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The Headlands

strathspey

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on September 5th 2003 by micelfife.

This tune has been added to 61 tunebooks.

Also known as Headlands, The Headlands March, Jean's Reel, Shetland Reels.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

A Compilation by Natalie MacMaster
Another Musical Interlude by Aly Bain And Phil Cunningham
Bold by Catriona MacDonald
Four On The Floor by Natalie MacMaster
Leahy by Leahy
Live From Gatineau, Quebec by Leahy
The Fiddler And His Art by School Of Scottish Studies, University Of Edinburgh
The Pearl by Aly Bain And Phil Cunningham
Whistle O'er The Lave O't by Alex Green

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Name of the tune . . .

I got this tune off of "Leahy" by Leahy, and on this site this tune is listed as 'Shetland Reels,' though it is certainly not a reel, or even multiple reels. This tune is followed by 'captain campbell'

# Posted on September 5th 2003 by micelfife

But . . .

I guess that (the name) doesn't really have a bearing on the tune anyhow. Like in 'I buried my wife and danced on her grave' . . . (unless it does have some bearing on the tune which I'm missing)

# Posted on September 5th 2003 by micelfife

Also

I mean, doesn't necessarily have an apparent bearing on the tune

# Posted on September 5th 2003 by micelfife

Wow I'm being really incoherent

okay, just ignore the last couple of comments because that's not really what I meant to say at all, if you were going to comment on my comments . . . so just ignore it

# Posted on September 5th 2003 by micelfife

Headlands

Hi - I know this tune as Headlands, and I'd play it as a 2/4 march. Followed by the Barren Rocks of Aden and then either Dornoch Links or Waiting for the Federals.

# Posted on September 6th 2003 by drizzt

Headlands

Is a march written by the late Ronnie Cooper of Shetland (the name comes from a house)

# Posted on September 27th 2003 by Neil of Hereford

2nd part

I was thinking of posting this tune. But I see it's here. However, it seems to be missing the 2nd part. Some Cape Breton fiddlers (which i am not) play this tune, i am pretty sure, as a 2 part strathspey.

The second part goes:
(3efg | a>e fd ce fe fe db a

# Posted on November 12th 2004 by m_gavin

aaaaaaaaah! How annoying. my second part got cut up.

(3efg ae fa ed ca de fa e2 (3efg ae fa fe dc cb ac b2 now repeat first part with 2nd ending

I cant put the dots in here because the carrot things dont work. But the pattern is dotted, undotted, undotted, dotted. And thats pretty strictly adhered to as I've heard it.

I know in Scotland, though, like drizz says, they play it as a march.

# Posted on November 12th 2004 by m_gavin

"The Headlands March" ~ composed by Shetland musician Ronnie Cooper

As it is also called and known on the isle of Cape Breton...

Here follows an attempt to make sense out of the notes contributed here first by 'micelfife' and then by 'm_gavin', later I'll add another transcription, but for now, here goes ~

M: 4/4 (can also be found notated in 2/4)
L: 1/8
R: march
K: A Major
e>c |
d>cB>A B<cE>A | F<Ad>f e2 (3efg | a>ef<a f>ed<c | c>BA<c B2 c>B |
d>cB>A B<cE>A | F>Ad>f a2 g>f | e<ae>c B>fe>d | c2 A2 A2 :|
(3efg |
a>ef<a e>dc<a | d>ef<a e2 (3efg | a>ef<a f>ed<c |1 c>ba<c b2 (3efg |
a>ef<a e>dc<a | d>ef<a a2 g>f | e<aA>c B>fe<d | c2 A2 A2 :|
2 c>ba<c b2 e>c |
d>cB>A B<cE>A | F>Ad>f ~a2 g>f | e<ae>c B>fe>d | c2 A2 A2 ||

# Posted on October 20th 2006 by ceolachan

"The Headlands March" ~ by Ronnie Cooper

Another source for this tune, the dots and the ABC's:

http://www4.ncsu.edu/~pfackler/Music/CBTunes.pdf

http://www4.ncsu.edu/~pfackler/Music/CBTunes.abc

# Posted on October 20th 2006 by ceolachan

"The Headlands March"

~ gleaned from 'The Nottingham Music Database, their notes followed by their choice of chords. I couldn't find who did the notation or the choosing but this should give something else to compare. I've changed it from 2/4 to 4/4 for easier comparison:

K: A Major
|: ed |
dcBA A<cE>A | FAdf e2 ef/g/ | a>efa fedc | c>BAc B2 e>d |
dcBA A<cE>A | FAdf a2 gf | eaAc Bfed | c2 A2 A2 :|
|: ef/g/ |
a>efa cecA | dAdf e2 ef/g/ | a>efa fedc |1 c>BAc B2 ef/g/ |
aeea cecA | dAdf a2 gf | eaAc Bfed | c2 A2 A2 :|
2 c>BAc B2 e>d |
dcBA A<cE>A | FAdf a2 gf | eaAc Bfed | c2 A2 A2 ||

|: "E7" |
"A" - "A" - | "D" - "E7" - | "A" - "F#m" - | "B7" - "E7" - |
"A" - "A" - | "D" - "D" - | "A" - "E7" - | "A" "D" "A" :|
|: "E7" |
"A" - "A" - | "D" - "E7" - | "A" - "F#m" - |1 "B7" - "E7" - |
"A" - "A" - | "D" - "D" - | "A" - "E7" - | "A" "D" "A" :|
2 "B7" - "E7" - |
"A" - "A" - | "D" - "D" - | "A" - "E7" - | "A" "D" "A" ||

# Posted on October 20th 2006 by ceolachan

"The Headlands March" ~ a few more options

"The Headlands March"
K: G Major
|: d>c |
cBAG G<BD>G | EGce d3 e/f/ | g>f ef/g/ edcB | B>AGB A3 d/c/ |
cBAG G<BD>G | E>G (3cde g3 f/e/ | dgGB Aedc | B2 G>F G2 :|
|: d/e/f |
g>deg B<dBG | cGce d3 e/f/ | g>deg e<dcB |1 B>AG<B A3 e/f/ |
gg/f/ ee/d/ B/c/d BG | c>Gce g2 fe | dgGB Aedc | B2 G>G G2 :|
2 B>AGB A2 d>c |
cBAG G<BD>G | EGce g2 fe | dgGB Aed>c | B2 G2 G2 ||

# Posted on October 20th 2006 by ceolachan

Shetland Reels - Leahy style

Okay, here is a bit of a bare-bones attempt of the Leahy take on Sheltand Reels (with the dotted quarter, sixteenths):

T: Shetland Reels
M:4/4
K: A Major
e>c|d>c B>A B<c E>A|F<A d>f ~e2 (3efg|a>e f<a f>e d<c|c>B A<c B2 c>B|
d>c B>A B<c E>A|F>A d>f ~a2 g>f|e<a e>c B>f e>d|c2 ~A2 A2:|
|: (3efg | a>e f<a c>e c<A | d>A d<f e2 (3efg | a>e f<a f>e d<c |1 c>B A<c B2 (3efg |
a>e e<a c>e c<A | d>A d<f a2 g>f | e<a A>c B>f e>d | ~c2 A2 A2 :|2 c>B Ac B2 e>d |
d>c B>A A<c E>A | F>A d>f ~a2 g>f | e<a A>c B>f e>d | ~c2 A2 A2 ||

# Posted on May 1st 2007 by Jeffery

"The Headlands March" ~ by Ronnie Cooper

Jeffrey's bare bones renamed and reset for the sake of my sense...

# Posted on May 21st 2007 by ceolachan

Ronnie Cooper

Josephine Keegan has composed a powerful reel , named Ronnie Cooper, in honor of the great man. It is currently being profiled as tune of the week over in the comhaltas site, complete with video of musicians playing it, plus the notation.

# Posted on May 21st 2007 by tommy fegan

Idiot

Who called this "Jean's Reel" ?

# Posted on July 19th 2007 by Kenny

Also

Come to that, why is it still titled, "Shetland Reels" , since both the correct title and composer have been identified ?

# Posted on July 19th 2007 by Kenny

Agreed -- "Shetland Reels" is frankly silly given that it's neither complete, nor even a single reel at all. I linked from Catriona MacDonald's "Bold" album, surprised that what was obviously a set recorded on the album was somehow turned into a single tune...and unrelated to this, obviously.

# Posted on August 8th 2007 by benhockenberry