“Miller’s Reel” is a widely played American fiddle tune, also heard in Scotland and Ireland. It appears in nineteenth-century tune collections — as early as 1839 under another title — and was later credited to the New England bandleader Zeke Backus.
A bright, brisk reel, the tune is built for dancing and for the give-and-take of a string band. It sits in the broad stock of breakdowns that move freely between old-time and bluegrass playing.
The tune endures as a jam and contest piece.
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