X: 0
T: John McAlpin
T: 8x32S3
C: Hugh Foss
B: Hugh Foss "The Galloway Album" 1964 #26
N: Original tune: John M(a)cAlpin(e)
R: strathspey
K:


X: 1
P: John M(a)cAlpin(e)
O: trad Scotland
R: strathspey
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: All four variants of the name are seen in various publications.
N: The tune dates to at least 1884 (Athole Coll.), and may be much older.
N: It is well-known in Scotland and Ireland as a march, song, polka and strathspey.
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: A
|: A/B/ \
| "A"c2 c>B "D"A-<F F>A | "A"E>F A>B "E7"c-<B BA/B/ \
| "A"c2 c>B "D"A-<F F>A | "A"E>A e>c "E7"B2 "A"A :|
|: d \
| "A"c-<e e>f        e>f a>f |       e-<c c>a  e-<c "E7"B2 \
| "A"c-<e e>f "(F#m)"e>f a>f | "(Bm)"e-<c c>A "E7"B2 "A"A :|


X: 2
P: the Smith's a Gallant Fireman  (Carrick's Rant)
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Often attributed incorrectly to J.S.Skinner. He wrote variations, but it's an old tune.
B: John Anderson's "Second Collection of New Highland Strathspey Reels" 1791
% 4 ways to give the publication date:
O: 1791
N: Published 1791
%D: 1791
%date: 1791
%%slurgraces yes
%%graceslurs yes
B: In O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland under the title "More Luck to Us"
B: H&C p.87 (best setting)
B: Skye p.44
B: BSFC VII-2 and I-55
B: BSFC Session Tune Book 2016 p.55
M: C
L: 1/8
K: D
[| "D"~D2 D>F {F}A2 A>B | A>B d>A F2 D2 \
 | "Em"~E2 E>G {G}B2 B>f | g>f e>d "A7"B>A B{c}d |
 | "D"~D2 D>F {F}A2 A>B | A>B d>A F2 D>F \
 | "G"G>B G<B "D"F>A F<A | "Em"E>F G>A "A7"B>A B>c ||
|| "D"d2 f>e e<d d>B | A>B d>A F2 D2 \
 | "Em"e2 g>f e<e e>f | "G"g>f e>d "A7"B>A B>c |
 | "D"d2 f>e e<d d>B | A>B d>A F2 D2 \
 | "G"G>B G<B "D"F>A F<A | "Em"E>F G>A "A7"B>A B{c}d |]


X: 3
P: Craigendoran
O: Kerr's #4
R: strathspey
B: Kerr's #4 p.15
N: Sometimes mislabelled "But and Ben", (Kerr's #4 p.8)
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
   d \
| "G"d<d B>d e>d B>d | g>a b>a g3 d | "C"e<e c>e "G"d<d B>d \
|1 "Am"c>B "A7"A>G "D7"F>E D :|2 "Am"c<A "D7"d>F "G"G3 |]
|: d \
| "G"g<g b>a g>d B>d | G>D B,>D G,3 d | "Am"e<e a>b c'>b a>g \
|1 "A7"(3fga (3gfe "D7"d3 :|2 "D7"(3fed (3cBA "G"G3 |]


X: 4
P: Lewis J McLeod
C: David White
R: strathspey
Z: 2005 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C
L: 1/8
K: Dm
[|"Dm"d2 A>G F<D D2 | "A7"E>F E>A "Dm"F<D D2 \
| "Gm"B>A G>B "Dm"A>F D>F | "A7"E>F E>D ^C<A A2 |
| "Dm"d2 A>G F<D D2 | "A7"E>F E>A "Dm"F<D D2 \
| "Gm"B>A G>B "Dm"A<d D2  | "A7"E>F E>A "Dm"F<D D2 |] % [K:=B^f^c]
K: D
|:"D"d2 f>e d<A A2 | "Em"e2 g>f "A7"e<A A2 \
| "D"f2 a>f "G"B2 g2 | "A7"(3fed (3cde [1 "D"f<d d2 :|[2 "D"d2  z2 |]

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