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Huntly Castle, Bonny Nellie

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Huntly Castle, Bonny Nellie
ID JSS0862
Title Huntly Castle, Bonny Nellie
Document Reference LO 786.4 Sk4.4
Format 220 x 260 mm
Medium Handwritten music on lined sheet
Item Type Manuscript
Subject Scottish Music, various Melodies
Item Description These melodies appear in the scrapbook of tunes and accompaniments that Skinner presented to Mrs Barclay of The Gordon Arms Hotel, Keith, after his bankruptcy. Note how Skinner describes Huntly Castle as a 'Weird Strathspey'. He directs the performer to 'mirk richt' (mark right). He has insterted two bars near the end, about which he states: 'the introduction of these two bars is a departure from all other times hitherto pub.[lishes].' Note Skinner's reel, Bonny Nellie, which he has copied out in tiny handwriting and inserted at the foot of the page.
Creator James Scott Skinner
Creator Manuscript James Scott Skinner
Time Period 1880s
Associated Dates: Manuscript March 1885
Location Aberdeen Central Library
Collection Name Scott Skinner Scrapbook
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