Known as the Strathspey King, James Scott Skinner was a fiddler and dancing master from Deeside. As a young man he played before Queen Victoria, and he later taught dancing to the royal household at Balmoral. He published hundreds of tunes and made many recordings, and he remains one of the most influential figures in Scottish fiddle music.
© Colin SmithCC BY-SA 2.0 James Scott Skinner
Fiddler, composer and dancing master; the Strathspey King
- Born
- 5 August 1843, Banchory, Aberdeenshire
- Died
- 17 March 1927, Aberdeen, Scotland
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