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'''WARLOCK’S STRATHSPEY.''' AKA – | |f_annotation='''WARLOCK’S STRATHSPEY.''' AKA – "The Warlock(’s)," "[[Peter Milne’s Strathspey]]." Scottish (originally), Canadian; Strathspey (whole time). Canada, Cape Breton. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "The Warlock" (i.e. sorcerer) was composed by Scottish dancing master and composer in Brechin, Robert Lowe, and published in his brother [[biography:Joseph Lowe]]’s (1797-1866) 1844 collection. It is a companion piece to Joseph's reel "[[Witches (2) (The)]]," and both were inspired by Robert Burns' poem "Tam o'Shanter" (see Lowe's "[[annotation: Tam's Grey Mare]]" for more information). | ||
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"The Warlock" was first recorded on a 78 RPM disc by Cape Breton fiddler Bill Lamey (Cranford), and has since become a very popular strathspey among fiddlers on the island (where it occasionally has been recorded as "Peter Milne's Strathspey"). It has been recorded frequently. | |||
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|f_printed_sources=Carlin ('''Master Collection'''), 1984; No. 109, p. 72. Cranford ('''Jerry Holland’s Collection'''), 1995; No. 137, p. 40. Joseph Lowe ('''Joseph Lowe's Collection of Scottish Strathspeys and Reels'''), 1844-45; p. 15. | |||
|f_recorded_sources=Green Linnett GLCD 1119, Cherish the Ladies – “The Back Door” (1992). Rounder Records 7052, Buddy MacMaster – “The Cape Breton Tradition” (2003). Shanachie Records 14002, Bill Lamey - "Classic Recordings of Scottish Fiddling" (1979). “The Rankin Family” (1989). | |||
|f_see_also_listing=Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings [http://www.cbfiddle.com/rx/tune/t2056.html]<br> | |||
Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings [http://www.cbfiddle.com/rx/tune/t2056.html]<br> | |||
Hear the Rankin Family play the tune on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fQfcwkgaHo]<br> | Hear the Rankin Family play the tune on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fQfcwkgaHo]<br> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:42, 19 April 2021
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WARLOCK’S STRATHSPEY. AKA – "The Warlock(’s)," "Peter Milne’s Strathspey." Scottish (originally), Canadian; Strathspey (whole time). Canada, Cape Breton. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "The Warlock" (i.e. sorcerer) was composed by Scottish dancing master and composer in Brechin, Robert Lowe, and published in his brother biography:Joseph Lowe’s (1797-1866) 1844 collection. It is a companion piece to Joseph's reel "Witches (2) (The)," and both were inspired by Robert Burns' poem "Tam o'Shanter" (see Lowe's "annotation: Tam's Grey Mare" for more information).
"The Warlock" was first recorded on a 78 RPM disc by Cape Breton fiddler Bill Lamey (Cranford), and has since become a very popular strathspey among fiddlers on the island (where it occasionally has been recorded as "Peter Milne's Strathspey"). It has been recorded frequently.
