Mrs Helen L MacDonald Of Dunach

strathspey

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on August 25th 2009 by domnull.

This tune has been added to 15 tunebooks.

Also known as Mrs H. L. MacDonald Of Dunach, Mrs H.L. MacDonald Of Dunach, Mrs Macdonald Of Dunach, Mrs McDonald Of Dunach.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Close To Home by Donald Black And Malcolm Jones
• Highland Fiddle by Angus Grant
• Spring The Summer Long by Aly Bain And Phil Cunningham
• The Foundry Bar Band by The Foundry Bar Band

X: 1
T: Mrs Helen L MacDonald Of Dunach
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Dmaj
A>B | d2 A>B d2 f>g | a2 f>g a2 f>d | A>AA>B d2 e>f | g>fe>d B2A>B |
d2 A>B d2 f>g | a2 f>d A>Bc>d | e2 A>c e>de>f | d6 :|
g2 | a>Aa>g f<ad>f | A>AA>B d2 A>d | f>Ad>f a2 g>f | e>cA>c e2f>g |
a>gf>e d2 A2 | B<dc>B A>Bc>d | e2 A>c e>de>f | d6 :|
f>e | d<fA>d d<fA>d | f<ag>e d2 A>d | d<fA>d d<fA>d | c<eA>c e>gc>e |
d<fA>d d<fA>d | f<af>e d2 c>d | e2 A>c e>gf>e | d6 :|
f>g | a>fd<A d2 f>g | a>fd<A d2 e>f | g>ec<A c<eA>c | g>ec<A c<ef>g |
[1 a>fd<A d2 e>f | a>fd<A d2 c>d | f2 A>c e>gf>e | d6 :|
[2 a>gf>e d2 A2 | B<dc>B A>Bc>d | e>cA>c e>gf>e | d6 |]

Nice tune from Aly and Phil's 'Spring the summer long' CD. Transcription from Nigel Gatherer, but it's more of a 2/4 march I think. Anyway, it's a bit easier to read in 4/4. Aly+Phil play it after Captain Carswell

# Posted on August 25th 2009 by domnull

...it's also on
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/1318
but the link does not work

# Posted on August 25th 2009 by domnull

We play it for a Canadian Barn Dance!

# Posted on August 26th 2009 by geoffwright

Mrs Helen L MacDonald Of Dunach

If I remember correctly, I notated it from a recording of the Glasgow fiddler Fiona Cuthill.

# Posted on August 27th 2009 by nigelg

This is a GHBP "competition" march by PM Wiliam Lawrie I think

# Posted on August 30th 2009 by crunluath

Mrs. MacDonald of Dunach

Yes, as crunluath says, it was composed by Willie Lawrie, as was Capt. Carsewell; both were published back in the thirties (Lawrie died during WW!). I don't recall the 'Helen L' part of the name appearing then.

# Posted on August 30th 2009 by siubhal

Repeats

Usually strathspeys have only 8-bar parts. Are you sure about the repeats?

# Posted on August 31st 2009 by malcombpiper

Actually...

Seeing that it was a 2/4 march, maybe it should be changed to a march. I have noticed some fiddlers do blur 2/4 march and strathspey idiom. I've had some tunes with Fiona Cuthill and didn't notice this with her but we were taking a more sean nos, low-step approach to strathspey playing.

# Posted on August 31st 2009 by malcombpiper