ea|cAAc ecfc|1 BBBc f2ed:|2 BBBc f2ef||
|:a2ea faef|a2ea f2ef|1 a2ea faec|BBBc f2ef:|2 aeea daca|BBBc f2ed||

X: 2
T: Scotsville
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:B2 GB dBec|B2 GB e2 dg|B2 GB dBeB|1 A3B e2 dc:|2 A3B e2 de||
|:gBBd GGdB|gBBd e2 de|1 gBBd GGdB|A2 Bd e2 de:|2 gBBd cgBg|A2 Bd e2 dc||
|:BGGB dBec|BGGB e2 dg|BGGB dBeB|1 A3B e2 dc:|2 A3B e2 de||
|:g2 dg egde|g2 dg e2 de|1 g2 dg egdB|A3B e2 de:|2 gddg cgBg|A3B e2 dc||

Seven comments

That is a Cape Brerton Tune. ( please don’t say that to the tune police )
Source: “My Roots Are Showing”by Natalie MacMaster
Transcription: gian marco pietrasanta

I really like this tune….nice bright key + good rhythm = Fab

In G Major

X: 1
T: Scotsville
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|:B2 GB dBec|B2 GB e2 dg|B2 GB dBeB|1A3B e2 dc:|2A3B e2 de||
|:gBBd GGdB|gBBd e2 de|1gBBd GGdB|A2 Bd e2 de:|2gBBd cgBg|A2 Bd e2 dc||
|:BGGB dBec|BGGB e2 dg|BGGB dBeB|1A3B e2 dc:|2A3B e2 de||
|:g2 dg egde|g2 dg e2 de|1g2 dg egdB|A3B e2 de:|2gddg cgBg|A3B e2 dc||

why put it in G when it sounds SO much better in A???

does anyone no if this tune is public domain?

Yes it is. The composer died in 1939.

Alan Snyder’s CBfiddle site lists the tune as written by Allan MacFarlane. http://www.cbfiddle.com/rx/tune/t1021.html

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