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The Miller’s Waltz

Dan Jones

At the time of composing, I was living in Perthshire, Scotland. Near to our family home is an abandoned water mill called Dron Mill. All that remains today is the shell of a building, spaces where wheels and axles once stood, and a babbling burn which has been reclaimed by nature.

In centuries past, this would have been a place of activity and prosperity. I imagined a miller living in this idyllic corner, concealed by the hillside. Maybe he and his wife danced in the garden.

The Miller’s Waltz reflects the indescribable magic which some places possess. A poet in the 19th century also felt this magic when he/she wrote anonymously:

At the fit o’ Balmanno, a whin-covered hill,

Nestlin’ mang trees, there you’ll find the auld mill;

If wi’ peace and contentment your mind you wad fill,

Gae up to Dron Mill by the Ochils.

I hope you enjoy playing ‘The Miller’s Waltz’.

(For Kirsty)

Dan Jones ©www.danjonesguitarist.com2021