Annotation:Miller o' Dervil (The)

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MILLER O' DERVIL. AKA and see "Auld Brig o' Ayr (The)," "Benholm Castle," "Bob Steele," "Johnnie Steele," "New Brig o' Dee (The)." Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. A popular reel reworked in several genres by different players, although it is principally associated (as "Johnnie Steele") with and attributed to James Barnett of Kirkwall (1847-1898). It is attributed to Tom Barnett in Skinner's Scottish Violinist (1900) (See note for Annotation:Johnnie Steele for more).

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1992; p. 54. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; p. 141. Skinner (The Scottish Violinist), 1900; p. 11.

Recorded sources: See also listing at:
See a handwritten manuscript of the tune by Alexander Grant (1856-1942) at Am Baile [1]




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