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'''MAK A KISHIE NEEDLE, DYE/DIE.''' Shetland, Shetland Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "''Dye'' was an affectionate term for Grandfather on the West side of Shetland. A Kishie is a form of straw basket which was woven using a wooden needle very similar to a fishing-net needle. So, the title can be interpreted as -- 'Make a Kishie Needle, Grandad'" (Anderson). The tune is in the repertory of the Shetland Fiddle Band and is widely known in the Shetlands. | '''MAK A KISHIE NEEDLE, DYE/DIE.''' Shetland, Shetland Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "''Dye'' was an affectionate term for Grandfather on the West side of Shetland. A Kishie is a form of straw basket which was woven using a wooden needle very similar to a fishing-net needle. So, the title can be interpreted as -- 'Make a Kishie Needle, Grandad'" (Anderson). The tune is in the repertory of the Shetland Fiddle Band and is widely known in the Shetlands. [[File:kishieneedle.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Two kishie needles, one dated 1885, from the Shetland Museum]] [http://photos.shetland-museum.org.uk/index.php?a=wordsearch&s=item&key=Wczo2OiJiYXNrZXQiOw==&pg=66] | ||
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MAK A KISHIE NEEDLE, DYE/DIE. Shetland, Shetland Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Dye was an affectionate term for Grandfather on the West side of Shetland. A Kishie is a form of straw basket which was woven using a wooden needle very similar to a fishing-net needle. So, the title can be interpreted as -- 'Make a Kishie Needle, Grandad'" (Anderson). The tune is in the repertory of the Shetland Fiddle Band and is widely known in the Shetlands.
Source for notated version: "the late" Peter Fraser (Shetlands) [Anderson].
Printed sources: Anderson (Ringing Strings), 1983; p. 85.
Recorded sources: Topic 12TS379, Aly Bain & Tom Anderson - "Shetland Folk Fiddling, vol. 2" (1978). Whirlie
WhirlieCD14, Aly Bain - "The Best of Aly Bain, vol. 1" (2008).
See also listing at:
Hear Tom Anderson play the tune at Tobar an Dualchais [2] (the last tune in a set of 3 reels that includes "Peerie Hoose Under da Hill" and "Kiss Her Sweetly (1)).