"Grey Owl" is a Canadian reel in 2/4 time and D Major. The parts are played AABB. It comes from the Métis people of Manitoba, Canada. They are the descendants of the French, English, Scottish and Irish fur trappers and their native wives in the 17th century. In Canada, the Métis are one of three major groups of Indigenous peoples that were legally recognized in the Constitution Act of 1982, the other two groups being the First Nations and Inuit. The Métis live mainly in the prairie provinces of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. As Europeans brought violins to North America, the Métis embraced the instrument and began playing and making their own tunes, often mixing native, Scots and French-Canadian rhythms and styles, but with unique beats. The A part is crooked with a measure in 3/4 time inserted after measure 3. It was printed in Flatpicking Guitar Magazine (January 2018). It was recorded by John Arcand on Traditionally Yours (2001), Molsky's Mountain Ramblers on Molsky's Mountain Ramblers (2016).