Annotation:Lay Dee at Dee (1)

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LAY DEE AT DEE [1]. Shetland, Shetland Reel. Shetland, North Yell. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Carlin): AABB (Bain, Martin). Tom Anderson (1978) relates that when Shetland fisherman returned to land from fishing the farther reaches (the Far Haaf) they would sleep in a shared bed in a stone hut called a lodge. "If one took up too much room in the bed he was told to 'lay dee at dee' or 'shift up.'" Christine Martin (2002) uses the tune as an example of a traditional Shetland tune that is often played with 'ringing strings' i.e. with drones (two strings played at the same time) throughout. The reel is included in the standard Sheltland set called the Yell Reels, consisting of "Ferrie Reel," "Lay Dee and Dee" and "Miss Spence's Reel."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Anderson & Swing (Haand Me Doon da Fiddle), 1979; No. 31 [1]. Bain (50 Fiddle Solos), 1989; p. 39. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 125, p. 78. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; p. 92.

Recorded sources: Leader LED-2 052, "Shetland Fiddlers" (1973). Topic 12TS379, Aly Bain & Tom Anderson - "Shetland Folk Fiddling, vol. 2" (1978).

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]

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