Annotation:Flett from Flotta
Tune properties and standard notation
FLETT FROM FLOTTA. Scottish, March (4/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by Pipe Major Donald MacLeod. Flotta is a place-name from Orkney. The title references George (Dode) Flett, who was a Highland Piper in the Seaforth Highlanders, along with the tune's composer, Donald MacLeod. A famous photograph exists of Flett from Flotta marching troops in desert operations during WW2.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Martin (Ceol na Fidhle, vol. 3), 1988; p. 11.
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