Unst boat song (Starka virna)

Traditional

One of the oldest known songs in Shetland, it is written in Norn, the old norse (Scandinavian) language. The song is the remaining fragment of a longer story about the sea

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Age: 7 to 9 , 9 to 11
Style: Traditional - Europe
Subject: Music
Scoring: Guitar chords , Piano accompaniment , Unison
SEND: Slower backing tracks

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Audio information
The audio tracks were recorded specially for the Sing Up programme, mixed and mastered by Chris Durant. The backing track was created by Ned Bennett.

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