Shelder Geo reel

Also known as Shalder Geo, Sheldor Geo.

There are 9 recordings of this tune.

Shelder Geo has been added to 3 tune sets.

Shelder Geo has been added to 9 tunebooks.

One setting

X: 1
T: Shelder Geo
R: reel

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amin
c|:A2 AG EGAB|[e2c2] [ec]A cGGc|A2 AG EGAG|1 Addc d2 dc:|2 Addc d2 de||
cdeg a2 g2|ecgc ecgc|cdeg a2 g2|^fdad fdad|
cdeg a2 g2|ecgc ecce|a^fge fde^c|Add^c d4||

Two comments

Shelder Geö

Traditional Shetland reel from Tom Anderson’s ‘Ringing Strings’ collection (p.85). He notes that Shelder Geö is a place in the North of Shetland where the Shelders (Oystercatchers) nest.

The oystercatcher is more commonly called a ‘shalder’ in Shetland - from the Norse ‘tjaldr’ or ‘tjaldur’.

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