Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on August 25th 2009 by domnull.
This tune has been added to 7 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:
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