Annotation:Laird o' Thrums (The)

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LAIRD OF THRUMS. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927) and dedicated to Alex MacPherson of Kirriemuir; the title was Skinner's nickname for his friend, and Thrums was the old name for Kirriemuir.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Hunter (The Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 131. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 4, 1991; p. 18.

Recorded sources: Philo 2001, "Jean Carignan." Topic 12T280, J. Scott Skinner "The Starthspey King." Smithsonian Folkways Records, SFW CD 40507, The Beaton Family of Mabou - "Cape Breton Fiddle and Piano Music" (2004).

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