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LASSES OF FOCHABERS, THE. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by Biography:Alexander Walker. The village of Fochabers [1] lies in the Parish of Bellie, in Moray, Scotland. It was founded as a planned village in 1776 by Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon (1743–1827), who was fiddle-composer William Marshall's patron and employer.

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Printed sources: Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 183, p. 63.

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