Mirrie Boys o' Greenland (Da)

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Theme code Index	51H3H3H 2H757
Also known as	Merry Boys o' Greenland
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Shetland/Orkney
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	SCOTLAND(Shetland/Orkney)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Tom Anderson & Tom Georgeson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Da Mirrie Dancers
Tune and/or Page number	p. 16
Year of publication/Date of MS	1970
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Mirrie Boys o' Greenland (Da): Annotations

X:1
T:Mirrie Boys o' Greenland, The
L:1/8
M:C
R:Reel
K:D
ABde fd f2|e2 ce Aece|ABde fdfa|gecA d2d2:|
|:fgfe fgaf|gfec efge|fgfe fgaf|gecA d2d2:|]

X: 1
T: DA MERRY BOYS O' GREENLAND
S: Nelvyn Leask, Anderson High
R: reel
B: Haand me doon da fiddle, 1979
Z: 2012 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C
L: 1/8
F:http://jc.tzo.net/~jc/music/book/TomAnderson/HaandMeDoonDaFiddle/07_DA_MERRY_BOYS_O_GREENLAND.abc
K: D
|:\
u(AB)vde fdv[f2d2] | veece Aecu(e | AB)de fdf2 |
gecA d2uk.d2 :||: u(fg)fe fga2 | u(gf)ec efg2 |
u(fg)fe fgau(f | ge)cA vd2uk.d2 :|
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Dis t\"un was ta'en back be Shetland fiddlers fae da whale fishing
ida Artic.  Da ships gyaain to Greenland to fish whales \"osed to
call slang Lerwick to get men to join dem.  Dey usually always
wanted a fiddler.  Dere is anidder wye o't played in Denmark.
Nearly every Shetland fiddler played dis t\"un.
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Mirrie Boys o' Greenland (Da): Annotations