Pottinger’s reel
By Tom Anderson
There are 18 recordings of this tune.
Pottinger’s has been added to 1 tune set.
Pottinger’s has been added to 60 tunebooks.
Five comments
A great tune written by the late, great, Shetland fiddler and music collector Tom Anderson MBE from Eshaness in Shetland. The tune is named after another late Shetland musician Willie Pottinger. A tune much beloved by Scottish and Cape Breton fiddlers
Pottinger’s (reel)
This is one of my favourite tunes and I regard it as practically perfect in every way. For some reason I hear it without repeats, but now I can’t remember where I first learned it. I’ll need to go back and listen to my Shetland fiddle records and find out!
Pottinger’s (reel)
Also, in the 3rd bar in the B part, I play an F sharp. Mmm.
Flute friendly version in G
X: 1
T: Pottinger’s
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
G2Gd BGGf|gagd BGGB|A^GAB cBce|agfe fddB|
G2Gd BGGf|gagd BGGB|cdec BcdB|dcBA BGGf:|
g2dg Bgdg|gbab gddB|eaag a2ab|c’bag fdef|
g2dg Bgdg|gbab gddB|cdec BcdB|dcBA BGGD:|
Great tune. I think I play a G# instead in the 2nd bar of the B part though.