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Ettrick Vale Quadrille, no 5, page 4 of 4
JSS0674 		Ettrick Vale Quadrille, no 5, page 4 of 4 A new dance, the quadrille, was introduced to Scotland from France around 1815, and was soon danced in the United States, and Australia. Part 5 concludes with a variation (presumably Skinner's) on 'Mary's Dream'. Click on the audio link below.
The Fallen Chief, page 1 of 2
JSS0675 		The Fallen Chief, page 1 of 2 One of Skinner's compositions from No. 8 of his Cairngorm Collection (sheet music), which came out in 1922. Click on the audio link to hear Skinner's performance.
The Fallen Chief, page 2 of 2
JSS0676 		The Fallen Chief, page 2 of 2 The second page of JSS0675, which appeared in No. 6 of his Cairngorm Collection (sheet music), in 1922. Click on the audio link to hear Skinner playing the whole tune.
The Flower o' Braemar, page 1 of 5
JSS0677 		The Flower o' Braemar, page 1 of 5 The cover of Skinner's 1922 sheet music. James Leatham (1865-1945) was a 19th-early 20th-century socialist writer. The University of Aberdeen holds more than 70 of his works, including a letter to the then Prime Minister, Ramsay MacDonald.
The Flower o' Braemar, page 2 of 5
JSS0678 		The Flower o' Braemar, page 2 of 5 James Leatham (1865-1945) was a printer, socialist pioneer, writer and publisher. He wrote the words to go with Skinner's melody. Skinner wrote the 'Gateway Strathspey' in honour of Leatham's periodical, The Gateway. The accompaniment is more suited to the piano than those that Skinner provided himself.
The Flower o' Braemar, page 3 of 5
JSS0679 		The Flower o' Braemar, page 3 of 5 James Leatham (1865-1945) was a printer, socialist pioneer, writer and publisher. He wrote the words to go with Skinner's melody. Skinner wrote the 'Gateway Strathspey' in honour of Leatham's periodical, The Gateway. The accompaniment is more suited to the piano than those that Skinner provided himself.
The Flower o' Braemar, page 4 of 5
JSS0680 		The Flower o' Braemar, page 4 of 5 James Leatham (1865-1945) was a printer, socialist pioneer, writer and publisher. He wrote the words to go with Skinner's melody. Skinner wrote the 'Gateway Strathspey' in honour of Leatham's periodical, The Gateway. The accompaniment is more suited to the piano than those that Skinner provided himself.
The Flower o' Braemar, page 5 of 5
JSS0681 		The Flower o' Braemar, page 5 of 5 James Leatham (1865-1945) was a printer, socialist pioneer, writer and publisher. He wrote the words to go with Skinner's melody. Skinner wrote the 'Gateway Strathspey' in honour of Leatham's periodical, The Gateway. The accompaniment is more suited to the piano than those that Skinner provided himself.
Forbes Morrison
JSS0682 		Forbes Morrison Page 5 of Skinner's 1922 sheet music 'The Flower o' Braemar. Forbes Morrison (b. Tarves, Aberdeenshire 1833) came second to Skinner in the strathspey competition in Inverness in 1863 which greatly enhanced his reputation. You can listen to Skinner playing this by clicking on the audio link (cd16d).
Title page, Glengrant and the Gladstone Reel, Monikie Series
JSS0683 		Title page, Glengrant and the Gladstone Reel, Monikie Series Skinner's Monikie Series (N0. 2)of sheet music is similar to the Cairngorm Series. It featured both new and old compositions. Skinner lived in Monikie, near Dundee, until his second wife, Gertrude, left him in 1909.

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