Lord McDonald's

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on January 15th 2002 by Brad Maloney.

This tune has been added to 142 tunebooks.

Also known as Leather Breeches, Little Peggy, Lord MacDonald, Lord MacDonald's, Lord Mc Donald's, Lord McDonagh, Lord McDonald, Queen Of May, The Queen Of May, The Queen Of The May.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 1891-1945 Disc 1 by Michael Coleman
• A Friend Indeed by Liz Carroll
• After The Break by Planxty
• ALive by Kúla
• All Ireland Champion by Darren Breslin
• An Sliabh Glas by Tony O'Rourke
• Another Side Of Cape Breton by Johnny Wilmot
• Atlantic Breeze by Shaskeen
• Cathal Hayden by Cathal Hayden
• Celtic Fiddle by Jeremy Kittel
• Clear The Dresser And Take The Floor by Emerald Ceili Band
• Coleman's Cross: Tradtional Irish Music From County Sligo by Philip Duffy
• Comhaltas On Tour 1983 by Various Artists
• Cooley's House by Conor Keane
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 2 by Matt Cunningham
• Drops Of Brandy by Sean McAloon And John Rea
• Drops Of Spring Water by Comhaltas Concert Tour 2004
• Fairwater (Fionnuisce) by Declan Masterson
• Fingal by Fingal
• Fluters Of Old Erin: Flute, Piccolo And Whistle Recordings Of The 1920's And 30's by Various Artists
• Folktrax 154 - The Sligo Fiddler: Michael Coleman by Michael Coleman
• From Leitrim To London by Brian Rooney
• Good Boy M.A. by Michael Anthony MacLean
• Hand-Me-Downs by Mary Rafferty
• Hives Of Honeyed Sound by Padraic Mac Mathuna
• In Full Spate by Paddy Glackin
• Inside Out by Mícheál O' Raghallaigh
• Leo Rowsome: Classics Of Irish Piping by Leo Rowsome
• Live In Belfast by Cathal Hayden
• Mac Morin by Mac Morin
• Many Happy Returns by Arcady
• Memories Of Sligo by Roger Sherlock
• Mna Na HEireann by Macalla
• Music At Matt Molloy's by Matt Molloy
• My Love Is In America by Various Artists
• Naturel by Barachois
• Northern Banjo by Ken Pearlman
• Obadeea by Hom Bru
• Party Acadien by Eddy Arsenault Et Famille, Anastasia DesRoches, Louise Arsenault
• Pass It Down by Matt Pepin
• Pathway To The Well by Matt Molloy And John Carty With Arty McGlynn
• Piano + by Geraldine Cotter
• Reunion Concert: Fleadh Nua 2001 by All-Ireland Céilí Band Champions
• Round The House: Music For The Sets Volume 1 by Various Artists
• Seamus Tansey With Eddie Corcoran by Seamus Tansey
• Sean Keane by Sean Keane
• Seoltai Seidte (Setting Sail) by Various Artists
• Simple Tricks by Angus Lyon And Ruaridh Campbell
• Sligo Fiddle (Disk 2) by John Vesey
• Sparks On The Flags by The Bridge Céilí Band
• Stockton's Wing by Stockton's Wing
• Sweetwood by Liam Kelly
• Temple House 2 by Temple House Ceili Band
• The Best Of Traditional Irish Music From Ireland's Number One Céilí Band by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• The Bridge Céilí Band by The Bridge Céilí Band
• The Burning West Indies by Meg Davis
• The Chieftains 1 by The Chieftains
• The Classic Recordings Of Michael Coleman by Michael Coleman
• The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place by Various Artists
• The Dusky Meadow by Donald MacLellan With Doug MacPhee
• The Enduring Magic by Michael Coleman
• The Fiddle Music Of Prince Edward Island by Various Artists
• The Funny Reel by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
• The Gathering by Various Artists
• The Green Mountain by Pat O'Connor
• The High Kings Of Tara by Planxty And Various Artists
• The King Of The Pipers by Leo Rowsome
• The Legendary Down Home Recordings by Various Artists
• The Leitrim Equation by Various Artists
• The Long Grazing Acre by Paddy Keenan And Tommy O'Sullivan
• The Mason's Apron by Sully
• The McDonaghs Of Ballinafad And Friends by Larry And Michael Joe McDonagh
• The Merry Love To Play by Peter Horan And Gerry Harrington
• The Orange Tree by Grey Larsen And Andre Marchand
• The Porthole Of The Kelp by Sean Casey
• The Slopes Of Benbulben by John Regan
• The Sound Of Coleman Country by Various Artists
• The Tap Room Trio by Tap Room Trio
• The Very Best Of The Claddagh Years by The Chieftains
• The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol. 1 by Various Artists
• Traditional Fiddle Music From County Clare by Vincent Griffin
• Traditional Irish Music From Galway And Clare by Bobby Casey, Gabriel McKeon, Raymond Roland, Liam Farrell & John Roe
• Traditional Irish Music Played On The Concert Flute by Marcus Hernon
• Tryst by Iain MacInnes
• Two Champions: Irish Traditional Music At Its Best. by Sean McGuire And Joe Burke
• Vol. 1 Catchin' The Tune by The Irish Tradition

X: 1
T: Lord McDonald's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
DGBG dGBG | c2Bc AGEG | DGBG dGBG | DEDC B,G,G,2|
DGBG dGBG | cABG AGEG | BcBA GAGE | DEGA BGG2 ||
Bd~d2 dBGB | defg afge | Bd~d2 dBGB | ABcA BGG2 |
Bd~d2 dBGB | defg afge | Bd~d2 gd~d2 | cBAc BGG2 ||
dgbg agbg | dg(3bag ageg | dgbg agbg | dedc BGG2 |
dgbg agbg | dg(3bag ageg | (3bag (3agf ged^c | dega bg~g2 ||
Bd(3.d.d.d dBGB | defg afge | Bd(3.d.d.d dBGB | ABcA BGG2 |
Bd(3.d.d.d dBGB | defg afge | Bd(3.d.d.d gd(3.d.d.d | cBAc BGG2 ||

Another reel made popular by M. Coleman - it's often paired with Ballinsloe Fair. It's a chicken & the egg situation, no ones sure if he paired them together & made the set famous - or if it was something he learned. Many times anything recorded by Coleman is attributed to his inovation - however a lot of the things he recorded were already traditional in Co. Sligo , but brand new to the rest of ITM (at the time). Some of those settings became standards.

This reel is a lot easier than it looks due to the 2nd & 4th parts being almost identical, except for the rolls/triplets on the d.

# Posted on January 15th 2002 by Brad Maloney

Ooof

I really screwed this up (tried it from memory without an instrument on my afternoon coffee-break) ~ I just revised it & re-submitted the ABC, now it's got something to do with the actual tune. Sorry Folks!!

# Posted on January 15th 2002 by Brad Maloney

Scottish play it too

This tune is also played by Scottish Fiddlers. Slightly less Irishified, of course. I believe it's of Scottish origin, can't back it up with any kind of evidence tho.

# Posted on April 22nd 2003 by pchaffee

Lord McDonald's

Here's the basic version off the Boston College Fiddle Festival recording. There are so many fiddles going, some playing low, some playing higher, that there's no one clear line, but this is close.

X:1
T:Lord McDonald's
S:My Love is In America: Boston College Fiddle Festival, first track
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
DGBG DGBG|c2 Bc AGEG|DGBG AGBG|DEDC B,G, G,2|
DGBG dGBG|(3cdc Bc AGEG|~B3A GFGE|DEGA BGGA||
Bdd^c dBGB|defg aged|Bdd^c ~d3B |ABcA BGGA|
Bdd^c dBGB|defg aged|Bdef ~g3e|dBAc BGGB||
dgbg agbg|dgbg ageg|dgbg agbg|~d3c BGGB|
dgbg agbg|dgbg ageg|(3bag (3agf gedB|dega bgg2 ||
Bdd^c dBGB|defg aged|Bdd^c ~d3B |ABcA BGGA|
Bdd^c dBGB|defg aged|Bdef ~g3e|dBAc BGGB||

# Posted on April 11th 2005 by Miss Lonelyhearts

Played Different

I play the same version Liam O'Flynn plays for pipes which suits the instrument much better than this version. The high part on the uilleann takes a good bit og bag control.

# Posted on September 10th 2005 by JACKB

This is how it's on Planxty's "Live 2004"

It's 3rd in the set called "Kildareman's Fancy".

X: 1
T: Kildareman's Fancy #3
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|GGGB dGGG|cABG AGEA|DGBG dGBd|gedc BGGF|
|GGGB dGGG|cGBG AGEG|BGAF GEDA|DEGA BGGF|
|BddB dBGB|defg aged|BddB dBGB|ABBA BGGG|
|BddB dBGB|defg aged|cdef gage|dBAc BGGG|
|dgbg agbg|dgbg ageg|dgbg agbg|dedc BGGG|
|dgbg agbg|dgbg ageg|bgaf gedB|dega bggg|
|BddB dBGB|defg aged|BddB d2ge|dBAc BGGG|
|BddB dBGB|defg aged|cdef gage|dBAc BGGG|

# Posted on November 9th 2005 by Lon Dubh

Version from Planxty's "After The Break"

Based on Liam O'Flynn's setting:

X: 1
T: Lord McDonald
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
~G3B DGBG|cGBG AGEG|DGBG dG (3Bcd|gedc BGGF|
~G3B dG~G2|cGBG AGEG|BGAF GEDB|DEGA BG~G2||
BddB dBGB|defg aged|BddB dBGB|AB (3cBA BG~G2|
BddB dBGB|defg aged|(3Bcd ef ~g3e|dBAc BG~G2||
dgbg agbg|dgbg ageg|dgbg agbg|dedc BG~G2|
dgbg agbg|dgbg ageg|bgaf gedB|dega bg~g2||
BddB dBGB|defg aged|BddB dBGB|AB (3cBA BG~G2|
BddB dBGB|defg aged|(3Bcd ef ~g3e|dBAc BG~G2||

I can hear Matt Molloy doing some other stuff. Bars 1 & 2 of the A-part are |~G3B DGAG|(3cBA (3BAG AGEG|. Bar 1of the B-part has C#s: |Bdd^c dBGB|.

# Posted on March 13th 2006 by Dow

Sorry that last bar should lead back in to the A-part |dBAc BGGF| etc.

# Posted on March 13th 2006 by Dow

Also variants of Leather Britches

Britches Full of Stitches http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/277
Also the US Tune "Leather Britches" is related.

# Posted on September 20th 2006 by The Merry Highlander

Lord McDonald's

Worth playing in A (on the fiddle). In fact, I prefer it in that key.

# Posted on July 15th 2007 by lazyhound

"Lord MacDonald's Reel" ~ see also

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on March 13th 2006 by jkurnick.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5593

# Posted on February 3rd 2008 by ceolachan