X:1
T:Polka [19]
N:An untitled polka transcribed from a 1954 field recording of fiddler Peter
N:Scollay (1922-2000), Burravoe, Yell, Shetland.
O:Shetland
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Polka
D:
https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/86951?l=en
Z:Andrew Kuntz
K:G
D|G2G2|GABc|d2d2|d2d2|{cd}c2A2|Jc2A2|d2 de|fe d2|
G2G2|GABc|d2d2|d3B|c2 fe|dcBA|G2G2G3:|
|:B|d2g2|ge dB|d2 ge|d4|{cd}c2A2|{cd}c2A2|d2 de|{g}fe d2|
d2g2|ge dB|d2 ge|d3B|c2 fe|dcBA|G2G2G3:|
POLKA [19]. Scottish, Polka (2/4 time). Scotland, Shetland Isles. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The first few measures of the polka are shared with "Grand Rondeau (La)" and a few other tunes, but there the resemblance ends.
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Hear the polka played by fiddler Peter Scollay (1922-2000), Burravoe, Yell, Shetland, in a 1954 field recording by Calum Maclean at Tobar an Dualchais [1]
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