Key: G
Form: Strathspey
ABC:
X: 1 P: The Auld Wife Ayont the Fire C: 18th century Scottish C: Jerry Holland tunebook C: Arr. T. Traub 11-03-02 K: G M: 4/4 L: 1/8 |: c|"G"B2 A>G "C"EG G>Bg>d|"G"B2 A>G "C"EB A<B "G" G2 "D"G/A/B/c/ :|2 "D"d>B A<B "G"G2 G>c| |: "G"B B "Am"c>dc>A|"G"B B d/e/f g>d|"G"B B "C"c>dc>A|"D"d>B A<B "G"G2 G :|
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Sheet Music: Click image to enlarge.
Melody
Harmony
Low harmony
Cello melody
Cello accompaniment
Sheet Music in PDF:
AuldWife-Melody
AuldWife-Harmony
AuldWife-Low Harmony
Brookfield-Cello Melody
AuldWife-Cello accompaniment
YouTube:
Source: Trad., arr. Jerry Holland
Other Tunes in Set: James Cameron – Heather Hill
Region: Cape Breton, Canada, originally Scotland
Notes: This strathspey may be a distant cousin of Old Wife Behind the Fire, or it may just be a coincidence of titles. “Ayont” translates to “beyond”.