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'''LOWRIE TARREL.''' Shetlands, Reel. The tune is a variant of "[[Mason's Apron (The)]]," and known throughout the Shetland islands. Cooke | |f_annotation='''LOWRIE TARREL.''' AKA - "Lowrie Tarrell." Shetlands, Reel. The tune is a variant of "[[Mason's Apron (The)]]," and known throughout the Shetland islands. Peter Cooke<ref>Peter Cooke, '''The Fiddle Tradition of the Shetland Isles''', 1986, p. 143</ref> gives the following text to the dance tune, collected in the Shetlands: | ||
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O pirrie Lowrie, muckle Lowrie, | ''O pirrie Lowrie, muckle Lowrie,''<br> | ||
Babbit Lowrie Tarrel | ''Babbit Lowrie Tarrel''<br> | ||
The sheep's heid is in the pot | ''The sheep's heid is in the pot''<br> | ||
And du sall get the sparrel. | ''And du sall get the sparrel.''<br> | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
While Shetland fiddler, collector, and teacher Tom Anderson gives: | While Shetland fiddler, collector, and teacher Tom Anderson gives: | ||
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Peerie Lowrie, silly Lowrie, | ''Peerie Lowrie, silly Lowrie,''<br> | ||
Drunken Lowrie Tarrell; | ''Drunken Lowrie Tarrell;''<br> | ||
When we kill wir grice (pig) | ''When we kill wir grice'' ... (pig) <br> | ||
Du sall get da sparrell (intestines) | ''Du sall get da sparrell.'' ... (rectum or intestines)<br> | ||
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|f_recorded_sources=Rounder 3006, Boys of the Lough - "Second Album" (1974. Learned from Tom Anderson). | |||
|f_see_also_listing=Hear the reel played by Peter Scollay (fiddle), Lowrie Scollay (guitar) and Alice Manuell (accordion) at Tobar an Dualcais [https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/87356?l=en] <br> | |||
Hear Shetland fiddler Hugh Jamieson's anecdote that mentions the tune at Tobar an Dualcais [http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/fullrecord/48029/1/LuckyDip]<br> | |||
Hear fiddlers Tom Anderson and Aly Bain play and compare "Lowrie Tarrell" and "Mason's Apron" at Tobar an Dualchais [http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/en/fullrecord/97569/1;jsessionid=2678CCFB387F02CBFB47C35DD1772308]<br> | |||
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LOWRIE TARREL. AKA - "Lowrie Tarrell." Shetlands, Reel. The tune is a variant of "Mason's Apron (The)," and known throughout the Shetland islands. Peter Cooke[1] gives the following text to the dance tune, collected in the Shetlands:
O pirrie Lowrie, muckle Lowrie,
Babbit Lowrie Tarrel
The sheep's heid is in the pot
And du sall get the sparrel.
While Shetland fiddler, collector, and teacher Tom Anderson gives:
Peerie Lowrie, silly Lowrie,
Drunken Lowrie Tarrell;
When we kill wir grice ... (pig)
Du sall get da sparrell. ... (rectum or intestines)
- ↑ Peter Cooke, The Fiddle Tradition of the Shetland Isles, 1986, p. 143