Bert Ferguson

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Theme code Index	35L35 6L232
Also known as
Composer/Core Source	Biography:Samuel Ian Rothmar Burns
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Shetland/Orkney
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History	SCOTLAND(Shetland/Orkney)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Susan Songer
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Portland Collection vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number	p. 28
Year of publication/Date of MS	1997
Artist	Biography:Laurie Andres
Title of recording	Fantastic Hornpipe
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
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BERT FERGUSON. Shetland, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A modern composition by Shetland multi-instrumentalist Samuel Ian Rothmar Burns (1932-1995), named after his wife's uncle-in-law. Burns was born in Lerwick and lived most of his life in Tingwell. He is primarily known for his fiddle playing and his collection Spootiskery, the title composition being his most famous, and deservedly popular.

Printed source: Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; p. 28.

Recorded sources: Rooster RSTR 122, Laurie Andres - "Fantastic Hornpipe" (1983).

X: 1
T:Bert Ferguson
C:Ian Burns
R: jig
M: 6/8
K: A
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