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LAY DEE AT DEE [1]. Shetland, Shetland Reel. Shetland, North Yell. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Carlin): AABB (Bain, Martin). Tom Anderson (1978) relates that when Shetland fisherman returned to land from fishing the farther reaches (the Far Haaf) they would sleep in a shared bed in a stone hut called a lodge. "If one took up too much room in the bed he was told to 'lay dee at dee' or 'shift up.'" Christine Martin (2002) uses the tune as an example of a traditional Shetland tune that is often played with 'ringing strings' i.e. with drones (two strings played at the same time) throughout.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Bain (50 Fiddle Solos), 1989; p. 39. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 125, p. 78. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; p. 92.

Recorded sources: Topic 12TS379, Aly Bain & Tom Anderson - "Shetland Folk Fiddling, vol. 2" (1978).

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

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