Annotation:Alex Sandy Skinner
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ALEX SANDY SKINNER. AKA - "Sandy F. Skinner." Scottish, Reel (cut time). A so-called 'double-tonic' tune composed in 1934 by Aberdeen fiddler and composer J. Murdoch Henderson (1902-1972), who has been named by some as the greatest exponent of the Scottish fiddle in the 20th century. The tune honors Sandy F. Skinner (1833-1883), the elder brother of the great Scots fiddle-composer biography:J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927), who was himself an accomplished fiddler and dancing master. Sandy was J. Scott Skinner's first teacher, and they remained close until Sandy's death.
The tune was in the repertoire of Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton).