The Scottish Violinist

One of the best known and all time greats of Scottish fiddle music as both performer and composer James Scott Skinner (1843 - 1927) wrote many books of fiddle music. 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.

Skinner 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. He is buried in Aberdeen where the city erected a memorial in his honour.

Alice's Dollie - Angus McRae - Angus Campbell - Arbeadie

Back to The Hills - Ballochmylle Brig - Balmoral Castle -Bank's Hornpipe - Blin' Jamie - Bob Steele -Bonnie Banchory -Bogniebrae -Bovaglie's Plaid - Buckingham House

Clach na Cuddin - Cortes Gardens - Corgarff Castle - Culloden Day - Currie's Rambles

Dargai - Davie Work - Davie Adams - Davie Taylor -Dean Brig o' Edinburgh - Delnabo - Dr Gordon Stables Reel - Dr Baird's Strathspey - Drumin - Dumbarton Castle

Emslie's Fiddle - Farewell to Huntly - Forbes Morrison - Frank Gilruth - Fyvie Castle - Gallaton - Gin ye kiss my wife I'll tell the minister - Glencoe

Hamilton's Strathspey - Happy Tom - Hap and Row the feeties o't - Harvest Home Hornpipe -Hasberry Howard - Hector the Hero - James Shearer's Reel -

James D Law's Reel - Jamie Hardie - John McColl's - J.O. Forbes - King Robert the Bruce - Lady Catherine Stewart - Le Messe - Les Trois Grands Luthairs

Littlejohn's Hame - Lord Huntly's Cave - McCallan - MacCrimmon's Farewell - MacPherson's Lament - MacPherson's Blade - Madge - Madame Sylvain

Madame Vanoni - Mains of Gartly - Marquis of Tullybardine - Mary Walker - Mar Castle - Milladen - Miss Primrose - Miss Shepherd - Miss Paul - Mrs Scott Skinner

Oor Highland Queen - Orange and Blue - Ossian - Peter Baillie - Peter Gray - Peter Laing - Pittengardner's Rant - Professor Blackie - Reel o' Thuilleachan

Sandy Grant - Sandie oe'r the Sea - Sandlaw's Welcome - Sarona - Scott Skinner's Reel - Scott Skinner's Rockin' Step - Scott Skinner's compliments to Dr MacDonald

She's Bonnie and Braw - Sir William Wallace - So I'm off in the good St Nicholas Boat - Sword Dance - Talisker - The Auld Wheel - The Athole Highlander's March

The Bonnie Lass o' Bon Accord - The Baker Reel - The Bride's Reel - The Brig o' Potarch - The Buck o' the Cabrach - The Barren Rocks of Aden - The Blooms o' Bon accord

The Balmoral Highlanders - The Braes of Auchtertyre - The Cameron Highlanders - The Cradle Song - The College Hornpipe - The Devil and the Dirk - The Devil in the Kitchen

The Dei'l Amang the Tailors - The Dove Cot - The Duchess Tree - The Duke of Fife's Welcome to Dee -side - The East Neuk of Fife - The Editor's Farewell

The Field of Bannockburn - The Flower of the quern - The Forth Brig- The Glenlivet - The Hurricane - The Highlands of Banff shire - The High Level - The Haunt of the Gnomes

The Left Handed Fiddler - The Laird of Drumblair - The Miller's Rant - The Miller o' Hirn - The Marquis of Huntly's Farewell - - he Music o' Spey - The Mathematician

The Nine Pint Coggie - The President - The Perthshire Hunt - The Queen's Welcome to Invercauld - The Reel o' Tulloch - The Rolling Spey - The Spinning Wheel

The Smith's a Gallant Fireman - The Sirdar's March - The Valley of Silence - The Warrior of Persie - The Warrior's Grave - The £10 Fiddle - Tulchan Lodge

Tullochgorum - Twist Ye Twine Ye even so - Ward's Hornpipe - Will's Reel - Willie MacLennan