Annotation:Polduilly Bridge

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POLDUILLY BRIDGE. Scottish, Reel. A Major (Walker): D Major (Kerr). Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker of Huntly in Strathbogie, prior to his emigration to America. J. Murdoch Henderson said it was the only composition of Walkers to have found popularity, however, the Walker collection was circulated apparently in Cape Breton in the mid-20th century and a few other tunes have entered repertoire there (see “George Gordon’s Strathspey”).

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 1), c. 1880; No. 4, p. 24 (appears as "Poldwilly Bridge"). Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 8, p. 3.

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