Annotation:Mr. Murdoch

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MR. MURDOCH. Scottish, Reel. E Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. Composed by biography:Alexander Walker in honor of Mr. Murdoch of Wellhead, Fochabers. There was a Mr. Murdoch who was a gardener for Gordon Castle, Fochabers, as was Alexander Walker for Newe Castle. Perhaps they had a collegial relationship, if this was the "Mr. Murdoch" the title references, however, the dates do not seem to quite match up. Murdoch is recorded having kept a weather journal in 1829

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 122, p. 42.

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