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 Muscical Miller" of Annandale. See his compositions "South of the Grampians" and "Parish of Dalmailing." His great-grandfather was Dunty the Ghost of Spedling Tower, near Lockerbie.