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Page 3 of 4, The Reel o' Hoolichan
JSS0614
Page 3 of 4, The Reel o' Hoolichan Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of page 118 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. Skinner's note about the differences between this reel and the 'Reel o' Tulloch' were printed below the tune, as here. This is the final draft, the copy used by the printers when they set the music for publication....
Page 4 of 4, The Reel o' Hoolichan
JSS0615
Page 4 of 4, The Reel o' Hoolichan Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of page 119 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. Verses 5 and 6 (which do fit the tune) of the poem 'The Reel o' Hoolichan' by Robert Ford, Glasgow. This is the final draft, the copy used by the printers when they set the music for publication. Afterwards, the...
Sandie Grant o' Battangorm
JSS0616
Sandie Grant o' Battangorm Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of the second tune on page 120 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. This is the final draft, the copy used by the printers when they set the music for publication. Afterwards, the publishers Bayley and Ferguson (London and Glasgow) returned the draft copy to Greig....
G S Mackay
JSS0617
G S Mackay Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of the second tune on page 128 of Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. Mackay was a 'Fellow member with the Composer of Dr Mark's "Little Men". (Skinner was apprenticed to the Manchester-based band when he was nine years old.) This is the final draft, the copy used...
The Mathematician
JSS0618
The Mathematician Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of the first tune on page 130 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. He was 'Dr Clark, Cairo', an Aberdeen academic who had moved to Egypt. This is the final draft, the copy used by the printers when they set the music for publication. Afterwards, the publishers...
The High Level
JSS0619
The High Level Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of the first tune on page 136 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. The High Level hornpipe was written by 'Jamie [James] Hill', best-known for this type composition. He was probably born in Dundee, but spent most of his life in Gateshead, by Newcastle-on-Tyne....
The Young King
JSS0620
The Young King Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of page 140 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. The 'Young King' was 'A favourite pupil of the composer.' This is the final draft, the copy used by the printers when they set the music for publication. Afterwards, the publishers Bayley and Ferguson (London and...
Glencoe
JSS0621
Glencoe Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of page 147 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. Skinner's 'Dirge' [Lament] 'Glencoe' was written in memory of the Argyllshire village where 38 people were massacred in 1692. This is the final draft, the copy used by the printers when they set the music for publication....
Page 1 of 2, Hector the Hero
JSS0622
Page 1 of 2, Hector the Hero Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of page 152 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. This is the final draft, the copy used by the printers when they set the music for publication. Afterwards, the publishers Bayley and Ferguson (London and Glasgow) returned the draft copy to Greig. This 'Lament'...
Page 2 of 2: Words, Hector the Hero
JSS0623
Page 2 of 2: Words, Hector the Hero Manuscript, in Gavin Greig's hand, of page 153 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. This is the final draft, the copy used by the printers when they set the music for publication. Afterwards, the publishers Bayley and Ferguson (London and Glasgow) returned the draft copy to Greig. This 'Lament'...

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