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| Image | Title | Item Description |
|---|---|---|
 JSS0724 |
The Auld Wheel | This lively reel has words by R Grant, 'the Bard of Ugie' (Peterhead, Aberdeenshire) to accompany it. See JSS0721, JSS0722. Click on the audio link below. |
 JSS0725 |
Mrs Scott Skinner | This solo strathspey is named after and dedicated to Skinner's first wife, Jean. As a 'solo strathspey', it was meant to be listened to, rather than danced to. You can listen to Skinner playing it by clicking on the audio link below (cd113a). |
 JSS0726 |
The Miller o' Hirn's Son | As well as dedicating a strathspey to the Miller o' Hirn's son, Skinner also dedicated tunes to The Miller o' Hirn himself, and to the Miller o' Hirn's wife. |
 JSS0727 |
The Granite City | The Granite City mentioned in the title refers to Aberdeen. |
 JSS0728 |
Tipperty's Jean | Skinner has arranged this lively jig simply - this way it can be easily played on the piano, or played by both violin and piano. Note Skinner's own device, the loop, above the last bar in most lines. This device was used for a special type of sound that he wanted the fiddler's bow to make to emphasize... |
 JSS0729 |
Willie Blair | Willie Blair was known as the Queen's Fiddler as he was virtually 'fiddler in residence' when Queen Victoria visited Balmoral. As Skinner has noted that it was composed as a sister tune to the Miller o' Hirn, it may be interesting to compare the two. See JSS0723 for The Miller o' Hirn. |
 JSS0730 |
Talisker | 'Talisker', refers to a brand of whisky, distilled on the Isle of Skye. Skinner composed another, different version of Talisker (see JSS760-3), in 1882 - after this collection was published. Both versions are dedicated to Roderick Kemp of Elgin. |
 JSS0731 |
Jeanie Skinner | The Strathspey Jeanie Skinner was apparently composed by Skinner's daughter Jeannie when she was 10. Jeanie played the piano and helped her father run his dancing classes. Skinner has tidied up the tune and arranged the bowing, but the accompaniment is probably by Jeanie herself. |
 JSS0732 |
Page 1 of 2, My Wee Cripple Wean | A note at the foot of the page proves that Skinner asked various lyricists to write words to fit his tunes, rather than him setting poems to music. The sentiment in the poem, of disaster striking the family, but of them making the best of what they had in life, was typical of the time, and probably intended... |
 JSS0733 |
Page 2 of 2, My Wee Cripple Wean | A note at the foot of the page proves that Skinner asked various lyricists to write words to fit his tunes, rather than him setting poems to music. The sentiment in the poem, of disaster striking the family, but of them making the best of what they had in life, was typical of the time, and probably intended... |
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