Annotation:Left Handed Tushkar (The)

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LEFT-HANDED TUSHKAR, THE. Scottish, Reel. Scotland, Shetland. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by fiddler-composer Ronnie Cooper (1934-1982), of Lerwick, Shetland. A tushkar is a square-headed spade, for cutting and stacking peat.

Peat Cutters with tushkars

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See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]

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