| ID |
JSS0257 |
| Title |
The Weeping Birches of Kilmorack |
| Document Reference |
x/257/3e |
| Format |
126 x 201 mm |
| Medium |
Handwritten music on lined sheet |
| Item Type |
Manuscript |
| Subject |
Scottish Music, Pastoral |
| Item Description |
The weeping birches were dying trees at Kilmorack, a glen near Beauly, Inverness-shire. Although a pathetic sight, the grey trees were near a railway line, and suffered when a train, carrying lime, derailed. Skinner wrote this version out on a letter. |
| Creator |
James Scott Skinner |
| Creator Manuscript |
James Scott Skinner |
| Arranger |
James Scott Skinner |
| Time Period |
1900s |
| Related Images |
JSS0712 |
| Location |
Angus Archives |
| Collection Name |
James Macpherson |
| Copyright |
copyright_angus.shtml |
| Audio |
Note this link will open another window so you can view the music and listen to the tune cd204a |
