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Annotation:Off to Skelligs--1st Figure
X:1 T:Off to Skelligs -- First Figure M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Roche - Collection of Traditional Irish Music vol. 2 (1912, No. 296) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D DED F2A|d2d cBA|B2A Bcd|e2d e2f| DED F2A|d2d cBA|B2A B2c|d3 d2!fermata!|| e|f2f fed|B2B BAF|ABA g2f|e3 efg| f2a fed|B2d BAF|ABA B2c|d3d2z!D.C.!O|| P:Trio F/G/|ABA AFA|d2e f2d|ABA AGF|G3-G2 F/G/| ABA AFA|d2e f2d|ecA ABc|d3 d2z!D.C.!||
OFF TO SKELLIGS--FIRST FIGURE. Irish, Quardrille Part (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABACA. The second strain of this quadrille figure can be found as the first strain of Prof. Samuel Bayard's Pennsylvania-collected "Down on the Big Sandy". The Skellig Islands [1] (Na Scealaga) are two small, steep, and rocky islands lying about 13 km west of Bolus Head on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.
