Annotation:Auld Reckie
X:1 T:Auld Reckie, or Hoble about M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 465, p. 180) N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|F/G/AA d2A|ded Tc2A|B/c/dB AFD|BGE E2G| F/G/AA d2A|df/e/d c2A|B/c/dB AFd|AFD D2:| |:f/g/|afd afd|efd Tc2A|(G/A/B).G (F/G/A).F|BGE E2 f/g/| afd afd|efd Tc2A|(B/c/d)B AFd|AFD D2:|]
AULD RECKIE. AKA - "Hobble About." Scottish, Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The city of Edinburgh is affectionately nicknamed Auld Reekie (Middle Scots for 'Old Smoky'), because when buildings were heated by coal and wood fires, chimneys would spew thick columns of smoke into the air [Wikipedia].
