Annotation:Mr. A.G. Wilken's Favourite
X:1 T:Mr. A.G. Wilken’s Favourite N:”Amateur Violinist Ellon” C:J. Scott Skinner M:C L:1/16 R:Solo Strathspey B:Skinner – Miller o’ Hirn Collection (1881, No. 96, p. 50) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F d2|cA3A3G F3GA3F|Bd3d3c {c}d4- df3|cA3A3G F3GA3F|DG3G3F {F}G4- G3d| cA3A3G F3GA3F|Bd3d3c {c}d4- d3f|(3c2d2e2 (3f2e2d2 cA3 F3D|(CA3) A3G (F4[A,2F2])|| c2|f3ga3f e3fg3e|d3ef3d A4-A3A|B3cd3B (3A2c2f2 (3c2A2F2|DG3G3F {F}G4- G3C| (F3GA3).F (E3FG3).E|(D3EF3).D !fermata!A,6 C2|(3F2G2A2 (3B2c2d2 cA3 F3D|(CA3)A3G F4-F2||
MR. A. G. WILKEN'S FAVOURITE. Scottish, Solo Strathspey (whole time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "Mr. A.G. Wilken's Favourite" was composed by Aberdeenshire fiddler-composer and Scottish dancing master wikipedia:James_Scott_Skinner (1843-1927) as a 'solo' strathspey, meaning a strathspey for listening, not for dancing. Skinner noted that 'Mr. Wilken' was an amateur violinist from village of Ellon, Aberdeenshire.
