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Theme code Index	1561H 5222
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Composer/Core Source	Biography:Willie Hunter
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Shetland/Orkney
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	SCOTLAND(Shetland/Orkney)
Structure	AA'BB'
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X:1
T:Leaving Lerwick Harbour
C:Willie Hunter
S:Matthew McGranaghan
D:The Fiddle Music of Donegal, vol 3
N:This air was composed by Willie Hunter to recall the occasion
N:of his sister Lorna's sailing out of Lerwick Harbour on the
N:beginning of her journey of emigration to New Zealand
Z:Juergen Gier <fiddler@jgfiddler.de>
M:C
L:1/8
K:D
FE|D3F A3D|{D}B3c d3c/B/|AF3 E3D|E6FE|
D3F A3D|{D}B3c d3c/B/|1AF3 E3D|D6:|2A2d2 c3d|d6de|:
f3e d3D|{D}B3c d3c/B/|A2f2 e2d2|1e6de|
f3e d3D|{D}B3c d3c/B/|AF2D {D}E3D|{C}D4 zAde:|2
e6AG|F3G A3D|{D}B3c d3c/B/|AF2D {D}E3D|D6|]

X:2
T:Leaving Lerwick Harbour
C:Willie Hunter
S:Fiddlers' Bid
D:Da Farder Ben Da Welcomer
Z:Juergen Gier <fiddler@jgfiddler.de>
M:C
L:1/8
K:Bb
FD|B3d/c/ B3F|G2B2 F3D|E3G F2D2|C6 FD|
B3d/c/ B3F|G2B2 F3D|E2C2 F2D2|B,6::de|
f3d B3F|G2B2 e2g2|f3d/B/ F2D2|1C6 de|
f3d B3F|G2B2 e2g2|f3B/F/ d2c2|B6:|2C6 FG/A/|
B3d/c/ B3A|G2AB F3E/D/|E2C2 F2D2|B,6|]

X:3
T:Leaving Lerwick Harbour
C:Willie Hunter
S:As played by Dick Rutter, Edinburgh
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Bb
F2 | B3 d/c/ B3 F | G2 B2 F2 D2 | E3 G  F2 D2 | C6
F2 | B3 d/c/ B3 F | G2 B2 F2 D2 | E2 C2 F2 D2 | B,6  :|
de | f3 d    B3 F | G2 B2 e2 g2 | f3 d/B/ F2     D2  | C6
de | f3 d    B3 F | G2 B2 e2 g2 | f2 F2  [d3F3] [cE] | [B6D6]
de | f3 d    B3 F | G2 B2 e2 g2 | f3 d/B/ F2     D2  | C6
F2 | B3 d/c/ B3 F | G2 B2 F2 D2 | E2 C2   F2     A2  | B6  |]

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