These tunes and information were gratefully and appreciately “lifted” from the Edinburgh Shetland

These tunes and information were gratefully and “lifted” from the Edinburgh Shetland Fiddlers’ Society website. The Faroe Rum Set: These are traditional folk tunes, so every version you encounter will be subtly different. Some of the attractiveness of Shetland tunes lies in the fact that they break the rules. Almost all Scottish tunes have an 8 bar A section and an 8 bar B section. Musically, these are not Scottish tunes and they usually depart from that custom. Even wider is the expectation that a tune will end on the note of its key - ie a tune in D will end on the note of D. Da Forfeit o' da Ship in this set and Da Shaalds o' Foula in the Garsters Dream set are examples of tunes that didn't, and have had a termination stuck on to help listeners relax. The tunes in this set have the traditional internal structure of AABB. Each is played twice, ie AABBAABB. The order is as follows: Faroe Rum (midi) (hi-res for printing) Aandowin at da Bowe (midi) (hi-reg) Da Forfeit o' da Ship (midi) (hi-reg) The Five Reel Set: This set of five reels is one of the most popular sets of Shetland tunes. These are traditional folk tunes, so every version you encounter will be subtly different. The syncopation of Donald Blue in this set and Faroe Rum in the Faroe set display one of the features of the Shetland music style. Another phenomenon is the use of modes other than major or minor. These put Shetland in the middle of Scandinavia, if ...