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Soldier's Joy

This is one of the most popular fiddle tunes in Europe and the Americas.

It has been played in Scotland for over 200 years and Robert Burns used it for the first song of his cantata 'The Jolly Beggars'.

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'Soldier's Joy', played by Colin Campbell, fiddle, and Katherine Campbell, piano From Traditional Scottish Songs and Music, Gallus recordings.

'Soldier's Joy', played by Aly Bain with the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club. From Scottish Fiddle Rally 1985-1995. CDTRAX154 (April 1998) Greentrax Recordings.

'Soldier's Joy', played on the fiddle.

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