Biography:James Porteous
James Porteous
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| Given name: | James |
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| Family name: | Porteous |
| Place of birth: | Lammonbie, Applegarth, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
| Place of death: | Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
| Year of birth: | 1762 |
| Year of death: | 1847 |
| Profile: | Composer, Musician |
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Biographical notes
"The Musical Miller" of Annandale, as he was a farmer and miller of Hoddam with a reputation as a violinist and composer. See his compositions "South of the Grampians" and "Parish of Dalmailing," published in his Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs, Hornpipes , Edinburgh, about 1821. The volume was dedicated to Lady Jardine of Applegarth. He spent his last years in Thomas Street, Annan, where he died on July 17th, 1847, aged 85. "His great-grandfather was Dunty the Ghost of Spedling Tower, near Lockerbie" (?? ancestry site).