Annotation:Mr. Beveridge
X:1 T:Mr. Beveridge C:J. Scott Skinner N:”Violin Maker Late of Tough.” M:C L:1/16 R:Solo Strathspey B:Skinner – Miller o’ Hirn Collection (1881, No. 121, p. 62) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Eb A2|(GB3) {d}e3d BG3GB3|A3c GB3 FB,3DF3|GB3 {d}e2c BG3GB3|A3F DB3 G[G,3E3][G,2E2]:| B2|e3g b_d3 c3fa_c3|B3ege3 de3 BG3|A3cfA3 G3B eG3|F3G=A2e2 d2B2 _A2F2| E3GB_D3 C3FA_C3|B,2E2G2B2 e2B2 G2E2|C3F (3A2F2_C2 B,3E (3G2F2E2|A3F DB3 G[G,3E3][G,2E2]||
MR. BEVERIDGE. Scottish, Slow Strathspey (whole time). E Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Mr. Beveridge" was composed by Aberdeenshire fiddler-composer and Scottish dancing master wikipedia:James_Scott_Skinner, appearing first in his Miller o' Hirn Collection (1881). Mr. Beveridge was a "violin maker, late of Tough," a village near Alford in Aberdeenshire. Skinner's tune "Miss Primrose" may be his nickname for a 'favorite Violin made by Mr Beveridge, Tough.'
