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'''CAPTAIN CARSWELL.''' Scottish, Retreat March (2/4 time). A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCD. Composed by Pipe Major William Lawrie [http://www.pipetunes.ca/composers.asp?pg=Details&composerID=16] (1881-1916), of the 8th Argyllshire Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He became ill while fighting with his unit in France in World War I | '''CAPTAIN CARSWELL.''' Scottish, Retreat March (2/4 time). A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCD. Composed by Pipe Major William Lawrie [http://www.pipetunes.ca/composers.asp?pg=Details&composerID=16] (1881-1916), of the 8th Argyllshire Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, composer of a number of excellent tunes (many of which are part of the core piping repertoire). He became ill while fighting with his unit in France in World War I and was invalided back to England, but did not recover. | ||
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Revision as of 02:47, 26 October 2011
Tune properties and standard notation
CAPTAIN CARSWELL. Scottish, Retreat March (2/4 time). A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCD. Composed by Pipe Major William Lawrie [1] (1881-1916), of the 8th Argyllshire Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, composer of a number of excellent tunes (many of which are part of the core piping repertoire). He became ill while fighting with his unit in France in World War I and was invalided back to England, but did not recover.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources:
Recorded sources: Whirlie Records, Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham - "Spring the Summer Long" (2002).
See also listing at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings [2]