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MARY WALKER. AKA and see "Margaret Walker," "Miss Mary Walker (of Peterhead)." Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Brody, Martin): AB (Skinner). Composed by J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927) who originally printed it in his Miller o' Hirn Collection.

Sources for notated versions: the late Graham Townsend (Ontario, Canada) [Brody]; Hector MacAndrew [Martin].

Printed sources: Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; p. 184. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; p. 121. Skinner (The Scottish Violinist), p. 15.

Recorded sources: Rounder 7002, Graham Townsend- "Le Violin/ The Fiddle." Olympic 6151, William McPherson- "Scottish Traditional Fiddle Music" (1978). CC25, Sean Keane - "Jig it in Style."