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Margaree

reel

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on July 10th 2004 by errik.

This tune has been added to 33 tunebooks.

Also known as Donalbane, The Margaree.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Margaree
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
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||

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Margaree sheetmusic
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Margaree

It seems a place name in Cape Breton.

# Posted on July 12th 2004 by slainte

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

# Posted on May 13th 2006 by Dr. Dow

Original Scottish version - Willie Davie

I think this might be related to the 3-part Scottish reel Willie Davie http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5890.

# Posted on June 25th 2006 by Dr. Dow

Strathspey

Also see the strathspey setting entitled "Donalbane". Go here and scroll down http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/DON_DOV.htm.

# Posted on June 25th 2006 by Dr. Dow

"Donalbane" ~ strathspey...

Submitted on June 25th 2006 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5892

# Posted on June 25th 2006 by ceolachan

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 ||

# Posted on April 16th 2008 by Crackpot

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.

# Posted on April 16th 2008 by Crackpot

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