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Robbie Hannan's

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on July 22nd 2007 by JACKB.

This tune has been added to 23 tunebooks.

Also known as Miss Rattray, Miss Rattrey.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Robbie Hannan's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|: d2 AG FDFA | GBed cABc | dAAG FDDg | fdec dABc |
dAAG FDFA | GBed cABc | dedA (3Bcd AG | FAEA DEFA :|
|: defg afdA | GBed cAAg | fgaf dAGF | GBec dfag |
fgaf dAGF | GBed cAAg | fdge afbg | fgec dABc :|

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Robbie Hannan's sheetmusic
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Robbie Hannans'

An excellent piping reel from the master Robbie Hannan. You can hear a slight relationship to the tune 'Flood On The Holme' but this is a very different tune. A tune that deserves to be heard more.

# Posted on July 22nd 2007 by JACKB

Miss Rattray

That's the original title for this Scots tune. "Flood on the Holm" includes it in the 3rd and 4th parts with some variation. http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1041 Robbie Hannan would cite J. Doherty as the source.

# Posted on July 22nd 2007 by slainte

Robbie Hannans'

There is a passing similarity to 'Stay Another While'. I don't know how to link a tune but I believe this tune is on the data base.

# Posted on July 22nd 2007 by JACKB

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7195

# Posted on July 22nd 2007 by JACKB

Just worked it out

# Posted on July 22nd 2007 by JACKB

"Miss Rattray" ~ another 'duplication' saved

Key signature: D Major
Submitted on September 24th 2007 by bogman.
~ /tunes/display/7760

XX: 2
T: Miss Rattray
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: D Major
|: d2 AG FDDF | GEEA FDDA | d2 AG FDDg | fdec d2 dA :|
|: defg affa | beed cAAc |[1 defg affa | beec d2 AB :|[2 BGGB FDDg | fdec d2 dA ||

This is Miss Rattray

This is an old traditional Scottish tune I learned from Shetland fiddler Fionn MacArthur. It dates from the 1800's or earlier.

This tune appears in 'The Skye Collection' first published 1887. This is pretty much the way it appears in the book. The tune you refer to is likely be a version of this rather than the other way round. It is in common with the syle of tune from that period whereas Robbie Hannan's has a more modern arrangement.

# Posted on September 24th 2007 by bogman

# Posted on September 26th 2007 by ceolachan

The A-part's similar to this http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7195

# Posted on September 26th 2007 by Dow

Sorry Jack I missed your comment.

# Posted on September 26th 2007 by Dow

" Miss Rattray" ~ "The Skye Collection of the Best Reels & Strathspeys" ~ 1887

Compiled by Keith Norman MacDonald

Bogman's transcript is basically copied from "The Skye Collection", page 34... The only difference are the lead-ins and that the B-part is fully written out, rather than as 1st and 2nd endings ~

K: D Major
|: (3A/B/c/ |
d2 AG FDDF | GEEA FDDA | d2 AG FDDg |[1 fdec d2 d :|
[2 fdec d2 dA ||
defg affa | beed cAAc |[1 defg affa | beec d2 AB :|
[2 BGGB FDDg | fdec d2 d |]

As usual, "The Athole Collection", 1884, by James Stewart Robertson, has the identical transcription... An earlier publication of this was in "The Dance Music of Scotland", 1851, by J.T. Surrene...

# Posted on September 26th 2007 by ceolachan

"Miss Rattray" ~ another 'duplication', not really, the differences are significant

Key signature: D Major
Submitted on September 24th 2007 by bogman.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7760

Here's a rehash of this transcription, attributed to Robbie Hannah, but reduced to 16 measures and with a few fudges so that it can be compared to the above transcription ~

X: 3
T: Robbie Hannan's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|: (3ABc |
dAAG FDFA | GBed cABc |[1 dAAG FDDg | fdec d2 :|
[2 dedA (3Bcd AG | FAEA DEFA ||
defg afdA | GBed cAAg |[1 fgaf dAGF | GBec dfag :|
[2 fdge afbg | fgec d2 ||

This and the reduced from given here, just seems all over the place and the areas where there isn't 'agreement' jar on my senses of it. I much prefer the source transcriptions, which make for better dance music...

# Posted on September 26th 2007 by ceolachan

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