Boanie Isle o' Whalsay (1) (Da)

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Theme code Index	5325 3125L
Also known as	Bonnie Isle o' Whalsay, Qualsay
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Shetland/Orkney
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
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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	AABBCC
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Cooke
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Fiddle Tradition of the Shetland Isles (The)
Tune and/or Page number	Ex. 27b., p. 77.
Year of publication/Date of MS	1986
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BOANIE ISLE O' WHALSAY [1], DA. AKA - "Qualsay." Shetland, Shetland Reel. A Mixolydian/A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. Whalsay is one of the islands in the Shetland group. The tune is known throughout the Shetlands and is generally played as a reel today, though there have been 6/8 versions in the past (see "Boanie Isle of Whalsay [2]"). In the 1950's "at least one fiddler, the late Jimmy Scollay of Burravoe, played it in 6/8 time, his version being noted down by Shuldham-Shaw in the key of G" (Cooke, 1986). Cooke's 'b' version is from J. Hoseason's MS., Mid Yell (Shetland), 1863.

Printed source: Cooke (The Fiddle Tradition of the Shetland Isles), 1986; Ex. 27b., p. 77.

X: 1
T:Bonnie Isle o' Whalsay
S:sessions
R:Reel
O:Shetland
M:4/4
K:Amix
(e2|e)d cA B2ed|cA Ac BE2(e|e)d cA B2ed|cA B^G A2::
AB|cd eg fd ed|cA Ac BE E(c|c)d eg fd ed|cA BG A2A2|
cd eg fd ed|cA Ac BE Ec|cd ef ga ge|dB GB A2||