Saxavord

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 Theme code Index    137L5 31H1H3
 Also known as    Far away from Home, Great Eastern Reel (1), Jacket of Batteries, Land of Sunshine (The)
 Composer/Core Source    Peter Scollay
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Shetland/Orkney
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    SCOTLAND(Shetland/Orkney)
 Structure    AA'BB'
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X:1 T:Saxavord N:Transcribed from a 1954 field recording of fiddler Peter Scollay (1922-2000), N:Burravoe, Shetland. N:c.f. De Dannan's "Jacket of Batteries" and the first strain of "Silver Spire" M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/89476?l=en Z:Andrew Kuntz K:D A,C|D2FD CEAG|FAdc dAFA|GBeG FAdA|^GBed cA=GE| D2FD CEAG|FAdc dAFA|^GBed cA=GE|1(F/G/F) D2-D2:|2 (F/G/F)D2D2|| |:fg|afdA gecA|de{fg}fe dAFA|GBeG FAdA|^GBed cA=GE| D2 {G}FD CEAG|FAdc dAFA|1^GBed cA=GE|(F/G/F) D2-D2:|2 ^GBed cea=g|f2d2d2||