Perthshire manuscript collection of strathspeys, reels, hornpipes, polkas, waltzes, etc., 19th c 19th century

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Perthshire manuscript collection of strathspeys, reels, hornpipes, polkas, waltzes, etc., 19th c 19th century

http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb231-ms2425

1 volume

eng,

University of Aberdeen

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SNAC Resource ID: 6294082

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John Murdoch Henderson, 1902 - 1972, of Aberdeen, school teacher, collector of Scottish music (collector, annotator)

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Duncan McKercher (1796 - 1873) Duncan McKercher (1796 - 1873), alias the Athole Paganini, taught fiddle to James Stewart Robertson (1823 - 1896), first president of the Edinburgh Highland Reel and Strathspey Society and author of The Athole Collection (1884; 2nd edn 1961; 3rd edn Balnain House Trust, 1996). He composed and played music for the fiddle, some of his work appearing in print, though no further details have been established at this time. Alexander McLaren (? f...

Henderson John Murdoch 1902-1972

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