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UNST BRIDAL MARCH
Found in 28_UNST_BRIDAL_MARCH_AEAE.abc
from the John Chambers' music books abc collection
X: 28
T: UNST BRIDAL MARCH
S: Steven Spence, Baltasound
R: march, waltz
B: Haand me doon da fiddle, 1979
Z: 2012 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: A
a2 |\
A2 A2 B2 | c4 e2 | fg {af}a2 {cd}c2 | BA HB2 {g}a/g/a/f/ |\
e2 A2 AB | c2 e2 Bd | {cd}c2 A2 A2 | A4 :|
{ag}ua2 |\
(vf2 e2) {ag}a2 | (f2 e2) {ag}a2 | (f2 e2) a2 | f4 e2 |\
f>>g {ag}a2 e2 | f>>g {ag}a2 e2 | f>>g {ag}a2 a2 | a4 c2 |
{de}d2 d2 cB | c2 e2 e2 | fg {ag}a2 {cd}c2 | BA HB2 {g}a/g/a/f/ |\
e2 A2 AB | c2e2 Bd | c2 A2 A2 | A4 |]
% %%begintext align
% Whenever a weddin wis held ida auld days dey always had a fiddler
% ta lead da procession. Dis t\"un wis \"osed in Unst te lead da wedding
% company fae da kirk efter da couple wis married. Dere were very
% few roads danadays, so mony a time da company hed to buks ower
% broos an hedder an sometimes it wis a job fir da fiddler to keep
% on playin. Dey still d\"o dis in Norrowa bit dere in some places
% dye play upo da Hardanger fiddle.
%
% We're written baith wweddin t\"uns twa wyes because at wan time dey
% maybe were played wi da twa back strings raised. So du can try
% baith wyes an plaise deesel which wye du plays dem.
% %%endtext
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