Annotation:Walking on the Moon

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WALKING ON THE MOON. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA’BB. Composed by Addie Harper of Wick, Scotland, in July, 1969, inspired by the landing of astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin on the Moon.

Addie Harper (1927-2002)



Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Martin (Ceol na Fidhle, vol. 3), 1988; p. 17.

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