Annotation:Mak a Kishie Needle Dye

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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.

Two kishie needles, one dated 1885, from the Shetland Museum [1]

A woman with a kishie basket.

Source for notated version: "the late" Peter Fraser (Shetlands) [Anderson]. Fraser was one of the founding members, with Anderson, of the Shetland Folk Society.

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)).

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