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GLEN ALN. English, Hornpipe. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A composition of harmonica (mouth-organ) player Will Atkinson [1] (1908-2003), born at Crookham, Northumberland. "Glen Aln" is one of his more famous compositions.

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Recorded sources: Black Crow Records CRO CD 220, Kathryn Tickell - "Common Ground" (1998). TOPIC TSCD 529, Cut and Dry Band - "Wind in the Reeds: The Northumbrian Smallpipes" (2001).




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