X: 1
T: Fairy Reel #2 (G major) / The Fairy Dance
C: traditional
O: Scotland
R: Reel
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from Danú's album
N: Scottish version of the traditional Irish Reel, played in D or G major
D: 1962: Jimmy Shand: In Strict Tempo
D: 1987: John Ellis & his Highland Country Band
D: 1989: John Carmichael & his Scottish Dance Band: Dance Time
D: 1990: Bobby Harvey & his Ceilidh Band: Ceilidh Dances
D: 1996: Dave Swarbrick: Searbrick / Swarbrick II
D: 1999: Dickie Deegan: An Phíb
D: 1999: Charlie McKerron, Keith Collins, Jennifer Wilson & George Cowie: Music of the Fiddle, Vol. 1
D: 2000: Dónal Lunny & Natalie MacMaster: Journey
D: 2001: The Angus Strathspey and Reel Society: 20 Years of The Auld Meal Mill, Vol. 3
D: 2002: James Scott Skinner: The Strathspey King
D: 2002: Bobby MacLeod and his Highland Dance Band: Best of 1951 to 1953 (released 2002)
D: 2003: Danú: The Road Less Traveled
D: 2003: Mick O'Brien & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh: Kitty Lie Over
D: 2003: Neil Mulligan: An Tobar Glé
D: 2005: John Doherty (1895-1980): Taisce - The Celebrated Recordings
D: 2003: Ryan Murphy & Catherine Potter: Echoes of Erin (Compilation)
D: 2008: Aly Bain: The Best of Aly Bain
D: 2009: Steph Geremia: The Open Road
D: 2014: Frank Gilligan Céilí Band: Céilí Time in Ireland (Compilation)
D: 2015: Caitlín Nic Gabhann & Cíaran O'Maonaigh: Caitlín & Cíaran
D: 2020: Phyllis Taylor Sparks: Harp Sparks - Celtic Dance
D: Music for the Sets, Vol. 6 - Face the Hob
N: Chords: | G  -  | G  D  | G  C  | D  C  |
N:         | G  -  | G  D  | G  C  | D  G  |]
N:         | G  C  | D  G  | Em Am | D  C  |
N:         | G  C  | D  G  | Em Am | D  G  |]
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=175
K: G major % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: c | BGGc BGGc | BG GA FGAc | BGGB cBAG | FDEF G3 c |
N:     BGGc BGGc | BG GA FGAc | BGGB cBAG | FDEF GAB  |]
N: c | d2dB e2ed | cA~A2 d2dc | BGGB cBAG | FDEF GABc |
N:     d2dB e2ed | cA~A2 d2dc | BGGB cBAG | FDEF G3   |]
N:
N: P: Variations:
N: c | BDGc BDGc | BD GA FGAc | BDGB cBAG | FDEF GABc |
N:     BDGc BDGc | BD GA FGAc | BDGB cBAG | FDEF GAB  |]
N: c | dgdg e2ed | cA~A2 d2dc | BDGB cBAG | FDEF GABc |
N:     dDGB e2ed | cA FA d2dc | BDGB cBAG | FGAF G3   |]
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
c | "G" BGGc     BGGc | "G" BG GA "D" FGAc | "G"  BGGB "C"  cBAG | "D" FDEF "C" G3 c |
    "G" BGGc     BGGc | "G" BG GA "D" FGAc | "G"  BGGB "C"  cBAG | "D" FDEF "G" GAB  |]
c | "G" d2dB "C" e2ed | "D" cA~A2 "G" d2dc | "Em" BGGB "Am" cBAG | "D" FDEF "C" GABc |
    "G" d2dB "C" e2ed | "D" cA~A2 "G" d2dc | "Em" BGGB "Am" cBAG | "D" FDEF "G" G3   |]
N:
P: Variations:
c | "G" BDGc     BDGc | "G" BD GA "D" FGAc | "G"  BDGB "C"  cBAG | "D" FDEF "C" GABc |
    "G" BDGc     BDGc | "G" BD GA "D" FGAc | "G"  BDGB "C"  cBAG | "D" FDEF "G" GAB  |]
c | "G" dgdg "C" e2ed | "D" cA~A2 "G" d2dc | "Em" BDGB "Am" cBAG | "D" FDEF "C" GABc |
    "G" dDGB "C" e2ed | "D" cA FA "G" d2dc | "Em" BDGB "Am" cBAG | "D" FGAF "G" G3   |]