Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on June 11th 2007 by ceolachan.
This tune has been added to 9 tunebooks.
Also known as Rona's Voe.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Ronas Voe
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Gmaj
|: B,2 C2 | D6 | B4 F2 | A2 G4 | D4 G2 | E4 G2 | A4 G2 | B6- | B2 B,2 C2 |
D6 | B2 A2 F2 | A2 G2 F2 | G4 B2 | A6 | A4 E2 | A6- | A2 B,2 C2 |
D2 B,2 D2 | B4 F2 | A2 G4 | D4 G2 | E4 G2 | A4 G2 | B6- | B4 D2 |
E6 | F6 | G6 | c6 | B4 D2 | B4 A2 | G6- |1 G2 :|2 G4 ||
K: Dmaj
|: F>G | A3 F A2 | f2 c2 d2 | (3efe d3 B | A4 d2 | B4 d2 | e4 f2 | A6 | (3ABA F3 G |
A4 F2 | (3fgf- f2 c>d | e2 (3ded c2 | d2 A2 d2 | e4 B2 | e4 d2 | c6 | (3efe E2 (3EFG |
A6 | f3 c d2 | e2 d3 c | A2 d2 c2 | B4 d2 | e4 d2 | g6- | g4 B2 |
B2 ^A2 B2 | c6 | d3 c d2 | e2 f2 g2 | f a3 f2 | (3efe a2 c2 | d3 A F2 |1 D4 :|2 D2 ||
Ronnie Cooper Week ~ one of his waltzes ~ "Ronas Voe"
The Fiddler's Companion Website ~ Andrew Kuntz
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/ROD_ROR.htm
RONAS VOE. Shetland, Waltz. G Major. Standard. One part. Composed in the 1950's by Shetland accordion and piano player Ronnie Cooper, and recorded with the group "Hamefarers," which included Scottish fiddler Willie Hunter. Matthiesen (Waltz Book II), 1995; pg. 54. Thule Records, The Hamefarers - "The Hamefarers" (c. 1950's).
Another ABC transcript:
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/ndx/RO.html
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/kirby98.fsnet.co.uk/ro/Ronas_Voe_1.abc
# Posted on June 11th 2007 by ceolachan
Ronas Voe ~ the geography of it
http://shetlopedia.com/Ronas_Voe
# Posted on June 11th 2007 by ceolachan
"Ronas Voe" by Ronnie Cooper ~ G & D
Alright, alright, I got a little carried away with the D version, so here it is bare bones:
X: 1134
T: Ronas Voe
C: Ronnie Cooper
O: Shetland Islands
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: Waltz
K: D Major
|: F2 G2 |
A6 | f4 c2 | e2 d4 | A4 d2 | B4 d2 | e4 d2 | f6- | f2 F2 G2 |
A6 | f4 c2 | e2 d4 | d4 f2 | e6 | e4 B2 | e6- | e2 F2 G2 |
A6 | f4 c2 | e2 d4 | A4 d2 | B4 d2 | e4 d2 | f6- | f4 A2 |
B6 | c6 | d6 | g6 | f4 A2 | f4 e2 | d6- | d2 :|
# Posted on June 11th 2007 by ceolachan
Discussion: Ronnie Cooper Waltzes
# Posted on May 25th 2007 by Bren
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/13853
# Posted on June 11th 2007 by ceolachan
Good man C
# Posted on June 12th 2007 by Swift
Sorry I was late getting around to this Swift, other requests and distractions... I hope this is a reasonable transcript for you. I hope you'll forgive my flurries in the D-zone...
# Posted on June 12th 2007 by ceolachan
"Sunset Over Foula" ~ another waltz by Ronnie Cooper
Key signature: D Major
Submitted on June 13th 2007 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7348
These waltzes are often found in the company of one another...
# Posted on June 13th 2007 by ceolachan
More on Ronnie Cooper, 1934-1982, and his music
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7329/comments
~ including links to more of his compositions...
# Posted on June 13th 2007 by ceolachan
Haha, not at all, very impressive in fact. I should probably sit down and crack this ABC thing, there's a good few tunes I've wanted to post myself.
S
# Posted on June 14th 2007 by Swift
"The Starry Nights Of Shetland" ~ waltz, another possibly companion
Key signature: C & D Major
Submitted on June 15th 2007 by you.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7357
# Posted on June 15th 2007 by ceolachan
I look forward to your future contributions Swift...
# Posted on June 15th 2007 by ceolachan