Shetland Dialect - Language Of The Fiddle

By Various Artists


  1. On The Wings Of A Scorie
    Milligarth Madness
    Tune For A Lost Harmonica
  2. Juniper
    Cecil And Mona Tulloch
  3. Hjogrovylta
    Winyadepla
  4. Duns Dings Aa
    Courtney’s Favourite
    Dinky Dorrian
    Cairngorm Brooch
    Duns Reprise
  5. Mill Brae
    Miss Susan Cooper
  6. Central House
    Come Again, You’re Welcome
    Sleep Soond Ida Mornin
  7. Duncan Gray
    O Whistle And I’ll Come Tae Ye, My Lad
    My Love She’s But A Lassie Yet
  8. TOB
  9. Michael’s
  10. Day Dawn
    Christmas Day In The Morning
  11. Imra
    Asher
    La Grande Chaine
  12. Ae Fond Kiss
    Rattlin‘ Roarin’ Willie
  13. The Neil MacDonald
    Pottinger’s Pineapple
  14. Trip To Ballyshannon
    Miss Lyall
    Pretty Peggy
    The Easy Club
  15. Eugene Stratton
    Princess Beatrice
    Madame Neruda
  16. Leaving Lerwick Harbour

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Shetland Dialect

If you’re into Shetland music, then this is a great collection.
Here’s more info, including the names of each set and artists

1“Milligarth Madness” - Fiddlers’ Bid : On the Wings of a Scorie (Michael Ferrie) / Milligarth Madness (Kevin Henderson) /Tune For a Lost Harmonica ( Michael Ferrie)
2“Juniper Jig” - Shobils: Juniper Jig (Sherritt) / Cecil and Mona Tulloch (Kirkpatrick)
3“Fetlar Trows” - Maurice Henderson : Hjogrovylta / Winyadepla (Trad tunes from Fetlar)
4“Duns Dings Aa” - Filska: Duns Dings Aa / Courtney’s Favourite / Dinky Dorrian / Cairngorm Brooch /Duns Reprise (all Stubbert)
5“Mill Brae” - John Robert Deyell : Mill Brae / Miss Susan Cooper (both Ronnie Cooper)
6“Central House” - Jeanna Johnston: Central House (Jeanna Johnston) / Come Again, You’re Welcome (trad)/Sleep Soond ida Mornin (trad)
7“The Fiddle Burns” - Filska: Duncan Gray / O Whistle and I’ll Come Tae Ye, My Lad / My Love She’s But a Lassie Yet (all trad)
8“T.O.B.” - Rack and Ruin : TOB (nisbet)
9“Michael’s Mazurka” - Maurice Henderson:Michael’s Mazurka ( Ferrie)
10“Day Dawn” - Jeanna Johnston : Day Dawn (trad) / Christmas Day in the Morning (Stickle)
11“Asher” - John Robert Deyell : Imra Waltz (trad) / Asher (Miller) / La Grande Chaine (trad)
12“The Fiddle Burns Again” - Filska: Ae Fond Kiss / Rattlin‘ Roarin’ Willie (both trad)
13“Pottinger’s Pineapple” - Shobils: The Neil MacDonald Polka (Bell) / Pottinger’s Pineapple Polka (Jamieson)
14“Pretty Peggy” - Fiddlers’ Bid : Trip to Ballyshannon (Fraser) / Miss Lyall (trad) / Pretty Peggy (Skinner) / The Easy Club (Sutherland)
15“Horrible Fine” - Jeanna Johnston : Eugene Stratton (Skinner) / Princess Beatrice (Laybourn) / Madame Neruda (Skinner)
16“Leaving Lerwick Harbour” - Chris Stout:Leaving Lerwick Harbour