Identity area
Reference code
GB GB 3410 RSCDS-8-1-843
Title
The Caledonian Companion
Date(s)
- 1981 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Book Soft Cover 145pp
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A collection of tradition Scottish fiddle music including a tutor and a brief history of each tune. The Introduction contains a biography of the Hardie family of Fiddle makers and brief biographies of Niel and Nathanial Gow, William Marshall, Simon Fraser, J Scott Skinner, and J M Henderson. There is additionally a section entitled "Forms in Traditional Music".
Accruals
Complete