New Year's Day (4)

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 Theme code Index    5531 3127bL
 Also known as    Molly Put the Kettle On (5)
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 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Shetland/Orkney
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Mixolydian
 Time signature    2/4
 History    SCOTLAND(Shetland/Orkney)
 Structure    AB
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:New Year's Day [4] N:Transcribed from a 1954 field recording of fiddler Peter Scollay (1922-2000), N:Burravoe, Yell, Shetland. N:Scollay often played the 'G' notes between 'g' natural and 'g' sharp, but keeping N:the 'double tonic' tonality in the fourth and twelfth measures of each part. N:The tune is a version of "Molly Put the Kettle On." M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel D:https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/87360?l=en Z:Andrew Kuntz K:A f-|e>f ed|c<AAA |cA Ac|B=G GB|ef ed|cAAc|B=GdB|A2A2| efed|cAAd|cAAc|B=GGG|ef ed|cAAA|cAB^G|A2A2|| ef=ge|a2ed|cAec|B=GGG| efge a2 ed|cAB^G|A2A2| ef=ge|a2ed|cAAc|B=GGG| efed cAed|cAB^G|A2A||