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Scottish fiddling may be distinguished from other folk fiddling styles by its particular precision of execution ... as well as its general Scottish influence. [3] [4 ...
Other notable Scottish instruments include the tin whistle, the accordion and the fiddle. [5] The origins of Scottish music are said to have originated over 2,300 years ago following the discovery of Western Europe's first known stringed instrument which was a "lyre-like artifact" which was discovered on the Isle of Skye. The earliest known ...
The Donegal fiddle tradition is one of the distinct fiddle traditions within Irish traditional music. [1] The distinctness of the Donegal tradition developed due to the close relations between County Donegal and Scotland , and the Donegal repertoire and style has influences from Scottish fiddle music .
James Scott Skinner's gravestone, Allanvale Cemetery. James Scott Skinner (5 August 1843 – 17 March 1927) was a Scottish dancing master, violinist, fiddler and composer.He is considered to be one of the most influential fiddlers in Scottish traditional music, and was known as "the Strathspey King".
Early influences were Irish, Scottish, and English fiddle styles, as well as the more upper-class traditions of classical violin playing. Popular tunes included "Soldier's Joy", for which Robert Burns wrote lyrics, and other tunes such as "Flowers of Edinburgh" and "Tamlin," which have both been claimed by both Scottish and Irish lineages.
Scottish ballads are distinct, showing pre-Christian influences in the inclusion of supernatural elements such as the fairies in the Scottish ballad "Tam Lin". [23] They remained an oral tradition until the increased interest in folk songs in the eighteenth century led collectors such as Bishop Thomas Percy to publish volumes of popular ballads ...
Cape Breton fiddling, with a distinct Scottish influence; French Canadian fiddling including "crooked tunes", that is, tunes with irregular beat patterns. Métis fiddling, of central and western Canada featuring strong French Canadian influence, but with even more "crooked" tunes. [26] Newfoundland fiddling
Gow was born in Strathbraan, Perthshire, in 1727, as the son of John Gow and Catherine McEwan.The family moved to Inver in Perthshire when Niel was an infant. He started playing the fiddle when very young, and at age 13 received his first formal lessons from one John Cameron of Grandtully.