John MacColl's Farewell

strathspey

Key signature: Bminor

Submitted on November 18th 2005 by slainte.

This tune has been added to 21 tunebooks.

Also known as John MacColl's Farewell March, John McColl's Farewell To The Scottish Horse.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Master Cape Breton Fiddler by Jerry Holland
• Traditional Music From Cape Breton by Various Artists

X: 1
T: John MacColl's Farewell
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Bmin
f<b|f4 B>cd>e|f2B2 B2B>d|e4 d>fe>d|c2A2 A2f<b|
f4 B2B>c|B>AB<c f2e>c|A>AA>B c>ef<e|c2B2 B2:|
B>c|d>fe<f B>BB>c|d>fe<f B>BB2|d<eB>c A>AA>B|c>eB>c A>AA>c|
d>fe<f B2B>c|B>AB<c f2e>c|A>AA>B c>ef<e|c2B2 B2B>c|
d>fe<f B>BB>c|d>fe<f B>BB2|d<eB>c A>AA>B|c>eB>c A>AA>c|
d>fe<f c>ec2|B>cd<e f2e>c|A>AA>B c>ef<e|c2B2 B2||

John MacColl's Farewell (march)

This march comes from a friend of mine, who is a great Cape Breton style fiddler. She played it in a gig last week, and I was instantly attracted to its melody. It sounds gorgeous on the fiddle, but it's clearly written in the style of a Scottish pipe tune. A bit of research shows the tune was actually composed by a highland piper John MacColl, and it seems one of his students introduced it to Cape Breton musicians.

# Posted on November 18th 2005 by slainte

Lovely Slainte, one of my favourites...

# Posted on December 10th 2005 by ceolachan