Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on September 4th 2007 by domnull.
This tune has been added to 11 tunebooks.
Also known as Da Merrie Boys Of Greenland, Da Mirrie Boys Of Greenland, Merry Boys A' Greenland, Merry Boys Of Greenland.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Merry Boys Of Greenland, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
ABde fdf2|e2ce Aece|ABde fdfa|gecA d2d2:|
fgfe fga2|efed efge|fgfe fgaf|gecA d2d2:|
Merry Boys of Greenland
Got this off Swarb's 'Ceilidh Album' - it's great to play at a fair lick with other Shetland reels like Spoot o Skerry and Willafjord
# Posted on September 4th 2007 by domnull
Nice
I like this tune... reminds me of an old USA tune...
# Posted on September 4th 2007 by The Merry Highlander
Here it is
reminded me of this
Such A Getting Upstairs
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7680
Those Shetland tunes really remind me of early American fiddle music.
# Posted on September 4th 2007 by The Merry Highlander