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Image	Title	Item Description
JSS0847	Page 4 of 4, The Loved Ones	This manuscript version of the 'Loved Ones' waltz, appears in the scrapbook of tunes and accompaniments that Skinner presented to Mrs Barclay of The Gordon Arms Hotel, Keith, after his bankruptcy. This page was sent to the printer. It has been laid out exactly as Skinner wanted it printed.
JSS0848	Adverts page, The Loved Ones	This advert page for the 'Loved Ones' waltz, appears in the scrapbook of tunes and accompaniments that Skinner presented to Mrs Barclay of The Gordon Arms Hotel, Keith, after his bankruptcy. This page was sent to the printer. The publisher would normally use this page to promote some of his own publications. In this case, Skinner wants the publishers, Charles Middleton of Keith, Aberdeenshire, to include adverts for his own works.
JSS0849	Page of adverts for Charles Middleton music publications	This page of adverts for Charles Middleton music publications, appears in the scrapbook of tunes and accompaniments that Skinner presented to Mrs Barclay of The Gordon Arms Hotel, Keith, after his bankruptcy.
JSS0850	Accompaniments to Good Morning Mrs Barclay, Balmenach	These accompaniments appear in the scrapbook of tunes and accompaniments that Skinner presented to Mrs Barclay of The Gordon Arms Hotel, Keith, after his bankruptcy. Skinner keeps his accompaniments very simple indeed. This perhaps goes back to his childhood experience of accompanying Peter Milne on the cello.
JSS0851	Accompaniments to The Cradle Song and to Moan of the Sea	These accompaniments appear in the scrapbook of tunes and accompaniments that Skinner presented to Mrs Barclay of The Gordon Arms Hotel, Keith, after his bankruptcy. Skinner keeps his accompaniments very simple indeed. This perhaps goes back to his childhood experience of accompanying Peter Milne on the cello.
JSS0852	Adverts for Skinner's dancing classes	This advert for Skinner's dancing classes appears in the scrapbook of tunes and accompaniments that Skinner presented to Mrs Barclay of The Gordon Arms Hotel, Keith, after his bankruptcy. It is interesting to note that, in common with other dancing-masters, Skinner included exercises to 'improve the figure' in his teaching.
JSS0853	Accompaniment to The South of the Grampians	This accompaniment appears in the scrapbook of tunes and accompaniments that Skinner presented to Mrs Barclay of The Gordon Arms Hotel, Keith, after his bankruptcy. Skinner keeps his accompaniments very simple indeed. This perhaps goes back to his childhood experience of accompanying Peter Milne on the cello.
JSS0854	Programme for an evening concert	This programme appears in the scrapbook of tunes and accompaniments that Skinner presented to Mrs Barclay of The Gordon Arms Hotel, Keith, after his bankruptcy. Note that the programme includes mainly light classical pieces. Only the final item has been composed by him. The performers include Charles Middleton, the publisher from Keith, Aberdeenshire, Skinner's brother Sandy, Mr Stronach, and singers Jeannie Ogston and Mr Knox.
JSS0855	Accompaniment to Postie Mearns	This accompaniment appears in the scrapbook of tunes and accompaniments that Skinner presented to Mrs Barclay of The Gordon Arms Hotel, Keith, after his bankruptcy. Skinner keeps his accompaniments very simple indeed. This perhaps goes back to his childhood experience of accompanying Peter Milne on the cello. Note how this accompaniment is dedicated to Mrs Barclay. See JSS0795 and JSS0850 for the strathspey, Good Morning Mrs Barclay.
JSS0856	Accompaniment to Madame Neruda	This accompaniment appears in the scrapbook of tunes and accompaniments that Skinner presented to Mrs Barclay of The Gordon Arms Hotel, Keith, after his bankruptcy. Skinner keeps his accompaniments very simple indeed. This perhaps goes back to his childhood experience of accompanying Peter Milne on the cello. Unusually, Skinner has also written this accompaniment out in musical notation.

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