Annotation:Cape Breton Fiddlers' Welcome to the Shetland Islands
Tune properties and standard notation
CAPE BRETON FIDDLERS' WELCOME TO THE SHETLAND ISLANDS. Scottish, Reel. Scotland, Shetland Islands. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Composed by fiddler Willie Hunter (1933-1994) of Lerwick, Shetland, on the occasion of a visit by the Cape Breton Symphony (Winston Fitzgerald, et al).
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Recorded sources: Culburnie Records CUL102c, Alasdair Fraser & Jody Stecher - "The Driven Bow" (1988. Appears as "Cape Breton Symphony's Welcome to the Shetland Isles"). Green Linnet SIF 1139, "Eileen Ivers" (1994. Appears under the title "Cape Breton Symphony's Welcome to the Sheltlands," recorded in duet with Natalie MacMaster). RC2000, George Wilson - "The Royal Circus" (2000). Tartan Tapes CDTT1004, Chris Stout - "Heat the Hoose" (1998). Tannahill Weavers - "Dancing Feet."