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In the third of a three-volume set, J. Murray Neil has compiled a collection of the fiddle music of Scotland from the Western Highlands and Islands. Extensive biographical sketches, narratives and anecdotes accompany the tunes and provide an insight into the rich inheritance of Scottish and Gaelic culture. Famous fiddler/composers and songwriters, past and present; famous characters and landmarks; history, legends and traditions; language and dialect; and poetry and song are represented in the account. The selection contains over 160 tunes, including airs and pastorals, reels, strathspeys, marches, jigs, hornpipes, waltzes, polkas and minuets. There are melodies by well-known and lesser-known fiddler/composers and songwriters, new and unpublished tunes, as well as compositions from the 18th and 19th centuries.

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J. Murray Neil retired from a career in hospital pharmacy in 1992. He plays fiddle with the East Lothian Strathspey and Reel Society and is a regular guest tuba player with Selkirk Silver Band at Selkirk Common Riding. He lives in Lasswade, Midlothian.

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