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'''MILLBRAE'''. AKA - "Mill Brae." Scottish, Reel. Scotland, Shetland. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABC. Composed by Shetlands pianist and composer Ronnie Cooper (1934-1982). Millbrae was the name of the home of pianist Eileen Hunter, whio whom Cooper was staying while playing for a wedding on the Shetland island of Unst. It is one of Cooper's more popular compositions, and is frequently heard at Scottish sessions. See also Cooper's "[[Miss Susan Cooper]]," "[[Tushkar (Da)]]," and "[[Mickey Ainsworth]]." | '''MILLBRAE'''. AKA - "Mill Brae." Scottish, Reel. Scotland, Shetland. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABC. Composed by Shetlands pianist and composer Ronnie Cooper (1934-1982). Millbrae was the name of the home of pianist Eileen Hunter, whio whom Cooper was staying while playing for a wedding on the Shetland island of Unst. The house was a shop in the early 19th century. | ||
[[File:millbrae.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Millbrae in winter.]] | |||
It is one of Cooper's more popular compositions, and is frequently heard at Scottish sessions. See also Cooper's "[[Miss Susan Cooper]]," "[[Tushkar (Da)]]," and "[[Mickey Ainsworth]]." | |||
[[File:ronniecooper.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Ronnie Cooper]] | [[File:ronniecooper.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Ronnie Cooper]] | ||
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MILLBRAE. AKA - "Mill Brae." Scottish, Reel. Scotland, Shetland. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABC. Composed by Shetlands pianist and composer Ronnie Cooper (1934-1982). Millbrae was the name of the home of pianist Eileen Hunter, whio whom Cooper was staying while playing for a wedding on the Shetland island of Unst. The house was a shop in the early 19th century.
It is one of Cooper's more popular compositions, and is frequently heard at Scottish sessions. See also Cooper's "Miss Susan Cooper," "Tushkar (Da)," and "Mickey Ainsworth."
Source for notated version:
Printed sources:
Recorded sources: Front Hall FHR-08, Alistair Anderson - "Traditional Tunes" (1976).
See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]