Key: Am
Form: 2/4 Reel. (Possibly also a waulking song)
MP3: (Melody emphasis, played by Peter MacFarlane)
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MP3: (Harmony emphasis, played by Peter MacFarlane)
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MP3: (Played by Peter MacFarlane slowly for learning)
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Sheet Music: Click image to enlarge.
Melody
Harmony
Low Harmony
Cello Melody
Cello Accompaniment
Sheet Music in PDF:
Alasdair An Dun – Melody
Alasdair An Dun – Harmony
Alasdair An Dun – Low Harmony
Alasdair An Dun – Cello Melody
Alasdair An Dun – Cello accompaniment
ABC:
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YouTube:
Source: Trad.
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Region: Scotland (Hebrides)
Notes: According to Nigel Gatherer, Alasdair of the Dunis known by many asIsland Spinning Song, with the chorus “Hull-a-mack-a-do, hoo-ro-va-hee” etc. It was published in ‘Songs of the Isles’ (1950).