Annotation:Underhill (Da)

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UNDERHILL, DA. Shetland, Shetland Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. ‘Underhill’ is what Shetland Islanders usually call peat or turf. In the repertory of Shetland fiddle band, and therefore widely known on the islands.

Source for notated version: Peter Fraser (West side of the main island, Shetlands) [Bain/Boys of the Lough].

Printed sources: Anderson & Georgeson (Da Mirrie Dancers), 1970; p. 20. Bain (50 Fiddle Solos), 1989; p. 29. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; p. 282.

Recorded sources: Rounder 3006, The Boys of the Lough “Second Album” (1974).

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]

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