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Devised by Capt A H Colquhoun and Lt R J Colquhoun, two serving army officers of The Black Watch, as a tribute to their fallen comrades.
The RSCDS and ABF The Soldier's Charity have jointly published a booklet, containing:
* the original version of the dance
* the dance as adapted by the RSCDS
* music for the adapted version, written by Jamie Forrester, and arranged for piano by Maureen Rutherford, with melody arranged by Frank Thomson
* detailed background to The Kandahar Reel
* notes on the Scottish Tradition of dancing