APPIN HOUSE [1]. AKA and see "Fit da Gutters" (Shetland). Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AABB'CCDD. There are two turnings of "Appin House" which correspond to two turnings of "Fid da Gutters," from the Shetland island of Whalsay and the playing of the Shetland Fiddle Band. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 94.
T:Appin House [1]
L:1/8
M:C|
K:G
E|(D<B,) DE G<D D2|D<B, DE G<B, A2|D<B, DE G<D D2|DE DE FG G:|
|:c<B G/G/G BG G2|BA D/D/D (AD) D2|cB G/G/G BG G2|1 BA D/D/D G2G2:|2
BA DE FG G2||
|:e<d B<g B<d B<g|B<A a<a g<A a<a|e<d B<g B<d B<g|de de fg g2:|
|:e>d e>d c>B G<G|BA DD BA DD|de dc B<G G2|BA DE FG G2:|
APPIN HOUSE [2]. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard. AABBCCD. Although in four parts like version #1 and having some rhythmic and sparse melodic similarities, it does appear to be a different tune. The melody, which first appears in McGlashan's Collection, was commonly played in scordatura tuning in the 19th century. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 4, 1817; pg. 33. McGlashan (Collection of Strathspey Reels), c. 1780/81; pg. 21. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 2.
T:Appin House [2]
L:1/8
M:C|
S:Reel
B:The Athole Collection
K:A
e|c>A A/A/A cA cA|BF F/F/F BF Bd|cA A/A/A cAcA|B>FB.G A2A,:|
|:C|A,CDC ACDC|A,CDC B,CDF|A,CDC ACDC|DFEG A2A:|
|:d|ceAe ceAc|BF dF BFBd|ceAe ceAc|BFBG A2A:|
||c|A/B/c/d/ ec acec|A/B/c/d/ ec acBc|A/B/c/d/ ec acea|g/a/b ec a2ac|
A/B/c/d/ ec acec|B/c/d/e/ fd bdfd|A/B/c/d/ ec acec|defg a2a||
FIT THE GUTTERS [1]. AKA and see "Appin House" [1]. Shetland, Whalsay. Cooke (1986) gives three texts for this tune:
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Wis du at me bridal, fit the gutters, fit the gutters
Wis du at me bridal, fit the gutters brawly
Dat I wis and 'Be me deid', Dat I wis and 'Be me deid'
Dat I wis and 'Be me deid', Me and pirrie Mallie.
**
Wis du at me wedding, Jaanie Nittle, Jaanie Nittle...
Dat I wis and 'Be me deid' and got a chunk o lairvin.
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...Dat I wis an 'Be me soul'...
FIT THE GUTTERS [2]. AKA and see "Appin House" [2]. The Shetland Fiddle Band version.