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OLIVER JACK. Scottish, Reel. Scotland, Shetland. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. According to Shetland fiddler, composer, teacher and collector Tom Anderson, the tune was brought back by Shetland fiddlers from whaling voyages to Greenland, where they mingled with musicians from several regions.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Anderson (Haand Me Doon da Fiddle), 1979; No. 12.

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