GRANITE CITY, THE. Scottish, Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by wikipedia:James_Scott_Skinner (1843-1927), the 'Strathspey King', and published by him in 1881. 'Granite City' refers to Aberdeen, Scotland; locally quarried granite was used to build many of the city's most famous buildings.
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Printed sources : - MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 53. Skinner (Miller o' Hirn Collection), 1881; No. 23, p. 9.