Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on May 24th 2004 by Dow.
This tune has been added to 6 tunebooks.
X: 1
T: Routin' Linn
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
B,C|DGGF G2GA|BGAG EGGE|DGGA (3B^cd ge|dBAc BGEC|
DGGF G2GA|~B3e d2ef|g2bg (3efg dc|BdcA G2:|
K:Gmix
|:Bc|d2g=f agfd|cABG AFDE|~F2cF dFcd|gfdc BGBc|
d2gf agfa|gdBd cAFA|_BDFG Addc|=BdcA G2:|
Routin' Linn
This is the first reel I ever wrote. It's named after one of my favourite places on the planet. It's a place my dad used to take me to when we were little and I used to think it was magic. It was in the middle of nowhere. You had to walk along a track towards a farm, and then at a certain unmarked point you could either veer off right or left.
The right hand path took you to some prehistoric cup and ring markings, where you could imagine people had once sat tripping on magic mushrooms and drawing cool designs on the rocks.
If you took the left path you had to walk through a quiet wood full of bluebells and descend into this sort of small gorge. Then you had to walk along the side of a river for a while, climbing over all the gnarled tree trunks. At the end of the path was a beautiful little waterfall like something out of a fairy tale, surrounded by caves which you could actually crawl inside. There were also stepping stones so you could get across to the big cave at the other side. It was a natural kids' adventure playground!
"Rout" (in standard pronunciation this would rhyme with "trout", but Geordie pronunciation can make it sound like "root") is a now rarely-used word meaning "roar". "Linn" is a dialect word for "waterfall".
# Posted on May 24th 2004 by Dow
Some pics
I've found some pictures of the waterfall, rock art and the overhanging rock we used to crouch under. It's not the same as actually being there though http://www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=My_eGallery&file=index&do=showgall&gid=237
There are a lot of different spellings of the name. My spelling of "Routin'" comes from the actual signpost to the farm on the roadside.
# Posted on May 24th 2004 by Dow
Another pic
And here's one that makes the waterfall look more dramatic than it actually is http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~afitch/TT_Pics/pages/Routin%20Linn.htm
# Posted on May 24th 2004 by Dow
And another
I think this one's better http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.gibbins/nempf/Exhibition/2004_Slide_Results/2004_slide_results.html
# Posted on May 24th 2004 by Dow
And here are 2 more. I think I've probably found all the images available on the net!
http://www.rogerreynoldsfrps.com/lectures/father_like_son/06.htm
http://www.bordersphotography.co.uk/riv/rou671_5.html
# Posted on May 24th 2004 by Dow
Oh my god these pics of the rock art are awesome! http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/7563
# Posted on May 24th 2004 by Dow
Hello...Dow? You there? Wake up Dow... hello...
# Posted on May 25th 2004 by Phantom Button
Gravity altering tune
I like the tune Dow. When you encounter the second part the center of gravity shifs in an interesting way and kind of turns inside-out for a moment. It reminds me of the pics of the "hanging rocks." Nice tune, magic place. Well done.
# Posted on May 25th 2004 by Phantom Button