Auld Wife Ayond the Fire
X:1 % T:Old Wife behind ye Fire M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:Neal - Choice Collection of Country Dances (c. 1726) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G c2|B4 G2 B2|A2F2c2A2|B4 G2B2|A2G2 g2d2| B4 G2B2|A2F2c2A2|(Bc d2)A2B2|G4 G2:| |:c2|B2 (d2d2) de|=f2F2c2A2|B2(d2d2)e^f|g2d2g2d2| B2(d2d2) de|=f2F2c2A2|Bc d2 A2B2|G4 G2:|
X:1
%
T:Old wife beyond the fire, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:David Young – Drummond Castle/Duke of Perth Manuscript (1734, No. 44)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
TB2 AG F/F/F cA|TB2 AG G/G/G gd|TB2 AG F/F/F cA|BdAB G2D2:|
|:B>cde cdcA|Bd d(e/f/)|g/f/e/d/ gd|Bcde cdcA|B/c/d AB G2D2:|]
X:1
%
T:Old Wife behind ye Fire
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances (London, 1740, p. 74)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
BG AF c2A2|BG cA g2d2|BG AF c2A2|Bd AB G2G2||
Bcde cdcA|B>cde fdgd|B>cde cdcA|BdAc G2 G2||
X:1
%
T:Old Wife beyond the Fire, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book V (1760, p. 2)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
TB2 AG EE cd|B2 AG GG gd|B2 AG EE cA|(B/c/d) AB G2G2:|
|:Bdde cc (d/c/B/A/)|Bd (de/f/) (g/f/e/d/) gd|Bdde cc (d/c/B/A/)|
(B/c/d) AB G2g2::BG (c/B/A/G/) (FA)cA|BG (d/c/B/A/) BG (g/f/e/d/)|
BG (c/B/A/G/) (F/G/A/)c|(B/c/d/B/) (A/B/c/A/) G2g2::(B/c/d) Bg ca c(B/A/)|
(B/c/d) Bg dbgd|(B/c/)d Bg ca c(B/A/)|B/d/B/G/ A/c/A/F/ G2g2:|]
X:3
%
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
C:Attributed to William French by Riddell
B:Robert Riddell – Collection of Scotch Galwegian Border Tunes (1794, p. 37)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
c|c>BA>G F>GA>c|c>BA>G G>Bg>d|(c>B)(A>G) F>GA>c|B>dA>B G2G:|
|:c|B>dd>e c>dc>A|B>dd>e f>dg>d|B>dd>e c>dc>A|B>dA>B G2G:|
|:c|TB>d c/B/A/G/ F>GAc|TB>d c/B/A/G/ G>Bg>d|TB>d c/B/A/G/ F>GAc|
B/c/d A>B G2G|c|Bd2 d/e/ =fc A/B/c/A/|Bd2 e/f/ g/f/e/d/ gd|
B d2 d/e/ =fc A/B/c/A/|B/c/d/B/ A/B/c/A/ G2G::c|d/c/B/A/ TB>B c=F A/B/c/A/|
d/c/B/A/ G>B gd B/c/d/B/|d/c/B/A/ TG>B c=F A/B/c/A/|B/c/d/B/ A/B/c/A/ G2G:|
|:c|B/c/d/e/ de =f/e/f/c/ A/B/c/A/|B/c/d/e/ de/f/ g/f/g/a/ g/e/d/c/|B/c/d/e/ d/=f/e/g/ f/g/f/c/ A/B/c/A/|
B/c/d/B/ A/B/c/A/ G2G:|c|.B.G.G,.B .c.A.A,.c|.B.G.G,.B .g.e.d.c|
.B.G.G,.B .c.A.A,.c|B>cA>B G2G::c|.B.d.B,.d .c.e.C.c|.B.d.B,.d gfgd|
.B.d.B,.d .c.e.C.c|B>dA>B G2G::c|B/G/D/B,/ G,/B,/D/G/ c/B/A/G/ F/G/A/c/|
B/G/D/B,/ G,/B,/D/G/ B/d/e/f/ g/e/d/c/|B/G/D/B,/ G,/B,/D/G/ c/B/A/G/ F/G/A/c/|
B/d/G/B/ c/A/F/A/ G/D/B,/D/ G,::c|B/d/g/d/ B/d/g/d/ c/e/g/e/ c/e/g/e/|
B/d/g/d/ B/d/e/f/ g/b/a/f/ g/d/e/c/|B/d/g/d/ B/g/d/g/ c/e/g/f/ g/e/d/c/|
B/d/G/B/ c/A/F/A/ G/D/B,/D/ G,!fine!||
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:Strathspey
Q:"Very Slow"
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||
X:1
T:Auld Wife ayond the fire
M:C
L:1/8
Q:”Very Slow”
S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 190)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d|{c}B2 AG FGA{B}c|{c}B2 ~AG Ggg>d|cBAG FGAc|
B<dA>B {F}G2G:|c|TBcde ~c>dcA|TB>cde de/f/ gd|
B>cde ~c>dcA|B<dA>B {F}G2 Gc|B>cde ~c>dcA|
B>c de/f/ g/f/g/a/ g>d|B>cde ~c>dcA|BdAB G2G||