X: 1
T: Lord MacDonald's Reel (G major)
R: Reel
C: traditional
O: Scotland
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from the Shandrum Céilí Band's recording
N: for the 4-part Irish version see under 'Lord McDonald's Reel'
N: Chords: | G  -  | G  Am | G  -  | C  G  |
N:         | G  -  | G  Am | G  -  | C  G  |]
N:         | G  -  | G  Am | G  -  | D  G  |
N:         | G  -  | G  Am | Em -  | C  G  |]
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=190
K: G major % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: P: String instrument version:
N: B | d3  e dBgB | dBgB aAAB | d^cde dBgB | A/B/c BA BG  GB   |
N:     d^cde dBgB | dBgB aAAB | dg fg dBgB | A/B/c BA BG  G    |]
N: B | DG BG AGBG | DGBG AGEG | DG BG AGBG |    DE DC B,G,G,B, |
N:     DG BG AGBG | DGBG AGEG | BA GF GFED |    EF GA BG  G    |]
N:
N: P: Variations of the first part and wind instrument version of the second part:
N: B | GBde dBgB | dBgB aAAB | d^cde dBgB | A/B/c BA BGGB |
N:     dGBe dBgB | dBgB aAAB | dg fe dBgB | A/B/c BA BGG  |]
N: B | DGBG AGBG | DGBG AGEG | DG BG AGBc |    de dc BGGE |
N:     DGBG AGBG | DGBG AGEG | BA GF GFED |    EF GA BGG  |]
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
P: String instrument version:
B | "G" d3  e dBgB | "G" dBgB "Am" aAAB | "G"  d^cde dBgB | "C" A/B/c BA "G" BG  GB   |
    "G" d^cde dBgB | "G" dBgB "Am" aAAB | "G"  dg fg dBgB | "C" A/B/c BA "G" BG  G    |]
B | "G" DG BG AGBG | "G" DGBG "Am" AGEG | "G"  DG BG AGBG | "D"    DE DC "G" B,G,G,B, |
    "G" DG BG AGBG | "G" DGBG "Am" AGEG | "Em" BA GF GFED | "C"    EF GA "G" BG  G    |]
N:
P: Variations of the first part and wind instrument version of the second part:
B | "G" GBde dBgB | "G" dBgB "Am" aAAB | "G"  d^cde dBgB | "C" A/B/c BA "G" BGGB |
    "G" dGBe dBgB | "G" dBgB "Am" aAAB | "G"  dg fe dBgB | "C" A/B/c BA "G" BGG  |]
B | "G" DGBG AGBG | "G" DGBG "Am" AGEG | "G"  DG BG AGBc | "D"    de dc "G" BGGE |
    "G" DGBG AGBG | "G" DGBG "Am" AGEG | "Em" BA GF GFED | "C"    EF GA "G" BGG  |]
N:
D: 1968: Southern Cross Ceili Band: Looking for a Partner (titled 'Lord MacDonald's Reel')
D: 1973: The Boys of the Lough: The Boys of the Lough (third, unlisted tune in 'The Boys of the Lough/Slanty Gart' set)
D: 1991: Dwayne Cote, Doug MacPhee & Allie Bennett: Introduction (titled 'Lord MacDonald Reel')
D: 1994: John Arcand and the Sons of the Early Settlers: Echoes of the Prairie (titled 'Lord MacDonald's Reel')
D: 1995: Eddy Arsenault (fiddle) & Marie Arsenault (piano): Party Acadien (titled 'Lord MacDonald's Reel')
D: 1996: Bobby Brown & Cape Breton Symphony Fiddlers: The Great Cape Breton Fiddle Company (second of three tunes in the 'Selection of Reels', track No. 1)
D: 1997: The Gathering: The Gathering (titled 'Lord MacDonald's Reel')
D: 2000: John Arcand: Whoa-Ha-Gee (titled 'Lord MacDonald's Reel')
D: 2000: Rodney Miller: Airplang II (titled 'Leather Britches')
D: 2001: Angus Lyon: Long Road (titled 'Lord McDonald')
D: 2002: Cynthia MacLeod: Head Over Heels (titled 'Lord MacDonald's Reel')
D: 2002: Cynthia Cathcart: Alchemy of a Rose (titled 'Lord Macdonald')
D: 2002: Angus Lyon & Ruaridh Campbell: Simple Tricks (titled 'Freewheeling to Kings Hosue')
D: 2003: Karan Casey: Distant Shore (song and fiddle version, titled 'Lord MacDonald's')
D: 2003: Bobby MacLeod and his Scottish Dance Band: Highland Treasure (title 'Lord MacDonald's Reel')
D: 2003: Donald MacLellan & Dough MacPhee: The Dusky Meadow (titled 'Lord MacDonald's Reel')
D: 2005: John L. MacDonald & Doug MacPhee: Formerly of Foot Cape Road - Scottish Fiddle Music in the Classic Inverness County Style (titled 'Lord MacDonald's')
D: 2006: Graeme Mackay: Still Moments (title 'Lord MacDonald's Reel')
D: 2006: Iain Fraser: Scottish Fiddle Tunes - 60 Traditional Pieces for Violin (titled 'Lord Macdonald's')
D: 2007: Julie Fowlis: Cuilidh (after song 'Bodaich Odhar Hoghaigearraidh')
D: 2008: Jimmy Shand: The Beltona Recordings, Vol. 3 (titled 'Lord MacDonald')
D: 2010: Patti Lamoureux: Plums in the Cooler (titled 'Lord MacDonald's Reel')
D: 2010: Ron Gonnella: International Friendship of the Fiddle (titled 'Lord Macdonald's Reel')
D: 2010: Sandy MacIntyre (fiddle): The Sandy MacIntyre Collection - Cape Breton Fiddle - Steeped and Served (titled 'Lord Macdonald Reel')
D: 2011: Seudan: Seudan (third of six tunes in the 'Alex Currie's' set)
D: 2012: Métis Fiddler Quartet: North West Voyage (titled 'Lord MacDonald's Reel')
D: 2012: Matthew Reid: rn to Fiddle (titled 'Lord MacDonald's Reel')
D: 2013: Melinda Crawford: The Sheiling Braes (titled 'Lord MacDonald')
D: 2015: Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band: RSCDS Book 6 (titled 'Lord Macdonald's Reel')
D: 2015: Tweed: Dark Side of the Loom (titled 'Lord MacDonald's Reel')
D: 2015: Wilcil McDowell: Music in the Glens (titled 'Lord MacDonald')
D: 2016: Mary McDonald: The Music of Cape Breton, Vol. 2 - Cape Breton Scottish Fiddle (Compilation, titled 'Lord Macdonald')
D: 2017: Reg Bouvette: Drops of Brandy - Traditional Old Tyme Fiddle Tunes (titled 'Lord MacDonald Reel')
D: 2017: Kathleen Nisbet: Metis Dance Hall, Vol. 1 (titled 'Lord MacDonald's Reel')
D: 2018: Fàrsan: Fàrsan (second of four tunes in the 'Fear Drabastach' set)
D: 2019: Shandrum Céilí Band: The Boss Murphy Musical Legacy (titled 'Lord McDonalds')
D: 2019: Les Fireflies: Les Fireflies (titled 'Lord MacDonald')
D: 2019: Ray Lindsey: Piano Music for Ballet Classes, Vol. 8 (titled 'Lord MacDonald's Reel')
D: 2019: Fiddle-icious: Volume 16 (titled 'Lord MacDonald')
D: 2022: Brendan Chartrand (fiddle): The Chartrand Way (titled 'Lord MacDonald's Reel')
D: 2022: Tim Macdonald & Jeremy Ward: The Niel Gow Sessions - Full and Uncensored (titled 'Lord Macdonald's')
D: 2023: Ron Gonnella (fiddle): Scotland the Brave, Vol. 1 (Compilation, titled 'Lord MacDonald's Reel')
D: 2025: Ruckus & Keir Gogwilt: The Edinburgh Rollick (first tune in 'The Lord Macdonald Set')