Black Hat (Da)

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 BLACK HAT, DA. Shetland, Shetland Reel. Shetland, Unst. D Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. A traditional tune from the Tingwall area of the Shetlands, and named for the fiddler who played it who always donned a black hat when he played the instument. Source for notated version: W. Manson and A. Peterson (Shetland) [Anderson & Georgeson]. Printed source: Anderson & Georgeson (Da Mirrie Dancers), 1970; p. 23. Recorded sources: Front Hall 018, How To Change a Flat Tire - "Traditional Music of Ireland and Shetland" (learned from Tom Anderson). Green Linnet GLCD 3105, Aly Bain - "Lonely Bird" (1996). __NORICHEDITOR__