Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on November 10th 2008 by nigelg.
This tune has been added to 5 tunebooks.
Also known as David D. McKenzie Of Sallachy.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: David D MacKenzie Of Sallachy
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
AB/c/ | d3 c d2 e2 | d2 F2 G2 A2 | c3 B B3 A | A2 F2 E2 F2 |
G3 A B2 G2 | F3 G A2 F2 | F E3 E3 F | E6 AB/c/ |
d3 c d2 e2 | d2 F2 G2 A2 | c3 B B2 A2 | A2 F2 E2 D2 |
B,3 G A,3 F | G,3 E A,3 B | A F3 E3 D | D6 AB/c/ |
d3 e f2 d2 | c2 e2 A2 c2 | B3 c d2 B2 | A2 D2 F2 A2 |
G3 A B2 G2 | F3 G A2 F2 | F E3 E3 F | E6 AB/c/ |
d3 e f2 d2 | c2 a2 A2 =c2 | B3 c d2 B2 | A2 d2 D2 F2 |
G3 A B2 G2 | F2 A2 D2 F2 | F3 E E3 D | D6 |]
David D MacKenzie Of Sallachy (slow air)
I learnt this from my friend Dick Rutter, octagenarian fiddler and fiddle-maker who died last week. This was a tune which, more than any other, we'd perform together, he on fiddle, me on whistle, and it was one of the last tunes we played together a few months ago. Dick got his version from the playing of Shetland fiddler Willie Hunter, who has recorded it, but I can't remember which album at the moment. I think Dick transposed the tune into D, but I don't have the album to hand to check. It was apparently composed by "I Sinclair". I have plenty of recordings of Dick playing his repertoire, so I must dig them out to see what gems there may be.
Willie Hunter followed "David D MacKenzie Of Sallachy" with "The Sands of Munness" a strathspey by Frank Jamieson, and his own "Kiwi Reel".
# Posted on November 10th 2008 by nigelg
It's on "Leaving Lerwick Harbour" and bonnie it is too.
# Posted on November 10th 2008 by DonaldK