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)"Canada/Maritimes (English)" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
 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." 

X: 1
T:Cold Winds from Ben Wyviss
Z:Wil Macaulay Dec 1999
R:Jig
A:Cape Breton
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:AMix
d|cBA ecA | fdf ecA | cBA efg | BGB BdB |
|cBA ecA | fdf ecA |cec dBG |1 BAA A2 :|2 BAA A||
ce | a2f g2e | fdf ecA | a2f g2d | BGB d2b|
afa geg |fdf ecA | cec dBG | BAA A :|
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