X:1
T:Mr. John Walker's (Contrabassist in the Castle Newe Band)
C:Alexander Walker
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Walker - Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches etc. (1866, p. 61)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
F:http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105875785?mode=zoom
K:G
g|BG G/G/G BGdG|cedg BAAc|BG G/G?G BGdB|cedf gGG:|
g|bgaf g2 dB|cedB cAAc|BGAF G2 DB,|CEDF GG,G, G|
bgaf g2 dB|cedB cAAc|bgaf gdec|BGAF GG,G,||
The Castle Newe Band, with (l. to r.) Alexander Walker, John Walker and Alexander WattieMR. JOHN WALKER. Scottish, Reel (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by Aberdeenshire fiddler-composer Alexander Walker (b. 1819) in honor of Mr. John Walker, a contrabassist in the Castle Newe Band. Alexander Walker was a gardener at Castle Newe for the Baronet and the leader of the band.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 179, p. 61.
