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WALMER CASTLE. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABA. The tune dates to 1801. Built during the reign of King Henry VIII as part of England's eastern coastal defenses, Walmer Castle [1] was converted over the years to a country house and gardens.

Walmer Castle by Moonlight, by Henry Pether



Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986.

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