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	James Scott Skinner
		James Scott Skinner (1843-1927) was a famous Scottish fiddler and composer who played with a definitive classical style that influenced contemporary and subsequent Scottish fiddlers and their music for over a century.
		Skinner made his living in much the same way his first mentor, Peter Milne, did: by teaching and performing whenever he could, although he was rather more successful at engaging the gentry to be his patrons.
		Skinner tried to keep up payments to her, but had his own financial troubles as a result of the dissolution of the household, and Jane died a pauper.
	www.ibiblio.org /fiddlers/jsskinner.htm (839 words)

	Banchory Scotland: Scott Skinner, The Strathspey King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		James was the youngest of William and his wife Mary’s six children.
		James was already playing music by this time, having been taught both the cello and the fiddle from the age of six by his brother Sandy, who was ten years older.
		Skinner then gave up dance tuition and concentrated on his fiddle playing, after returning from a disastrous tour of the United States in 1893 he made a decision which was to influence the rest of his concert playing careeer.
	www.royal-deeside.org.uk /Byhistory/scottskinner.htm (1096 words)

	Scottish Folk News: James Scott Skinner
		James Skinner (the Scott was to be added later) was born on 5 August 1843 in Banchory on Deeside in Aberdeenshire.
		Skinner's father died when he was a baby and Skinner was left in the care of his elder brother Sandy who taught him the fiddle and the bass fiddle (âcello).
		In 1893 Skinner embarked on a tour of the United States and Canada with the famous dancer and piper Willie McLennan, however, McLennan was to die there and the tour was a disaster.
	www.footstompin.com /articles/celtic_music_heroes/obj44345 (1043 words)

	James Scott Skinner, Strathspey King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Skinner himself was born in Scotland in 1843 and rose to artistic fame as a fiddler and composer -- and to personal infamy as well.
		Skinner's first recording was actually made on cylinder in 1899, but none of the very early cylinders were reproduced on the LPs.
		Skinner's tunes are frequently performed and recorded by Celtic musicians, and the album is a must for enthusiasts and players, and not just to catch the style of his own compositions.
	www.greenmanreview.com /cd/cd_strathspey_king.html (525 words)

	James Scott Skinner - Biography - AOL Music
		James Scott Skinner had a profound effect on the evolution of Scottish music.
		Skinner balanced his involvement with the Little Men with serious study with violinist Charles Rougier.
		Skinner continued to publish his compositions and arrangements of traditional tunes.
	music.aol.com /artist/james-scott-skinner/174528/biography (651 words)

	FolkWorld Article: James Scott Skinner
		James Skinner was born on 5th August 1843 in Banchory, a village 20 miles from Aberdeen, the youngest son of William Skinner and Mary Agnew.
		Skinner returned to Aberdeen in 1861 and trained to be a dancing master with `Professor' William Scott.
		Skinner also published `A Guide to Bowing' and he was able to make recordings on early wax cylinders and on 78 rpm discs, partly done with a Stroh fiddle to increase the volume.
	www.folkworld.de /25/e/skinner.html (1937 words)

	Scott Skinner
		Skinner's mention of all this abuse suggests it was not just the child-rearing norm of a more punitive age and, though he says nothing himself, one can guess at a core of self-contempt beneath his later bravado.
		I think he both wished to appropriate Scott, "a great scholar, highly cultured, and handsome into the bargain", as another father; and that he was already attempting to construct for himself an identity that would be peculiarly Scottish and patriotic.
		Skinner may have had little capacity for self-scrutiny and perhaps chose to believe his own publicity hype rather than face painful truths, but My Life And Adventures, if not a great autobiography, may explain why opinion today is so divided.
	www.mustrad.org.uk /articles/skinner.htm (3240 words)

	James Scott Skinner
		Skinner, around this time, while committed to his music, was nothing if not adventurous in his personal life.
		Scott Skinner’s entire recordings represent but a fraction of his huge output as a pen-and-ink composer of roughly six hundred tunes.
		Skinner, in his own time and for his own purposes, did, it’s true, tame some of the rawness out of Scottish rural fiddling, but the fiery, irascible, spunky spirit of the old dance fiddler is, in Skinner’s playing, never far away.
	www.mustrad.org.uk /reviews/skinner.htm (1505 words)

	James Scott Skinner Biography: Strathspey´s King
		James Skinner was born in Arbeadie in Aberdeenshire on August 15, 1843.
		When James was 8, he played the cello in the local shows together with the local violinist Peter Milne, for that he got paid 25 shillings a night.
		It was told among the pupils, that James was very strict and hit the bow of his violin onto the head of his pupils whenever they danced in the wrong way or with wrong steps.
	www.scotlandinargentina.com.ar /scott_skinnering.htm (848 words)

	James Scott Skinner - Collections
		Skinner gives advice on bowing on page 1, including how to do the "straight slur" and the "loop", and bowings are notated throughout the collection.
		All the tunes in the collection are by Skinner, and many have been dedicated to individuals e.g.
		Amongst Skinner's other collections were The Beauties of the Ballroom (1883), The Elgin Collection (1884) and The Scottish Violinist (1900), the latter of which included his own tunes as well as those of other composers and was a very popular work.
	www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk /fiddle/skinnercollections.htm (531 words)

	James Scott Skinner
		His father was a gardener, but after losing three fingers of his left hand, he became a left-handed fiddler [1] and a dancing master.
		James was taught cello and fiddle by his older brother Sandy, and later by his mentor the great Peter Milne [2].
		By 1870 Skinner was married and conducting business as a dancing master and solo fiddler, his reputation as the latter growing year by year until 1890s when he was touring the United States.
	www.nigelgatherer.com /perf/fiddlers/skin.html (389 words)

	Angus Council \| Local History \| People of Angus \| James Scott Skinner
		One such friend was James McPherson of Kirriemuir.
		Angus Archives holds many famous compositions which were originally written on the backs of envelopes and advertisements and sent to McPherson.
		Skinner died on 17 March 1927 and is buried in Allenvale Cemetery, Aberdeen.
	www.angus.gov.uk /history/features/people/skinner.htm (249 words)

	James Scott Skinner - Compositions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Skinner tells us that it was written for a servant girl called Wilhelmina Bell whom he met in December 1884 in Aberdeen.
		She was a good dancer, and her father had played bass fiddle for Skinner's father, William.
		When Skinner asked why she was a servant she became upset and said that the family was in debt as her father had signed someone else's bill, and was being held responsible for the payment of it.
	www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk /fiddle/skinnercomp.htm (196 words)

	EnrichUK : news article : James Scott Skinner's music comes to life
		He said: "James Scott Skinner was, and still is, such an influential figure in terms of Scottish traditional music.
		Skinner took the art of fiddle music to new heights through his playing and compositions.
		Skinner was born in Banchory-Ternan, near Aberdeen, in 1843, the son of a gardener who also taught dance.
	www.enrichuk.net /news/article/?id=340 (821 words)

	James Scott Skinner, The Strathspey King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The tracks were released on the famous Topic label back in the 1970s but Temple Records have re-processed them to remove as much of the surface noise as possible.
		James Scott Skinner was born 160 years ago in rural Scotland.
		The opening bars of "The Bonnie Lass o' Bon Accord," one of Skinner's original pieces, are inscribed on his tombstone.
	www.rambles.net /skinner_king02.html (252 words)

	Miller O'Hirn
		It was during this period that Skinner learned to read music and received his classical training from Charles Rougier, a French violinist who had studied at the Paris Conservatoire.
		Notably, the frontispiece displayed here, with a portrait of Skinner, has been signed "Yours faithfully, James Scott Skinner" in a suitably flamboyant style.
		From Skinner we also have The Logie Collection (1888) Ca11-y.18, also signed; a copy of My Life and Adventures by Skinner can be found at STA M.a.37.
	special.lib.gla.ac.uk /exhibns/month/jun2000.html (1293 words)

	James Skinner - Galicia and Twentieth Century Celts
		Scott Skinner was born in Deeside and came from a farming family.
		Although Skinner was a fiddler, many of his scores have been adapted for other instruments.
		I could sense, however, that most had closed the chapter for this year and were now setting their sights on the next venue of the Festival, which will be in Brittany in 2002.
	www.hackwriters.com /scottskinner.htm (868 words)

	Scottish music album: James Scott Skinner - The Strathspey King
		The name and the compositions of James Scott Skinner, the self-styled âStrathspey Kingâ, are familiar to many throughout the music world.
		Skinner died in 1927 but his composition and playing live on in this recording, re-processed and de-scratched.
		James Scott Skinner has a formidable reputation as a player, composer or arranger.
	www.footstompin.com /music/fiddle_music/the_strathspey_king (299 words)

	Orpington folk club CD Review by Ivan North (James Scott Skinner "The Strathspey King" C0MD2084). (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Orpington folk club CD Review by Ivan North (James Scott Skinner "The Strathspey King" C0MD2084).
		James Scott Skinner was born in 1843 and died in 1927.
		Obviously the recording quality isn't up to modern standards, even with the digital mastering and I think this CD would appeal mainly to aficionados.
	www.orpingtonfolkclub.fsnet.co.uk /Reviews/Ivan_North/037.htm (103 words)

	Living Tradition CD review of James Scott Skinner - The Strathspey King
		To be honest not all the music on the CD is uniformally great, but there are some brilliant, classic performances here and all tracks will reward the listener.
		Many of Skinner's compositions and arrangements have been recorded by most traditional fiddlers, past and present and from many different traditions.
		So I am sure that you will know what to expect, with some surprises, even if you have never heard an original Skinner performance before, be prepared for his amazing skill and awesome virtuosity.
	www.folkmusic.net /htmfiles/webrevs/comd2084.htm (419 words)

	The Session: Recordings - The Strathspey King by James Scott Skinner
		This album is put together from his recordings and he was a fine player.
		Skinner does lean towards fancy party tricks (left hand pizzicato, thrown bows etc) but these tunes are fiddle gymnastics to begin with.
		Just click Shop for "The Strathspey King" by J. Scott* Skinner* under the tune listing of the recording.
	www.thesession.org /recordings/display/416 (272 words)

	James Scott Skinner
		James Scott Skinner - James Scott Skinner (The Strathspey King)
		James Scott Skinner, Scottish fiddler and composer, died in 1927 at the age of 84. Self styled 'The Strathspey King', he had an extraordinary life and left behind him a legacy of music that has had a great effect on Scottish fiddling and traditional music.
		On this CD the archive recording has been processed using the latest Cedar equipment to lose as many pops, clicks and surface noises as possible without affecting the music. Not a hi-fi recording, but Skinner's music still shines through.
	www.musicscotland.com /acatalog/MusicScotland_James_Scott_Skinner_1880.html (166 words)

	The Session: Discussions - James Scott Skinner
		Anything like (for example) when it was written, who it was written for (assuming it actually was written for a mathematician) or why it was written if it wasn't written for a specific person, etc etc would be much appreciated.
		Dick Gaughan once said that Scott Skinner composed with a slide rule.
		I love his "Mrs Scott Skinner" and I just ignore those at the session who tell me that he had Mrs Scott Skinner committed to an asylum for no better reason than he wanted to shag some young new partner.
	www.thesession.org /discussions/display/9776 (424 words)

	VH1.com : James Scott Skinner : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
		Add a link to your "James Scott Skinner" fan site on VH1.com!
		Skinner wrote more than 600 compositions including "The Laird of Drumblair," which fiddler Tommy Peoples covered on the Bothy Band's self-titled debut album in 1975.
		E-commerce on this website is brought to you by MTVN Direct Inc.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/skinner__james_scott2/bio.jhtml (627 words)

	Overview of James Scott Skinner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Skinner composed more than 600 tunes for the fiddle and despite losing 3 fingers on his right hand in an accident with a gun, he became a virtuoso fiddler, playing throughout the country and in North America.
		He was was known as the Strathspey King and was Scotland's first international recording star.
		Often short of money, Skinner travelled around the east of Scotland in search of work.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/people/famousfirst87.html (123 words)

	MUSICMATCH Guide: J. Scott Skinner
		Create J. Scott Skinner MP3s from these CDs with MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus!
		James Scott Skinner, born in 1843, was already playing by 1855.
		Skinner was no folk artist, but a virtuoso of a drawing-room style that drew from both the folk and classical traditions...
	www.mmguide.musicmatch.com /artist/artist.cgi?ARTISTID=606631 (105 words)

	James Scott Skinner - AOL Music
		The Music of James Scott Skinner, a multimedia collection of his work and correspondance.
		Biographical information on the fiddler James Scott Skinner, for website on the fiddle tradition of North-East Scotland.
		Download, listen and watch James Scott Skinner music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
	music.aol.com /artist/james-scott-skinner/174528/main (127 words)

	James Scott Skinner - The Strathspey King from Robert Burns Store
		James Scott Skinner - The Strathspey King from Robert Burns Store
		Skinner plays his own tunes; pride, passion and grit.
		Music of the self-styled Strathspey King who left behind him a legacy of music that has had a great effect on Scottish fiddling and traditional music in general.
	www.robertburnsstore.com /sr_swmus_COMD2084.html (166 words)

	James Scott Skinner - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
		James Scott Skinner - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
		Browse artists: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #
		Although trained in classical violin, Skinner devoted most of his life to preserving and building on the folk..
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,543170,00.html (703 words)

	James Scott Skinner CDs
		James Scott Skinner - The Strathspey King [CD]
		12 Mrs Scott Skinner, Mackenzie Hay, The Devil's Elbow
		James Keelaghan - A Few Simple Verses [CD] (Ref: FECD204)
	www.musicinscotland.com /acatalog/James_Scott_Skinner_CDs.html (568 words)

	Culburnie Records
		Mrs E. Ross's Welcome to Kiltarlity Cottage (James Scott Skinner) * The Kirrie Kebbuck (James Scott Skinner) * Culburnie Cottage (Alasdair Fraser)
		The Weeping Birches of Kilmorack (James Scott Skinner)
		The Mathematician (James Scott Skinner) * Sir David Davison of Cantray (J Lowe)
	www.culburnie.com /albums/AlasdairFraser/portrait.htm (208 words)

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