Annotation:Floo'er o' Taft (Da)

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 FLOO'ER O' TAFT, DA. Shetland. Collected in 1947 by Pat Shuldham Shaw from Shetland fiddler John Stickle, whose grandfather, Friedmann (or Fredemann) Stickle, a German seaman and fiddler whose family lore had it that he had been thrown overboard near the Shetlands due to his shipmate's exasperation at his constant playing, or perhaps because they just didn't like him. "Da Floo'er O' Taft" is very similar to a German dance tune called "Seven Steps (The)."  Source for notated version:  Printed sources:  Recorded sources: Topic 12TS442, Brass Monkey - "See How It Runs" (1986).

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