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'''LEFT-HANDED TUSHKAR, THE.''' Scottish, Reel. Scotland, Shetland. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by fiddler-composer Ronnie Cooper [http://www.shetland-music.com/prominent_artists/artists_of_the_past/ronnie_cooper_%281934-1982%29/] (1934-1982), of Lerwick, Shetland. A tushkar is a square-headed spade, for cutting and stacking peat. | '''LEFT-HANDED TUSHKAR, THE.''' Scottish, Reel. Scotland, Shetland. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by fiddler-composer Ronnie Cooper [http://www.shetland-music.com/prominent_artists/artists_of_the_past/ronnie_cooper_%281934-1982%29/] (1934-1982), of Lerwick, Shetland. A tushkar is a square-headed spade, for cutting and stacking peat. | ||
[[File:tushkar.jpg| | [[File:tushkar.jpg|400px|thumb|left|Peat Cutters with tushkars]] | ||
See also his composition "[[Miss Susan Cooper]]." | See also his composition "[[Miss Susan Cooper]]." | ||
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LEFT-HANDED TUSHKAR, THE. Scottish, Reel. Scotland, Shetland. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by fiddler-composer Ronnie Cooper [1] (1934-1982), of Lerwick, Shetland. A tushkar is a square-headed spade, for cutting and stacking peat.
See also his composition "Miss Susan Cooper."
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See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]