Annotation:Fisherman's Song for Attracting the Seals (The)

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FISHERMAN'S SONG FOR ATTRACTING THE SEALS, THE (Maol dònaidh). Scottish, Air (6/8 time). Scotland, north Highlands. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Johnson (The Kitchen Musician's No. 10: Airs & Melodies of Scotland's Past), vol. 10, 1992 (revised 2001); p. 5. Rev. P. McDonald (A Collection of Highland Vocal Airs), 1784; No. 46.

Recorded sources: Iona IR002, Ossian - "Seal Song" (1981). Virgin Records CDVE 930, Matt Malloy - "Shadows on Stone" (2003).




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