X: 1
T:Da Sooth End
B:Joe Buchanan's Scottish Tome - Page 314.2
I:314 2
C:Willie Hunter
R:Jig
Z:Carl Allison
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:A
e | cAA dBB | ecc fdd | ecc acA | GBB (B2 e) |
cAA dBB | ecc fdd | efe dcB | cAA A2 :|
g | acc eAA | EAA cBA | ecc acA | GBB (B2 g) |
acc eAA | EAA cBA | Bcd efg | aec efg |
acc eAA | EAA cBA |ecc acA | GBB (B2 e) |
cAA dBB | ecc fdd | efe dcB | cAA A2 |]
Willie Hunter and Violet TullochSOOTH END, DA. Shetland, Jig (6/8 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Da Sooth End" is a 20th century tune composed by Shetland fiddler Willie Hunter, Jr. (1933-1994), a founder member of the legendary group the Hamefarers. It is one of Hunter's most famous compositions. Hunter was widely regarded as the finest Shetland fiddler of his generation. The jig is also published in Dance Music From Shetland and the North East, vol. 1 (Lerwick, 1975).
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Anderson & Georgeson (Da Mirrie Dancers), 1970; p. 37.
Recorded sources : - Celtic Music CM/CMC009, Hom Bru - "Obadeea: Music from Shetland & Beyond" (1982). FWCD01, Manus McGuire - "Fiddlewings." Folktrax FTX-068, "Da Mirrie Boys: Shetland Traditional Music." Thule Records SNI209 (EP recording), Alister Bain & Ronnie Cooper - "Reflections from Shetland" (). Thule Records SLP116, "Shetland Fiddlers: Shetland Fiddlers On Stage" (1976). Willie Hunter & Aly Bain - "The Tartan Top Twenty: Greatest Fiddle Hits" (2002).
