Annotation:Scollay's Reel
X:1 T: Scollay's Reel R: reel Z: 1997 by John Chambers <jc@ecf-guest.mit.edu > http://eddie.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/ N: This is a 32 bar version of King of the Fairies M: C| L: 1/8 K: Em |: "Em"E3F G3A | BcBA GEGA | B2E2 E2G2 | "D"FGAF D2F2 | "Em"E3F G3A | BcBA GEGA |"Bm" B2Bc BAFA | "Em"G2E2 E4 :| |: "Em"efge B2B2 | g2g2 B4 | "Am"c2BA "Em"G2G2 | "D"FGAF D3F | "Em"E2EF G2GA | BABd e2d2 | "Bm"B2Bc BAFA | "Em"G2E2 E4 :|
SCOLLAY’S REEL. AKA – “Sculley’s Reel," "Scully's Reel." Shetland, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A version of the hornpipe “King of the Fairies (The).” The tune is sourced to Shetland fiddler John Scollay, who was recorded playing the tune (with his brother Peter on guitar) in the early 1950's by collector Pat Shuldham-Shaw.