Oracle (2) (The)
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ORACLE [2], THE. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune is attributed to Scots fiddler/composer J. Scott Skinner (1842–1927) by Scottish music historian, composer and antiquarian J. Murdoch Henderson (1902–1972) of Aberdeen, although it does not appear in Skinner’s own published collections.
Source for notated version: Danny O'Donnell (County Donegal) [Feldman & O'Doherty].
Printed sources:
Feldman & O'Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1979; p. 192c (appears as untitled strathspey).
Henderson (Scottish Music Maker), 1957; No. 19.
Recorded sources: