Annotation:Hut on Staffin Island (The)
X: 1 T: Hut on Staffin Island S: Handwritten MS R: reel M: C| L: 1/8 Z: Contributed 20040721173924 by John Chambers jc:trillian.mit.edu K: D zB, \ | A,B,DE D2-DE | FEFA d[dD][cA][dD] | BABd {c}BAFD | E2FE DB,A,B, | | A,B,DE D2DE | FDFA dDcD | BABd BAFD | EFDC D2 :| |: AB \ | d3 d3 {cdc}[eB][dA] | cAcd c2BA | BAB2 cd2B | AFEF FDB,[DA,] | | d3 d3 {cdc}BA | c3 A3 cA | AB2c d2cB | AFEF D2 :|
HUT ON STAFFIN ISLAND, THE. Scottish, Slow Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A modern composition by Scottish accordion great Phil Cunningham, set in the key of 'A', although in session use 'D' is more common. Staffin island lies off the north east coast of the Isle of Skye. Chris Stout wrote the tune "Hamnataing" to go with Cunningham's composition, but the two were never recorded together, according to Philip Whittaker.
