It's called Spood to Skerry I think. I've got a copy of it somewhere and I play it with a friend who plays the fiddle. I think I found it on a fiddle site somwhere. I don't know how to do the abc otherwise I would post it and I don't know how to write the dots down sorry. I think if you search for shetland fiddle tunes on the web or fiddle tunes that's how I found it. It's a few years ago now and I can't remember what the site's name is. I do like the tune. Wish I could be of more help.Good luck!
The name Spoot o' Skerry or Spootiskerry has me thinking... I think up in Shetland a "spoot" ("spout") is where seawater surges from time to time up a narrow funnel among rocks, or even a little inland, and sometimes shoots up in a noteworthy or spectacular manner.
If there is an actual place in Shetland called Spootiskerry, I don't know where it is. Spouts and skerries (offshore rocks) are not uncommon. But I first learned the tune as The Fitful Head, which is a particular high promontory at the south end of Shetland's Mainland.
trying to find this tune
trying to find this tune
Think it's from Shetland and it's called something like "sputerscary" or "spooterscary" or something.
Anyone know what i'm talking about?
# Posted on March 9th 2007 by achisholm
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http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/857
# Posted on March 9th 2007 by ...
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ha! thanks a lot, you know it's hard making out these northern accents! cheers
# Posted on March 9th 2007 by achisholm
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It's called Spood to Skerry I think. I've got a copy of it somewhere and I play it with a friend who plays the fiddle. I think I found it on a fiddle site somwhere. I don't know how to do the abc otherwise I would post it and I don't know how to write the dots down sorry. I think if you search for shetland fiddle tunes on the web or fiddle tunes that's how I found it. It's a few years ago now and I can't remember what the site's name is. I do like the tune. Wish I could be of more help.Good luck!
# Posted on March 9th 2007 by wendyann
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The name Spoot o' Skerry or Spootiskerry has me thinking... I think up in Shetland a "spoot" ("spout") is where seawater surges from time to time up a narrow funnel among rocks, or even a little inland, and sometimes shoots up in a noteworthy or spectacular manner.
If there is an actual place in Shetland called Spootiskerry, I don't know where it is. Spouts and skerries (offshore rocks) are not uncommon. But I first learned the tune as The Fitful Head, which is a particular high promontory at the south end of Shetland's Mainland.
# Posted on March 9th 2007 by nicholas
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Please see the comments section of this tune. SPeak's description says it all. I miss him, what a wealth of knowledge he was.
# Posted on March 10th 2007 by Odin
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now for "skleeret light"? Thats how I heard it. Very nice sort of like a waltz in D I think
# Posted on March 10th 2007 by Joze
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I think you mean Da Slockit Light - it's in the Tunes database here. It's a regular 4/4 tune, played slowly. From Shetland; great tune!
# Posted on March 10th 2007 by nicholas
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Actually, someone has entered in Tunes that a "spoot" is Shetland for a razor clam (a kind of shellfish).
# Posted on March 10th 2007 by nicholas