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Theme code Index	326L4 3211H
Also known as	Aald Wife Ahunt the Fire, Auld Wife Ayond the Fire, Old Wife Beyond the Fire (The), Old Wife Behind the Fire, Set the old wife beyond the fire, Welcome Royal Charlie
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish, Shetland/Orkney
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Reel (single/double), Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Shetland/Orkney), ENGLAND(North East)
Structure
Editor/Compiler	David Young
Book/Manuscript title	Book:The MacFarlane Manuscript
Tune and/or Page number	p. 233
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1740
Artist	Biography:Jerry Holland
Title of recording	A Session with Jerry Holland
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Fiddlesticks cassette
Year recorded	1990
Media
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Ald wife ayond the fire, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:David Young - The MacFarlane Manuscript (c. 1740, p.

X:1
T:Old Wife Beyond the Fire, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:William Vickers’ music manuscript collection, p. 44 (Northumberland, 1770)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
c|B2 AG FAAc|B2 AG Bgec|B2 AG FAAc|dBcA G2c2:|
|:Bcde fA c2|Bcde fd g2|Bcde fAcA|BgAF G2c2:|]

X:1
T:Auld wife ayont the Fire, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Gow – 1st Repository (1799)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion 
K:G
c|{c}B2 AG E/E/E cA|{c}B2 AG G/G/G gd|{c}B2 AG E/E/E (cA)|(B/c/d) A>B G2G:|
c|B(dd)e c>dcB|Bddg (g/f/e/f/) g>d|B(dd>)e c>dcA|(B/c/d) (AB) G2 Gc|
B(dd>)e c>dcA|Bddg (g/f/e/f/) g>d|B>cde c>dcA|B<d A>B {F}G3||

 X:2
 T:Auld wife ayont the Fire
 L:1/8
 M:C
 R:”Very Slow” Strathspey
 S:Gow – 2nd Repository  (1802)
 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
 K:G
 d|{c}B2 ~A>G FGA{B}c|{c}B2 ~A>G Gg g>d|(cB) ~AG F>GAc|(B<d) A>B {F}G2G:|
 c|B>cde ~c>dcA|(Bc)de de/f/ gd|B>cde c>dcA|(B<d) A>B {F}G2 G>c|
 B>cde ~c>dcA|B>c de/f/ (g/f/)g/a/ g>d|B>cde ~c>d cA|(B<d) A>B G2G||

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