Big John McNeil – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 197
Big John McNeil – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 197 – Signup for Vi Wickam’s Fiddle Tune a Day: www.vithefiddler.com The only thing I know about Big John McNeil is that it’s a popular Canadian fiddle tune. It’s a fun tune to play, not too difficult, but when you play it as fast as they do, just about anything can tie your fingers in a not. It also has some similarities with Durham’s Bull. I also found this thread on ancestry.com about a man named ‘Big’ John McNeil. Big John McNeil according to Fiddler’s Companion BIG JOHN McNEIL(L)/McNEAL. AKA and see “John McNeil(‘s Reel).” Canadian, American, Scottish; Reel. Canada, widely known. USA; New England, Missouri. A Major. Standard (or infrequently AEae) tuning. AABB (Gibbons, Messer, Sweet): AABB’ (Miller & Perron): AA’BB’ (Begin, Perlman, Phillips). Though now known as a Canadian standard it originally was a reel composed (as “John McNeil”) by the brilliant Scottish fiddler Peter Milne (1824-1908), one of J. Scott Skinner’s teachers and early playing partners, who earned his living playing in theaters until his opium addiction (he abused laudanum, originally prescribed for rheumatism) reduced him to busking on ferry‑boats crossing the Firth of Forth. He died in unpleasant circumstances in a mental institution. John McNeil was a famous Highland dancer of the mid-to-later 19th century (see note for “John McNeil’s Reel” for more). The melody was in the repertoire of Cyrill Stinnett, a fiddler who epitomised the ‘North Missouri Hornpipe Style’ of playing, who apparently learned it …
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