Annotation:Galen's Arrival

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 GALEN'S ARRIVAL. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser for the birth of his son. The tune is often paired with his "Independence Trail."  Source for notated version: accordion, fiddle and flute player Kay Atwood (Olympia, Washington) [Songer].  Printed sources: Fiddler Magazine, vol. 3, No. 1, Spring 1996; p. 16. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; p. 83.  Recorded sources: Culburnie 106D, Alasdair Fraser - "Dawn Dance" (1995).

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