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A Guide to Bowing: Strathspeys, Reels, Pastoral Melodies, Hornpipes, etc.
J. Scott Skinner, edited by Alastair J. Hardie
First published c. 1900, this is a unique blend of bowing manual, fiddle tutor and subjective comment.
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Strathspey Players - Past & Present
William C. Honeyman
The life and legends of Niel Gow and an evaluation of traditional strathspey playing. First published in 1922.
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Scottish Fiddlers and their Music
Mary Anne Alburger
A history of the art, illustrated with photographs and music examples - giving over 100 complete reels, strathspeys, laments and slow airs. Mary Anne Alburger's admirable study documents the development of the tradition for more than half a millennium from the fiddlers on James IV's payroll, through the manuscript and published collections of the 17th century to the traditional players and composers of the 20th century. Extended treatment is given to such outstanding composers as Niel and Nathaniel Gow, William Marshall, Simon Fraser and James Scott Skinner. The new public for this music, both inside and outside Scotland, will find this book especially informative. Hardback edition available by special request.
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Let's Have a Ceilidh
Robbie Shepherd
A pocket-sized guide to the 20 most popular Scottish dances which you might expect to encounter at a ceilidh. The music in the appendix is specially chosen to highlight the steps and is ideal for musicians learning to play for these dances.
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Music and Society in Lowland Scotland in the Eighteenth Century
David Johnson
As well as classical music and musicians of the age, this book also focuses on the folk, fiddle, vocal and church music of this important period. Frontispiece and musical examples.
Mercat Press Ltd Second Edition 2003
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