Description
The Scottish Violinist by James Scott Skinner has been a best seller for many years and the tunes are still often played at Scottish sessions.
James Scott Skinner (1843-1927) became one of the outstanding Scottish fiddle players and composers of his day. He began playing fiddle by ear as a boy but then was offered classical tuition. His technique developed and he became one of the outstanding players of his day. From humble beginnings as a dancing master he went on to play at huge venues such as the London Palladium, sharing the bill sometimes with Harry Lauder.
He wrote over 600 tunes many of which are still very popular in the Scottish repertoire and contained in this book such as The Bonnie Lass of Bon Accord, The £10 fiddle, Cradle Song, The Flower of the Quern, etc. He lived long enough to have his music preserved on early recordings and from these we can hear what an amazing fiddler he was.
Bayley & Ferguson, Ltd
49 pages
