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| Image | Title | Item Description |
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 JSS0111 |
Mair Rozit | The title of Skinner's reel 'Mair Rozit' refers to the fiddler's need for rosin - used on bow hair to make it sticky, so it will make the strings vibrate. It shows Skinner in a humorous mood with this tricky reel, which Skinner would have probably played very fast indeed during concert performances.... |
 JSS0112 |
Peter Baillie, or The Lonach Highland Fling | Peter Baillie (1774-1843) lived at Loanhead, Midlothian and was a mason, known as 'the fiddling tinker'. His strathspey was published in 1825. Perhaps Skinner rewrote the piece for the Lonach Gathering and Highland Games, started in 1822. As part of the celebrations The Men of Lonach parade wearing full... |
 JSS0113 |
Gertie Gibb | Skinner describes Gertie Gibb as a Nursery Schottische, to be played simply. The melody in the Harp and Claymore is the same, but the bass line is cleaner and neater, usually with just four single notes in each bar, with no chords. The skipping rhythm has a certain childlike charm, kept light by the... |
 JSS0114 |
The Reel o' Tullich | In his note to the strathspey the Reel o' Tulloch (its title in the Harp and Claymore) Skinner expanded his information about the composer to read: There is a tradition that this wild effusion was composed and danced by John MacGregor, Castle Grant, about 1640. The key signature, with a G natural rather... |
 JSS0115 |
The Reel o' Tullich (verso) | Skinner's note, sightly amplified in the Harp and Claymore, to the Reel o' Tullich, followed by his source of the information: This wild effusion was composed & danced by John MacGregor (Freuchie) Castle Grant 1640 - see Glenmore's Highland Legends. Edin.? John Lindsay 39 South Bridge. |
 JSS0116 |
The Reel o' Thuilleachan | The Reel o' Thuilleachan and the Reel o' Tullich (or Tulloch) are two different versions of the same basic tune, which require different types of steps when danced. Skinner's crossed-out note at the bottom of the page reads: Note wanted to describe difference from Reel o' Tullich. Slow Strathspey Time... |
 JSS0117 |
The Reel o' Hoolichan (words) | A printed text of Robert Ford's words for 'The Reel o' Hoolichan'. One chorus and all seven verses are on the page facing 'The Reel o' Thuilleachan' (JSS0116, JSS0117) in the Harp and Claymore. |
 JSS0118 |
Reel o' Hoolichan words (verso) | Note in Skinner's hand on the verso of JSS0117. 'This slip to be added to Harp & Claymore - M.S. with Mr Dunbar, Huntly and appended to 'Reel o' Tulloch' to add interest to the old air. Author unknown [-] Robert Ford 137 Ingram St: Glasgow |
 JSS0119 |
Whistle o'er the Lave o't | Manuscript in Skinner's hand, for the Dance Sean Trews [Seann Triubhas], the tune [by] John Bruce. Skinner hasn't given detailed bowing, but tells the player to use '4 bows' to each bar. The printed bass line uses only octave crotchets. Along the right margin he wrote 'The composer died in Dumfries Poorhouse.'... |
 JSS0120 |
Ghillie Callum or Sword Dance | Manuscript in Skinner's hand of his version of '"Ghillie Callum" or "Sword Dance" - old.' The music is in the 'piper's scale', of A major with 'Flat 7ths', and a G natural in the key signature. (The pipes are unable to play G sharp.) Skinner's note reads ' * The Sean Trews is a very ancient Highland... |
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