Boanie Isle o' Whalsay (1) (Da)

 BOANIE ISLE O' WHALSAY [1], DA. AKA - "Qualsay." Shetland, Shetland Reel. A Mixolydian/A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. Whalsay is one of the islands in the Shetland group. The tune is known throughout the Shetlands and is generally played as a reel today, though there have been 6/8 versions in the past (see "Boanie Isle of Whalsay [2]"). In the 1950's "at least one fiddler, the late Jimmy Scollay of Burravoe, played it in 6/8 time, his version being noted down by Shuldham-Shaw in the key of G" (Cooke, 1986). Cooke's 'b' version is from J. Hoseason's MS., Mid Yell (Shetland), 1863. Printed source: Cooke (The Fiddle Tradition of the Shetland Isles), 1986; Ex. 27b., p. 77.

X: 1 T:Bonnie Isle o' Whalsay S:sessions R:Reel O:Shetland M:4/4 K:Amix (e2|e)d cA B2ed|cA Ac BE2(e|e)d cA B2ed|cA B^G A2:: AB|cd eg fd ed|cA Ac BE E(c|c)d eg fd ed|cA BG A2A2| cd eg fd ed|cA Ac BE Ec|cd ef ga ge|dB GB A2||

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