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MILL, DA. Scottish,
Reel.
X:1
T:Mill, Da
D:Tom Anderson & Aly Bain, The Silver Bow
O:Shetland
N:"Work tune"
Z:Nigel Gatherer <gatherer@argonet.co.uk>
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:A mixolydian
ABcd e2 f2|d2 dd d2 fe|dcBA ABcA|B2 EE E2 ec|
dcBA ABcA|d2 dd d2 fe|dcBA (3Bcd cB|A2 A>B A4:|]
ecAc ecAc|fdBd fdBd|AFDF AFDF|BGEG BG E2|
ecAc ecef|d2 dd d2 fe|dcBA (3Bcd cB|A2 A>B A4:|]
MILL, THE. AKA and see "Mill Oh."
MILL BRAE. Shetland. Composed by Ronnie Cooper (Shetlands). Front Hall FHR‑08, Alistair Anderson ‑
"Traditional Tunes" (1976).
MILL BURN [1], THE. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB
(Hunter): AABB' (Kerr). Composed by James Fraser. Hunter (Fiddle Music of
X:1
T:Mill Burn, The [1]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 82
(c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
E|A2 (cA) GABc|dFBA GBEG|A2 (cA)
Bcdf|ecdB A/A/A A:|
|:B|Aaga fedc|dFBA GBEG|1 Aaga
fedc|dfec A/A/A A:|2 AcBd cedf|ecdB A/A/A A||
MILL FIELD. See “Millfield.”
MILL HOLLOW REEL. American, Reel. A Dorian. AABB’.
Composed by
MILL NA MÁIDÍ (The Crushing of Twigs). See “Muilleann na Maidí,” "The Crushing of Twigs."
MILL OF GUTCHER, THE. AKA and see "Milly
Goodger."
MILL O' HIRN, CRATHES. AKA and see "The Auld Wheel."
MILL OF KYLEMORE, THE. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AABB’.
Composed by Ballyfarnon,
X:1
T:The Mill of Kylemore
R:Reel
C:Josie McDermott
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Pickering
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
E|DGGF GABG|AGFG AB (3cBA|G2 GF
GABd|cAFA G2 GF|
DG G2 BGAG|FGAB (3cBA Bc|d2 eg
fdcA|(3Bcd cA G3:|
B|dg g2 bg g2|abag fdcA|Bgfg
egdB|GBAG FDBc|
|1 dg g2 bg g2|abag fdcA|d2 eg
fdcA|(3Bcd cA G3:|
|2 dg g2 bg g2|abag fdcA|defa
gfdc|(3Bcd cA G3|]
MILL OF LAGGAN. Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). A Scottish fiddler
and composer, Marshall is most famous for his many fine strathspeys.
X:1
T:Mill of Lagan, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:The Athole Collection
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
F|FAcf ~f2 e>f|gaba gGGA|FAcf ~f2 ef|afge fFF:|
B|A/B/c c>A B/c/d d>B|d/e/f f>d eccb|afge f2 dB|A/B/c GB AFFB|
A/B/c
c>A B/c/d d>B|d/e/f f>d eccb|afca gece|fdcB A<FF||
MILL OF NEWE. Scottish, Strathspey. E Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by
Alexander Walker. Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987,
MILL OF ROLEEN, THE. Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. Source for notated version: lilting of Miss Ellen Newport {d. 1887}
(Rathangan, Co.
MILL OF TYNETT. Scottish, Strathspey. E Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by
Alexander Walker.
MILL OH, THE. AKA – “The Mill,” “The Mill, Mill, O,”
"The Mill, Oh, the Mill." AKA and see "The Cuba March," "The Soldier's Return,"
"The Blue‑Eyed Stanger
[1]." Scottish, English.
***
When wild war's deadly blast was blawn,
And gentle peace returning,
Wi' mony a sweet babe fatherless,
And mony a widow mourning;
I left the lines and tented field,
Where lang I'd been a lodger,
My humble knapsack a' my wealth,
A poor but honest sodger.
***
Bayard (1981) believes that "(Merrily Danced)
The Quaker's Wife" grew out of this tune, or else both tunes stem from
an ancient original, primarily because of the "unmistakable"
similarity of the 'B' parts, and the "noticeable" resemblance of the
'A' parts. The title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian
song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he
published c. 1800. Glen reported it was first printed by William Thompson in his
1725 Orpheus Caledonius (No. 20); it
also appeared in Thompson's 1733 edition (vol. 1, pg. 40). Bremner (Thirty Scots Songs), 1770; pg. 30.
X:1
T:Mill Mill O
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. II (c. 1806) duett
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d>e | f2 A>B A3d | B>ABd {f}e2 d>e | {d/e/}f2 A2 gfed | B3cd2 :|
zA | (defg) a3a | bagf e3A | (defg) (a>bag) | {g}f2 fg a2 zA |
defg a3 g/a/ | (bagf) {f}e2 d>e | f2A2A2 {g}f/e/d | B3cd2 ||
X:2
T:Mill Mill O, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow”
S:McGibbon – Scots Tunes, book III, pg. 76 (1768)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d>e | f2A2A3d | “tr”(B>AB)d e2
d>e | ({d/e/}f2) A2 (gf)”tr”(e>d) | “tr”B4d2 :: A2 | d>ef>g
({f/g/}a2)d2 |
(ba)”tr”(gf) ({f}e3)A | (d>e)(fg) (a>b)(ag) | “tr”f4 a3A | (de)(fg) a2
(ga) | {g/a/}(ba)”tr”(gf) e2 (de) |
({d/e/}f2)A2 (gf)”tr”(ed) | “tr”B4
({c}d2 :: de | f2A2 AdFA | “tr”(BAB)d (e>f)(d>e) |
({d/e/}f2)A2 (gf)”tr”(ed) | “tr”B3d2
:: A2 | (d/4e/4d/4/c/4d/)e/ (f/4g/4f/4e/4f/)g/ adfa |
{g/a/}(ba)”tr”(gf) ({f}e3)A |
(d/c/d/)e/ (f/e/f/)g/ a>b a/(g/f/g/) | f>g (f/d/)(f/g/) a3A |
d/(f/e/)(g/ f/)(a/g/)b/ afga |
({g/a/}b)a (3b/a/g/ (3a/g/f/ (e>f)(d>e) | ({d/e/}f2)A2 (gf)”tr”(e>d) |
“tr”B4d2 :|
MILL POND. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard. AABB. Treoir. Topic TSCD 602, Lough Gill Quartet – “Irish Dance Music”
(1995. A reissue of the 1941 original).
X: 1
T: Mill Pond
S: "Treoir"
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
Z: Transcribed by Bill Black
K: G
E | DGG BGG | dGG BGG | DFA DFA | DFA cBA |
DGG BGG | dGG BGG | DFA cBA | BGG G2 :|
d | Bdg bgg | aff gee | Ace a2 a | gag fed |
Bdg
bgg | aff gee | ABc dcA | AGF G2 :|
MILL STREAM, THE. Irish, Reel.
X:1
T:Mill Stream, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 396
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
Bc | dBGB AGEG | dGBG c2 ce | dGBG
AGEG | dBcA G2 || AG |
Ad de =fefd | dgg^f g2 ag | fdd=f
ecce | dBcA G2 AG | Adde =fefd |
dgg^=f gbag | fdd=f ecce | dBcA G2
||
MILL TOWN MAID. AKA and see “Miltown Maid.”
MILLADEN. Scottish, Strathspey. B Minor. Standard. AAB. From the Harp and Claymore collection, composed
by the great Scots fiddler-composer J. Scott Skinner
(1843-1927). Skinner (The Scottish Violinist),
pg. 6. Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; pg. 76.
X:1
T:Milladen
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
C:J. Scott Skinner
N:”Slowly”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:B Minor
F | B2 d>B f>Bd>B |
[A>A]c[e>e]^g {g}a2 e>c | B2 d>B c>^AB>[=Gg] |
[F>f][Ee][D>d][Cc] [(B,2B2][B,)FB]
:|!
|| c | d2 (f>e) dfad’ | [A2A2]
(c>B) Acea | B2 (d>c) Bdfb |
f>ed>c (B2 [F>B)]c | d2
f>d (3add’ (3afd |!
[A2A2] c>A (3eca (3ecA | B2
d>B c^AB>G | F>ED>C (B,2 B,) ||
MILLAR OF DRONE. See "Miller of Drone".
MILLBANK COTTAGE. Scottish, March (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD (Brody):
AABB'CCDD' (Martin). Composed by W.R. (or 'W.D.') Drumbeck (though often listed
as "traditional"). Favored at pipe competitions, says Robin Morton
(1976). Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook),
1983; pg. 188. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle),
Vol. 2, 1988; pg. 6. Olympic 6151, The Angus
Strathspey and Reel Society‑ "Scottish Traditonal Fiddle Music"
(1978). Philo 1042, Boys of the Lough‑ "Piper's Broken Finger" (1976).
MILLEDGEVILLE. AKA and see "Long
Road to Milledgeville." Old‑Time, Breakdown.
MILLER, THE. AKA and
see “Miller’s Reel [1].”
MILLER AND HIS SONS, THE. English, Air (4/4 time).
***
'A thief he was, forsooth, of corn and meal,
And that a sly, and usant for to steal.'
***
This ballad is one of the most
popoular of the numerous songs written in ridicule of the trade. Many different
versions of it are in existence; the tune also varies in different localities.
The present air is evidently a slightly varied set of the old tune called 'The
Oxforshire Tragedy', which Mr. Chappell believes to have been one of the old
ditties used by the minstrels of the fifteenth and sexteenth centuries in
chanting their lengthty narratives at Christmas dinners and bride‑ales"
(Stokoe).
***
There was a jolly miller, and he
Had lusty sons, one, two, and three;
He called them all and asked their will,
If that to them he left his mill.
***
The song has indeed been collected
in myriad versions; see, for example, the old‑timey versions called
"The Miller's Will" as played by the Gypsy Gyppo String Band (Bay
209) and the New Lost City Ramblers (Folkways). Bruce & Stokoe (Northumbrian Minstrelsy), 1882; pgs. 94‑95.
X:1
T:Miller and his sons, The
M:C
L:1/8
S:Bruce & Stokoe – Northumbrian
Minstelsy (1882)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
FE|D2D2d2 AG|FF E2D2c2|d2d2e2A2|B2^G2A2 de|f2e2d2D2|
F2A2d2
dc|B2B2B2 dB|A2G2F2 DE|F2A2d2AG|F2E2D2||
MILLER BOY. Old-Time. DDad tuning.
MILLER LADS (Gillean ban a' mhuilleir). AKA and see "Dunmaglass." Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard.
AA'BB'. This tune "is the composition of a man of the name of Gow, who
lived in Dunmaglass, in Inverness‑shire, during the last century. He was
miller, carpenter, and minstrel to the family of Dunmaglass, and his sons, in
the capacity of gamekeepers or sportsmen, supplied the table with venison and
game. The air celebrates the alertness of those young fellows" (Fraser).
Fraser (The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to
the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles), 1874; No. 80, pg. 29. Stewart-Robertson
(The Athole Collection), 1884; pg.
212.
X:1
T:Miller Lads
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Stewart-Robertson: The
Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
A|F<F A2 F<FA<c|G>GA>c d2 d<f|1 F<F A2 F<F A>c|G<G A>F D2D:|2
f>ga>c A>GF>A|G<G A>F D2D||
e|~f>c d/c/B/A/ f<c c>a|~f<c c>A d2 d>e|1 f>ga>c A>GF>A|G>GA>F D2D:|2
f>a
g<a A>G F<A|G<G A>F D2D||
MILLER OF CAMSERNEY, THE. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard. AAB.
Composed by A(rchie) Menzies (according to Stewart-Robertson), perhaps the
Archibald Menzies who was appointed Conductor of the Edinburgh Highland Reel
and Strathspey Society in 1889. Upon his death in 1914 he was succeeded to the
position by his son, Ian C. Menzies, until his death in 1949. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No.
140. Stewart-Robertson
(The Athole Collection), 1884; pg.
40.
X:1
T:Miller of Camserney, The
M:C
L:1/8
C:A. Menzies
R:Strathspey
S:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
c | {G}A>EC>A F>AE>G |
A>EC>c {c}B>A B<c | {G}A>EC>A F>AE>C | (3DEF (3EGe
c<AA :|
(c/d/) | {c/d/}e>c A<a f<d
e>d | c>e (3cAc d<BB(c/d/) | {c/d/}e>c A<=g f<d e>c |
{e}(3dcB (3GBe c<AA(c/d/) |
e>cA>a f<d e>d | c>e
(3cAc d<BB(c/d/) | (3ecA (3AEC (3FDA E>C | (3DEF (3EGe c<AA ||
MILLER O' DEE, THE. AKA ‑ "The Miller of the
Dee." English, Scottish; Jig or Country Dance Tune. A Minor (Kerr, Raven):
C Minor (Gow). Standard. AB (Raven): ABB (Gow, Kerr). Cecil Sharp, writing in
his book English Folk-Song (1907),
begs comparison of two English versions of this tune (see abc’s below), one an
“improved” version from a ballad opera, printed by Chappell in Popular Music of the Olden Times, and
one collected by Vaughan Williams from a traditional singer. One can “see for
himself how grievously a fine tune has suffered at the hands of the editing
musician.” Chappell did print another version, says Sharp, that he did collect
from a traditional source, noted down from a street singer in Kilburn, “one of
the very few genuine traditionary (sic) airs in his book. The superiority of
this second tune over the first does not, however, seen to have struck him;
indeed, it may be doubted whether he perceived the connection between the two
tunes.” Gow (Complete Repository),
Part 3, 1806; pg . 8. Kerr (Merry
Melodies), vol. 3; No. 406, pg. 44. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 119. Sharp (English Folk Song), 1907; pg. 116.
X:1
T:Miller of Dee, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Gow – 3rd Repository (1806)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C Minor
G|{E}c2 c {c}B2G|e2e d2f|(fe)c
(ed)=B|c3 z2G|c>~dc {c}=B>=AG|e>fe d2 g/f/|
{f}e>dc {e}d>c=B|(c3 c2)||
|:e/f/|g2g g2e|f2f f2d|e>dc
f2e|e3 {fe}d2G|c>dc {c}=B>=AG|~e>fe d2 g/f/|
{f}e>dc
{e}d>c=B|(c3 c3):|
X:2
T:Miller o’
L:1/8
M:6/8
S:Chappell
– Popular Music of the Olden Times (1859)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G Minor
D|G2G
^F2D|B2B A2c|B2G A2^F|(G3 G2):|
B/c/|d2d
d2B|c2c c2A|BG2 c2B|B3 A2D|G2G ^F>=ED|
B2B
A2c|B>AG A2^F|(G3 G2)||
X:3
T:Miller o’
L:1/8
M:6/8
S:Vaughan
Williams – Collected from a traditional singer
K:G Minor
D|G2G
F2D|B2c d2c|B2G B2A|(G3 G2):|
c|d2d
dcB|c2c c2d|B2A G2D|F3 F2D|G2G F2D|B2c d2c|
B2G G2A|(G3 G2)||
MILLER O' DERVIL. AKA and see "The Auld Brig o'
Ayr,” "Benholm Castle,”
"Bob Steele," "Johnnie Steele," "The New Brig o' Dee." Scottish, Strathspey.
D Major. Standard. AAB. A tune reworked by many prople, though it is
principally associated (as "Johnnie Steele") with James
Barnett of
X:1
T:Miller o’ Dervil, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A, | [DD<]D F>A d>c d<f
| [DD<]D F>D E>B,B>E | D<D F>A d>cd>A | (3.B.c.d
(3.A.B.G F<D D :|
|| A | (d>ef>).g
(a>ba>).d | (=c>de>).f (g>ag>).e | (d>ef>).g
(a>ba>).f |
(3.g.f.e (3.b.a.g f<d [Fd>]g |
(3.f.d.f (3.a.f.d (3.g.f.g (3.e.f.g |
(3.f.d.f (3.e.c.e (3d.c.B (3.A.B.=c |
(3.B.G.B (3d.c.B (3[AA][Ff][Ae]
(3.d.c.B |ABA GFE F<D [A,D] ||
MILLER OF DRAUGHIN, THE. AKA – “Miller of Droghan.” AKA and see “Man from Bundoran.” Irish, Reel. E
Minor. Standard. AB. A distanced version of the Scots tune “Miller of Drone.” Source for notated version: Paddy
O’Brien [Black]. Black (Music’s the Very
Best Thing), 1996; No. 280, pg. 150. Green Linnet GLCD
1200, Lunasa – “Otherworld” (1999. Appears as “Miller of Drohan”). Green Linnet
SIF 3040, De Dannan – “Ballroom” (learned from the playing of Dermy and Tara
Diamond of Belfast, although the group thinks it may have originally come from
fiddler Tommy Gunn, from Co. Fermanagh). Paddy O’Brien (et al) – “The Big
Squeeze.”
X:1
T: Miller of Draughin
Q: 350
R: Reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
BA | GE ~E2 DEB,E | DEGA BcBA | BE~E2 DEB,E | DEGA B2BA |
GE~E2 DEB,E | DEGA BcBA | BE~E2 DEB,E | DEGA B2BA ||
G2 BG dGBG | Beef gedB | G2 BG dGBA | GEGA BdBA |
G2
BG dGBG | Beef gfeg | faef dedB | GEGA BABd ||
MILLER OF DROHAN. See “Miller of Draughin,” "Miller of Drone." Lunasa
– “Otherworld.”
MILLER OF DRONE [1], THE. AKA – “Miller of Drum.” See "Cairistiona Chaimbel" and
"Christy Campbell."
Scottish (originally), English, Canadian; Strathspey. England, Northumberland.
Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island. E Minor (Colclough, Hall &
Stafford, Kennedy, Raven): F Sharp Minor (Athole, Cole, Gow, Hardie, Hunter,
Kerr, Martin, Skye, Skinner, Surenne): A Minor (Carlin/Master, Honeyman, Perlman). Standard tuning. AB (Carlin, Cole, Gow,
Hardie, Honeyman, Hunter, Martin, Perlman, Skinner, Surenne): AAB (Kennedy):
AA'B (Athole, Skye): AABB (Colclough, Raven). This classic strathspey was
probably composed by Nathaniel
Gow (1763-1831), to
whom it is often attributed, and appears in his Complete Repository, Part Second, 1802. Nathaniel’s father Niel Gow
is also sometimes credited with the piece (e.g. by Perlman). “The Miller of
Drone” was published about 1801 by John Pringle. It has been said that Pringle
also claimed authorship, and certainly “Drone” is sometimes credited to him as
well, however, Alburger (1983) points out that Pringle clearly identified other
tunes on the same page as his own, but did not put his name with “Drone.”
Although Gow published it a year later most authors seem to lean toward
ascribing the tune to him, with the notable exception of the collector and Gow
sceptic John Glen (1895), who called Gow’s claim "doubtful." J. Scott Skinner, never one to shy from
self-promotion, predicted when he published his own famous strathspey "The Miller o' Hirn" that "'The Miller o'
Drone' will drone no more"--time, however, has not proven him correct. A
melody with this title (perhaps version #2) is one of the "missing
tunes" from William Vickers' 1770 Northumbrian dance tune manuscript.
|
See also listings at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle
Recording Index Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Miller of Dron [1]
Q:140
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspay
B:Stewart-Robertson – The
Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
c/B/|A<FF<A E>F E<C|A,<Ad>c B2 Bc/B/|1 A<FF>A E>F E<C|D<FE>G A2A:|2
e>Bc>G A>EF>C|D>FE>G A2A||c/d/|e<cc<a e>e f/e/d/c/|e<cc<a f2 f>a|e<c c>a e>e f/e/d/c/|
d>Bc>A F2 Fc/d/|e<cc<a e>e f/e/d/c/|e>fa>g f2 f>g|(3agf (3efg (3aed (3cBA|(3dcB (3cBA (3Ffe (3dcB|]
MILLER OF DRONE [2], THE. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). The
piece appears in the Bodleian Manuscript
(in the Bodleian Library, Oxford), inscribed "A Collection of the Newest
Country Dances Performed in Scotland written at Edinburgh by D.A. Young, W.M.
1740."
MILLER OF GLANMIRE, THE (An Muilleoir Ua Gleann-Magair). AKA and see “The Lilting Banshee,” “Ryan’s Favorite.” Irish, Double Jig. A
Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. O’Neill had the tune from a seventeen year
old fiddler named George West, who, though gifted musically, was somewhat
indigent and did not own a fiddle. He had formed a symbiotic musical
relationship of sorts with one O’Malley, who did own a fiddle and who eked out
a meager living playing house parties despite the loss of a finger from his
left hand. O’Malley, however, invariable could only make it to midnight before
he got too drunk to bow, at which time West took over his fiddle and finished
the night’s engagement. “Thus lived the careless, improvident but talented
Georgie, until an incident in his life rendered a trip to the far west
advisable." See also the related tunes “Killaloe Boat” and “Ballinasloe Jig.” O'Neill (Music of
Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 765, pg. 143. O'Neill (Dance
Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems),
1907/1986; No. 48, pg. 24.
X:1
T:Miller of Glanmire, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 48
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Minor
G|EAA EAA|~B3 G2A|Bee edB|de^f
gag|eaa age|dBG G2A|Bee dBG|BAA A2:|
|:d|eaa age|dBG G2A|Bee edB|de^f
gag|eaa age|dBG G2A|Bee dBG|BAA A2:|
MILLER OF GLENMIRE, THE. AKA and see “Ballinasloe Jig,” “Boholla Jig [1]," "The Lilting Banshee." Irish,
Reel. Mary Bergin's title.
MILLER O' HIRN, THE. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard
tuning. AAB. The first tune composed by J. Scott
Skinner, for his friend James Johnston, the miller at Hirn, near Banchory,
whom he visited as a child (Hunter says Skinner's grandfather and Johnston
married sisters). Skinner apparently was
confident that his composition, which in fact is one of his best, would
supplant the famous strathspey "Miller o'
Drone" in the literature, for he prefaced the tune in his Harp and Claymore collection with:
***
We'll 'Drone' nae mair, sin' we ha'e got
The 'Miller o' the Hirn', O.
***
Hunter (1979) includes this bit of
verse in his note on the melody:
***
'Lad, cam' ye doun by Feugh's green howe,
The Feugh that rins through Crathes, O?
Heard ye a fiddler dirl a bow,
Weel, gin he meet wi' your applause,
I brawly can discern, O,
The dusty‑noted fiddler was
"The Miller o' the Hirn", O.
***
Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 105, pg. 182. Feldman
& O’Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1979; pg. 109 (appears as “Untitled
Strathspey”). Hardie (Caledonian
Companion), 1992; pg. 73. Hunter (Fiddle
Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 111. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 67. Skinner (Harp and Claymore Collection), 1904; pg. 71. Skinner (The Scottish Violinist), pg. 2. Topic 12T280, J. Scott Skinner “The Starthspey King.”
Tradition 2118, Jim MacLeod & His Band ‑ "Scottish Dances: Jigs,
Waltzes and Reels" (1979).
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See also listing at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle
Recording Index |
X:1
T:Miller o’ Hirn, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:MacDonald – Skye Collection (1887)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
D>E F<B A<F (D2|B,>)E
G/F/E/D/ C<A, ~A,>C|D>E F<B A<F D2|
B,>D (C<A) F<D D2:|
A>G (F<d) B<(G ~G2)|B>A
^G<e c<A A>B|A>G (F<d) B>A (G<B)|
c>B A<a f<d ~d>B|A>G
(F<d) B<(G ~G2)|B>A (^G<e) c<A A>c|
(3dAB (3cde (3fde (3fga|(3bag (3fed
(3cBA (3GFE||
MILLER OF MANSFIELD, THE. English, Jig. England, Northumberland. F
Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Seattle (William
Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 388.
X:1
T:Miller of Mansfield, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:William Vickers – Great Northern Tun