Cold Winds from Ben Wyviss

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Theme code Index	3565 3522
Also known as	Highlander's Jig, Forest and Glen, Graham's Brook
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland, Canada
Genre/Style	Cape Breton/PEI, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Mixolydian
Time signature	6/8
History	CANADA(Maritimes/English)
Structure	AA'BB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Kate Dunlay & David Reich
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Traditional Celtic Fiddle Music of Cape Breton
Tune and/or Page number	p. 70
Year of publication/Date of MS	1986
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COLD WINDS FROM BEN WYVISS. AKA- "Highlander's Jig," "Forest and Glen" "Graham's Brook." Scottish, Canadian; Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. A Mixolydian (D). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Appears in Kerr's Third as "Highlander's Jig" and as a four part pipe march entitled "Cold Winds From Ben Wyviss" in Queen's Own Highlanders. Compare also with "Gladly Would I Go."

Source for notated version: Sandy MacIntyre [Dunlay and Reich].

Printed source: Dunlay and Reich (Traditional Celtic Fiddle Music of Cape Breton), 1986; p. 70.

Recorded source: SLMC-1001, Sandy MacIntyre- "Cape Breton...My Land in Music." Celtic CX 20, The Five MacDonald Fiddlers- "Scottish Reels..." (appears as "Forest and Glen"). IMS-WRCI-759, Winnie Chafe- "Cape Breton Scottish Memories."

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T:Cold Winds from Ben Wyviss
Z:Wil Macaulay Dec 1999
R:Jig
A:Cape Breton
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:AMix
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