Annotation:Smugglers (Da)

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X:1 T:Smugglers, Da C:Trad. M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig O:Shetland B:Anderson - Ringing Strings (1983, p. 91) K:G (BAB) G2A|B2e (e(dB)|d3d3|BAB G2A|B2e edB| |1 A3A3:|2 A3 e2f||g2e f2d|g2e (faf)|d3 e2f| g2e f2a|g2e e(dB)|A3 e2f|g2e f2d|g2e a2f| d3 e2f|g2ef2a|g2e e(dB)|A3-A3||



SMUGGLERS, DA. AKA ‑ "The Smugglers From Holland." Shetland, Jig (6/8 time). E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB."Learned from the late Peter Fraser who sometimes called it 'The Smugglers From Holland'. This would probably relate to the days when Gin and Tobacco were smuggled in from Holland" (Anderson).


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Printed sources : - Anderson (Ringing Strings), 1983; p. 91.

Recorded sources : - Boys of the Lough - "The New Line" (2014).




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