Key signature: Amajor
Submitted on June 14th 2005 by Phantom Button.
This tune has been added to 17 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Tattie Ball, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amaj
AcBc AFFA | ~E2ED EFAB | AcBc AF~F2 | effe ~f3 z :|
faef cB~B2 | eAce fB~B2 | faef cB~B2 |effe ~f3 z |
faef cB~B2 | eAcA B3d | c3f ecBc | AFFE ~F3z ||
This is my setting for flute taken from the recording, "Setting Free."
Anyone know about the title?
# Posted on June 14th 2005 by Phantom Button
Dougie McLean ?
Howdy, Jack. I can help you with this one. This is by Scottish songwriter and fiddler Dougie McLean who was my best mate at school. We both started learning music together at the same time, playing mandolins in the early 70s.He recorded it on his "Fiddle" album, which has some great tunes on it, although you don't hear them often. Glad to hear this one has got out and about.
# Posted on June 15th 2005 by Kenny
Good tune!!!! will play at session tonight...
# Posted on June 15th 2005 by Matt&Clare
The title?
Great Kenny, thanks, it's a favorite of mine. But what about the title, what's a "tattie"?
# Posted on June 15th 2005 by Phantom Button
Would that be a tattie as in "tatties, neeps and haggis"? One of Scotlands contributions to world cuisine?
Deeeeeee-licious!
BTW Kenny, I didn't know you were a friend of Des Britt; He says Hello!
# Posted on June 15th 2005 by Conán McDonnell
TATTIES
Spot on, Conan, and aye, I've known Des for a long time - since the days when he was a mere bodhran player! Say "hello" to him from me, and ask him to tell you the story about my concertina some time!
"Tatties", Jack ,is the old Scots word for potatoes. Perthshire, which is where Dougie still stays, is a very fertile agricultural area, growing mainly raspberries, strawberries and potatoes. At the end of the "tattie-liftin' " season, I believe there used to be a sort of party for all the workers, called [ rather grandly, in my opinion, ] the "tattie ball". I assume that's where Dougie took the title from. He has a few other good tunes which I think you might like, I'll try to post them on the next week or so. They would also sit well on the flute.
# Posted on June 15th 2005 by Kenny
No, "tattie" is standard. I believe "potato" is a word used in southern English and New World dialects to mean tattie
# Posted on June 16th 2005 by Dow