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Also known as
Fader Ben da Welcomer (Da)
Composer/Core Source
Region
Scotland
Genre/Style
Shetland/Orkney
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of
D
Accidental
2 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
2/4
History
Scotland /Shetland/Orkney"Scotland/Shetland/Orkney" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure
AABBC
Editor/Compiler
Biography:Tom Anderson & Tom Georgeson
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Mirrie Dancers (Da)
Tune and/or Page number
p. 10
Year of publication/Date of MS
1970
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ( )
X:1
T:Da Farder Ben da Wylcomer
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Peter Fraser
R:Air
K:D
E|(A/B/d) (A/B/A/F/)|AA .A/.F/|Dd (A/B/)(A/F/)|E (=C2 E)|
(A/B/d) (A/B/A/F/)|D(A/c/) d>(A|{c}B)(A/B/) (d/B/)(A/F/)|E =C2:||
A|dd e/f/g/e/|a/f/e/d/ cA|dd e/f/g/e/|a/f/e/f/ dA|
dd e/f/g/e/|a/f/e/d/ cA|dd e/f/g/e/|a/f/e/d/ e/f/g/e/|
a/f/e/d/ e/f/g/e/|a/f/e/f/ d:||(A|B/A/)B/c/ (d/B/)(A/F/)|E (=C2E)|
A/B/A/F/ A/B/A/F/|A A2 A/F/|A/B/A/F/ A/B/A/F/|E (=C2E)|
A/B/A/F/ A/B/A/F/|D(A/c/) d>(A|{c}B).A/.B/ (d/B/)(A/F/)|E =C2||
X:1
T:Da farder bein, da welcomer
M:
L:1/8
N:"Moderate"
S:John Stickle of Unst, via Pat Shaw (1947)
K:D
DD A/B/A/F/|AD d>B|AD A/B/A|[A,E]>[B,E] [=CE]>E|
DD A/B/A/F/|AA/B/ d>f|ed/B/ d/B/A/F/|{E/F/}E2 =C2:|
|:e>d ea/f/|{f/g/}fe/d/ [^ce]>A|d>e fa/f/|{f/g/}fe/f/ d>A|
d>e fa/f/|e>d e/f/a/f/|fe/f/ d>f|ed/B/ d/B/A/F/|{E/F/}E2 =C2:||
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