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'''AULD WHEEL, THE'''. AKA and see "[[Mill O' Hirn Cathes]]." Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927). Hunter notes it was one of the "birling" reels which so pleased Scott Skinner, perhaps taking his cue from the title of Skinner's 1910 recording called "The Birlin Reels", a medley of "The Auld Wheel", "[[Bride’s Reel (The)]]," "[[MacKenzie Fraser]]" and "[[Fairy Dance]]." Skinner had earlier (1905) recorded the tune in a medley with "[[Miller o' Hirn (The)]]" and "[[MacKenzie Fraser]]." "The birl is an accent in Scottish music, much like a short drum roll. The reel has words that accompany it that appear in the beginning of Skinner's '''Miller o' Hirn''' collection, written by R. Grant, 'the Bard of Ugie', of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. | '''AULD WHEEL, THE'''. AKA and see "[[Mill O' Hirn Cathes]]." Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927). Hunter notes it was one of the "birling" reels which so pleased Scott Skinner, perhaps taking his cue from the title of Skinner's 1910 recording called "The Birlin Reels", a medley of "The Auld Wheel", "[[Bride’s Reel (The)]]," "[[MacKenzie Fraser]]" and "[[Fairy Dance]]." Skinner had earlier (1905) recorded the tune in a medley with "[[Miller o' Hirn (The)]]" and "[[MacKenzie Fraser]]." "The birl is an accent in Scottish music, much like a short drum roll. The reel has words that accompany it that appear in the beginning of Skinner's '''Miller o' Hirn''' collection, written by R. Grant, 'the Bard of Ugie', of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. | ||
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The first strain of "The Auld Wheel" was applied to Donegal fiddler John Doherty's "[[Flood on the Holm]]," where is forms the third strain. | |||
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AULD WHEEL, THE. AKA and see "Mill O' Hirn Cathes." Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927). Hunter notes it was one of the "birling" reels which so pleased Scott Skinner, perhaps taking his cue from the title of Skinner's 1910 recording called "The Birlin Reels", a medley of "The Auld Wheel", "Bride’s Reel (The)," "MacKenzie Fraser" and "Fairy Dance." Skinner had earlier (1905) recorded the tune in a medley with "Miller o' Hirn (The)" and "MacKenzie Fraser." "The birl is an accent in Scottish music, much like a short drum roll. The reel has words that accompany it that appear in the beginning of Skinner's Miller o' Hirn collection, written by R. Grant, 'the Bard of Ugie', of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.
The first strain of "The Auld Wheel" was applied to Donegal fiddler John Doherty's "Flood on the Holm," where is forms the third strain.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Printed sources: Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 205. Skinner (The Scottish Violinist), 1900; p. 7. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 67.
Recorded sources: Regal Zonophone T-114, J. Scott Skinner (1905). Regal G-6617 (78 RPM), J. Scott Skinner - "The Birlin Reels" (1910). Topic 12T280, J. Scott Skinner "The Strathspey King."
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