Annotation:Shetland Isles Hornpipe
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SHETLAND ISLES HORNPIPE. Scottish, Hornpipe (cut time). Scotland, Shetland Isles. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The "Shetland Isles Hornpipe," at least as rendered by Peter Scollay (see below), is played with a slight swing, more akin to a reel than a dotted hornpipe.
