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|f_annotation='''PROFESSOR SCOTT.''' Scottish, Reel (cut time). G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "Professor Scott" was composed by Aberdeenshire fiddler-composer and Scottish dancing master [[wikipedia:James_Scott_Skinner]] (1843-1927). The name of William Scott (1822-, a "professor of elocution", Stoneywood, appears in the list of patrons and subscribers to Skinner's '''Miller o' Hirn Collection''' (1881). Scott was one of Skinner's mentors, and such a kind influence on him the James Skinner professionally adopted the name 'Scott' as his middle name. Professor Scott<span>had a long career as a "professor of dancing and teacher of elocution", and taught Skinner how to dance in the early 1860's. The Univ. of Aberdeen Skinner site records that "In later years, Scott toured the North of Scotland as a member of Skinner's concert parties, reciting poems in the Buchan dialect of North East Aberdeenshire"<ref>There is a selection of two of his poems, along with a brief biographical sketch of William Scott in David Edward's'''One Hundred Modern Scottish Poets''' (1881, pp. 369-374) [https://books.google.com/books?id=J_c3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA369&lpg=PA369&dq=%22william+scott%22+stoneywood+professor+elocution+dancing&source=bl&ots=lRFY2fZOIX&sig=ACfU3U0fG79nPoZGdkMvlKsz7L2vZIYmvg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi8wtXW6s_0AhVDk4kEHQM3AtkQ6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&q=%22william%20scott%22%20stoneywood%20professor%20elocution%20dancing&f=false]. </ref> </span> | |f_annotation='''PROFESSOR SCOTT.''' Scottish, Reel (cut time). G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "Professor Scott" was composed by Aberdeenshire fiddler-composer and Scottish dancing master [[wikipedia:James_Scott_Skinner]] (1843-1927). The name of William Scott (1822-, a "professor of elocution", Stoneywood, appears in the list of patrons and subscribers to Skinner's '''Miller o' Hirn Collection''' (1881). Scott was one of Skinner's mentors, and such a kind influence on him the James Skinner professionally adopted the name 'Scott' as his middle name. Professor Scott<span>had a long career as a "professor of dancing and teacher of elocution", and taught Skinner how to dance in the early 1860's. The Univ. of Aberdeen Skinner site records that "In later years, Scott toured the North of Scotland as a member of Skinner's concert parties, reciting poems in the Buchan dialect of North East Aberdeenshire"<ref>There is a selection of two of his poems, along with a brief biographical sketch of William Scott in David Edward's'''One Hundred Modern Scottish Poets''' (1881, pp. 369-374) [https://books.google.com/books?id=J_c3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA369&lpg=PA369&dq=%22william+scott%22+stoneywood+professor+elocution+dancing&source=bl&ots=lRFY2fZOIX&sig=ACfU3U0fG79nPoZGdkMvlKsz7L2vZIYmvg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi8wtXW6s_0AhVDk4kEHQM3AtkQ6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&q=%22william%20scott%22%20stoneywood%20professor%20elocution%20dancing&f=false]. </ref></span> | ||
# <span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑</span> <span class="reference-text">There is a selection of two of his poems, along with a brief biographical sketch of William Scott in David Edward's'''One Hundred Modern Scottish Poets''' (1881, pp. 369-374) [1]. </span> | |||
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PROFESSOR SCOTT. Scottish, Reel (cut time). G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "Professor Scott" was composed by Aberdeenshire fiddler-composer and Scottish dancing master wikipedia:James_Scott_Skinner (1843-1927). The name of William Scott (1822-, a "professor of elocution", Stoneywood, appears in the list of patrons and subscribers to Skinner's Miller o' Hirn Collection (1881). Scott was one of Skinner's mentors, and such a kind influence on him the James Skinner professionally adopted the name 'Scott' as his middle name. Professor Scotthad a long career as a "professor of dancing and teacher of elocution", and taught Skinner how to dance in the early 1860's. The Univ. of Aberdeen Skinner site records that "In later years, Scott toured the North of Scotland as a member of Skinner's concert parties, reciting poems in the Buchan dialect of North East Aberdeenshire"[1]
- ↑ There is a selection of two of his poems, along with a brief biographical sketch of William Scott in David Edward'sOne Hundred Modern Scottish Poets (1881, pp. 369-374) [1].
Skinner himself held dancing classes at the Stoneywood, Falkirk, schoolrooms.
