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Theme code Index	327L2 3211H
Also known as	Auld Wife Ahunt the Fire, Ault Wife Ayont the Fire, Aald Wife Ahunt the Fire, Old Wife Beyond the Fire, Old Wife Behind the Fire, Set the old wife beyond the fire, Welcome Royal Charlie
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	English, Northumbrian/Borders, 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(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(Shetland/Orkney), ENGLAND(North East)
Structure	AAB
Editor/Compiler	Robert Bremner
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Scots Reels
Tune and/or Page number	p. 90
Year of publication/Date of MS	1757
Artist	Biography:Jerry Holland
Title of recording	A Session with Jerry Holland
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Fiddlesticks cass.
Year recorded	1990
Media
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Tune annotations

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 G2g::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:"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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