Annotation:Romp among the Whins

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ROMP AMONG THE WHINS. Scottish, Reel (cut time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. 'Whins' refers to thorny or prickly shrub, especially gorse. The title may mean an 'a day's outing in the gorse'.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 20. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 37.

Recorded sources: - Rounder Records 7004, Joe Cormier - "The Dances Down Home" (1977). Rounder 7017, Joe Cormier - "Informal Sessions" (1996).

See also listing at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [1]


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