Annotation:Fight About the Fireside

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 FIGHT ABOUT THE FIRESIDE. AKA and see "Road to Arisaig," "Strathspey in Memory of Angus Allan Gillis," "White Clover." Canadian, Strathspey; Scottish, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. C Major. Standard tuning. AB (Surenne): AAB (Athole, Gow): AABB (Dunlay & Greenberg, Dunlay & Reich, Honeyman, Kerr). A so-called 'double-tonic' melody. Fight About the Fireside is also the name of a Scottish country dance, first printed in the Gow's Five Favourite Country Dances for 1822. "Glenburnie Rant (The)" has become associated with the this country dance, as it is often the first tune in the medley played as accompaniment, and thus "Glenburnie Rant" is sometimes (erroneously) called "Fight About the Fireside." The tune was included by Waverton, Cumbria, musician John Rook in his 1840 manuscript collection (p. 208).  Source for notated version: Joe Cormier (Cape Breton & Boston) [Dunlay and Reich], Alex Gillis and Alcide Aucoin (Cape Breton) [Dunlay & Greenberg].  Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 46. Dunlay & Greenberg (Traditional Celtic Violin Music of Cape Breton), 1996; p. 68. Dunlay & Reich (Traditional Celtic Fiddle Music of Cape Breton), 1986; p. 66. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 1, 1799; p. 19. Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; p. 15. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 79, p. 11. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 74. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 63. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; p. 31.  Recorded sources: PLP4-1012, Joe Cormier- "The Cheticamp Connection" (appears as "Strathspey in Memory of Angus Allan Gillis"). Decca 14006 (78 RPM), Alex Gillis and Alcide Aucoin/The Inverness Serenaders (appears as "White Clover"). Celtic 57 (SCX 57), The Five MacDonald Fiddlers- "The Fiddlers of Cape Breton" (various artists. Appears as "Road to Arisaig"). CDAB-3 26-1, Kinnon Beaton- "Cape Breton Fiddle I."  See also listings at: Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

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