ABOUT THE PIECE
Reel
by Ian Burns, written 1980
from Shetland
This is what he said about it, apparently (nicked from a forum): Spootiskerry - the croft belonging to my late great aunts Bella and Joan Nicholson, situated between the village of Sullom and the new town of Brae. Originally spelt Spootskerry, but as the years have passed, an "i" or an "a", and sometimes an "o" have been added. The croft took its name from the skerry (rocky outcrop I think) that lies offshore. Usually the house on a croft has the same name, but in this case the house is named Southness.
COMMENTS
I picked another reel so I could try to play them together. Spootiskerry is another tune I have already played quite a lot, including in combination with the Barrowburn Reel, and it was again pretty painless to learn, but swapping from it to the Barrowburn Reel and back was harder than expected and I always end up with a gap while I try to remember what the first few notes are.
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