The Smith Of Chilliechassie reel

Also known as The Smith Of Killiechassie.

There are 14 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

Bog An Lochan (a few times),
Lucy Cassidy (a few times),
The Bletherskate (a few times),
The Ewe Wi’ The Crookit Horn (a few times) and
John Roy Stewart (a few times).

The Smith Of Chilliechassie has been added to 24 tunebooks.

Two settings

X: 1
T: The Smith Of Chilliechassie
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amix
AAAB e2Ae|d2Gd BBBG|AAAB e2Ae|eAdB AAAG|
AAAB e2Ae|edde BBBG|AAAB e2AB|g2dB AAAG||
g2fg aefd|g2fg BBBG|g2fg aefd|e2dB AAAG|
g2fg aefd|g2fg BBBG|aefd e2ge|d2dB AAAG||
AAAB ~A2e2|AAAd BBBG|AAAB ~A2e2|GGGB AAAG|
AAAB ~A2eA|dBBd BBBG|g2ea e2Ad|B2GB AAAG||
g2fg a2ag|egdg BBBG|g2fg a2af|e2dB AAAG|
g2fg a2ag|egdg BBBG|eA ~A2 e2ge|d2dB AAAG||
BBBc B2f2|BBBf BBcA|BBBc B2f2|AAAc eAcA|
BBBc B2f2|BBBf BBcA|BBBc d2de|f2ed cecA||
fBBa BBfe|fBBa BBcA|fBBa BBfe|AAAc eAcA|
fBBa BBfe|fBBa BBcA|BBBc d2de|f2ed cecA||

X: 2
T: The Smith Of Chilliechassie
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amix
|AAAB e2Ae|d2Gd BBBG|AAAB e2Ae|d2GB AAAG|
AAAB e2Ae|d2Gd BBBG|AAAB e2AB|g2dB AAAG|
|:g2fg aefd|g2fg BBBG|g2fg aefd|1 g2dB AAAG:|2 egdB AAAG|
|:AAdA BAdA|AAdA BBBG|AAdA BAdA|BedB AAAG:|
g2fe e<aae|g2fg BBBG|g2fe f>aae|gedB AAAG|
g2fe eaae|g2fg BBBG|g2fe fgaf|egdB AAAG||
AAAB A2eA|AAAd BBBG|AAAB A2eA|BedB AAAG|
AAAB A2eA|dBBd BBBG|g2ea e2Ad|B2GB AAAG||
g2fe a2af|egdg BBBG|g2fe a2af|egdB AAAG|
g2fe a2af|egdg BBBG|e2AB A2eA|egdB AAAG||

Two comments

Here’s the Tannahill Weavers setting …

Of the The Smith Of Chilliechassie, a traditional Scottish reel. This is not the setting most Highland pipers are used to. I first saw a setting like this from a book of Cape Breton fiddle tunes. This is perhaps a fiddle setting, with the A, B, C, & D parts in A dorian and the E & F parts in B minor. (I submitted the tune as Amix though just to make sure the C#s were there for the E & F parts.)

FYI, on the recording the TWs repeat the A & B parts to end the tune.

Enjoy! Cheers!

Willie Ross version

X: 1
T: The Smith of Chilliechassie
R: Reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amix
| AAAB e2Ae|d2Gd BBBG|AAAB e2Ae|d2GB AAAG|
| AAAB e2Ae|d2Gd BBBG|AAAB e2AB|g2dB AAAG|
|:g2fg aefd|g2fg BBBG|g2fg aefd|1g2dB AAAG:|2egdB AAAG|
|:AAdA BAdA|AAdA BBBG|AAdA BAdA|BedB AAAG:|
|g2fe e<aae|g2fg BBBG|g2fe f>aae|gedB AAAG |
|g2fe eaae|g2fg BBBG|g2fe fgaf|egdB AAAG||
|AAAB A2eA|AAAd BBBG|AAAB A2eA|BedB AAAG|
|AAAB A2eA|dBBd BBBG|g2ea e2Ad|B2GB AAAG||
|g2fe a2af|egdg BBBG|g2fe a2af|egdB AAAG|
|g2fe a2af|egdg BBBG|e2AB A2eA|egdB AAAG||

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