If I can change the tune in question to illustrate a point.
Oyster Wives' Rant which appears in Peacock's Tunes is also well known
in another tradition as Mullen Dhu. In that tradition it is played
against A drones and becomes yet another Scottish tune with not a lot
to recommend it.
On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 9:43 AM, [1]barr...@nspipes.co.uk wrote:
If I can change the tune in question to illustrate a point.
or rather, to miss the point (IMO)! The point is that, in a tune such
as Oyster Wife or Wild Hills or 'Skye Crofters' or Swallow's Tail,
which all have the
Being a drone musician Peacock might have had an insight into the
tonality of the tune. The first impulse is to think he just wanted to
fit it on the keyless chanter. It's in Em (the relative minor of
G). Ending on an A, the tune is usually said to be in Am which, which,
as Barry
Hi -- I have posted the Mad Moll on Northumbrianpipers forum so all
interested can have a look at an early version of the tune.
Quite possibly it is a droneless undefined key tune -- I have no idea
and am not qualified to hazard a quess
Dave
On 8/1/2011 7:37 PM, Matt Seattle wrote:
On
