Shaalds o' Foula (2) (Da)

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 Theme code Index    5L162 526L1
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Shetland/Orkney
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Shetland/Orkney)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Tom Anderson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Ringing Strings
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 5, p. 2
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1983
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Shaalds o' Foula [2], Da M:C L:1/8 B:James Hoseason music manuscript, Yell, Shetland, 1862 N:It seems apparent that Hoseason was unfamiliar with transcribing N:in 6/8 time. N:No key signature in ms. N:Scordatura tuning, AEae. Hoseason transcribed the tune as fingered N:"as if" in standard tuning. Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C P:As written in ms. A|(DE)G GG fec T(B>A)|(ecA) T(Bc) EG GED|(DE).G .G.G (fec) T(B>A)|(ABc)G (Bc).d e3 D3:| f|e>c (Bc)e aec T(B>A)|(aec) TPc{c}(Bc) DA AED|ac (Bc)e fec (B>A)|(ABc)A (Bc)d e3 D3:|]


X:1 T:Shaalds o' Foula [2] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig N:AEae tuning (fiddle) B:Anderson - Ringing Strings (1983, p. 38) K:A (EFA) A2A|f(ec) (B2A)|e(cA) (B2c)|F2A A(FE)| (EFA) A2A|f(ec) B2A|A(Bc/A/) B(cd)|e3 E3:| |:e2c B(cd)|a(ec) B2A|a(ec) B2c|E2A A(FE)| a2c B(ce)|f(ec) B2A|A(Bc/A/) B(cd)|e3 E3:|]


X:1 T:Shaalds o Foula [2], Da N:Transcribed from a 1954 field recording of fiddler Peter Scollay (1922-2000), N:Burravoe, Yell, Shetland. M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig D:https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/87313?l=en Z:Andrew Kuntz K: G D>EG G2g|e>dB A2B|G2B A2B|G>AG G>ED| D>EG G2g|e>dB A2B|G2B ABc|1d3 d3:|2 d3def|| g2dB2d|edc B3|gdB {c}BAG|BGE {G}E2D| g2dB2d|edc B2A|GAB ABc|d3 def| g2dB2 d|edB B2ef|gdB {c}BAG|AGE {G}E2D| D>EG G2g|e>dB {c}BAB|G2B ABc|d3 d3||


X:1 T:Shaalds o’ Foula [2], Da T:Foula Reel, Da L:1/8 M:6/8 B:Anderson & Georgeson - Da Mirrie Dancers (1970, p. 15) K:G D | E2G G2e | edB BAG | G2B A2B | G2A GED | E2G G2e | edB BAG | G2B A2B | d3 D3 :| |: edB ABd | edB BAG | {f}g2B A2B | G2A GED | edB ABd | edB BAG | {f}g2B A2B | d3 D3 :|]