Annotation:Benort da Daecks o Voe

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X:1 T:Benort da Daeks o' Voe M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:”As played in Unst by the grand-nephew of the Composer." N:noted by Mangus H. Sutherland B:Johnston - "Old-lore Miscellany of Orkney, Shetland, Caithness and Sutherland," 1935, vol. IX, p. 122. Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D3B AGE(G|TG2) BG dGBG|D3B AGAB|1 dBAB d2d2:|2 dBAB d2 (de)|| dBgB AG T(E2|D)(AAG) AB g2|(ed)gd edBe|1 dBAB d2 (de):|2 dBAB d2d2||

BENORT DA DAECKS O' VOE (North of the Dykes/Walls of Voe). AKA - "Benorth da Deks o’ Voe," "Turn of da Burn." Scottish, Reel (cut time). Scotland, Shetland Isle of Unst. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The title translates as "North of the Dykes (or Walls) of Voe." The tune and title are contained in the 1862 music manuscript pages of James Hoseason of Yell, Shetland.

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - The tune was noted by Mangus H. Sutherland, "As played in Unst by the grand-nephew of the Composer" [Johnston].

Printed sources : - Johnston (Old-lore Miscellany of Orkney, Shetland, Caithness and Sutherland, vol. IX), 1935; p. 122.

Recorded sources : - Sub-Audio Records, Kollifirbolli - "Careful Mixing is the Secret to Success" (2013).

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