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|f_annotation='''SAXAVORD.''' Scottish, Reel (cut time). Scotland, Shetland Isles. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. "Saxavord" was in the repertory of Burravoe, Shetland, fiddler Peter Scollay (1922-2000), who was recorded in the field in 1954 by Iain Maclean. The tune is cognate with a few tunes in both parts, and even more in the first strain only. Irish versions can be found as "[[Far away from Home]]," "[[Land of Sunshine (The)]]," and "[[Jacket of Batteries]]," while the first strain is cognate with that of "[[Silver Spire (The)]]" and "[[Great Eastern Reel (1)]]." | |f_annotation='''SAXAVORD.''' Scottish, Reel (cut time). Scotland, Shetland Isles. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. "Saxavord" was in the repertory of Burravoe, Shetland, fiddler Peter Scollay (1922-2000), who was recorded in the field in 1954 by Iain Maclean. The tune is cognate with a few tunes in both parts, and even more in the first strain only. Irish versions can be found as "[[Far away from Home]]," "[[Land of Sunshine (The)]]," and "[[Jacket of Batteries]]," while the first strain is cognate with that of "[[Silver Spire (The)]]" and "[[Great Eastern Reel (1)]]." | ||
|f_see_also_listing=Hear Peter Scollay's 1954 field recording at Tobar an | |f_see_also_listing=Hear Peter Scollay's 1954 field recording at Tobar an Dualchais [https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/89476?l=en] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:16, 17 July 2021
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||
SAXAVORD. Scottish, Reel (cut time). Scotland, Shetland Isles. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. "Saxavord" was in the repertory of Burravoe, Shetland, fiddler Peter Scollay (1922-2000), who was recorded in the field in 1954 by Iain Maclean. The tune is cognate with a few tunes in both parts, and even more in the first strain only. Irish versions can be found as "Far away from Home," "Land of Sunshine (The)," and "Jacket of Batteries," while the first strain is cognate with that of "Silver Spire (The)" and "Great Eastern Reel (1)."
