James Hardie
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JAMES HARDIE. AKA and see "Jamie Hardie." Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner (1843–1927) for the violin maker James Hardie, a contemporary, brother of Charles Hardie. It was written specifically to follow the strathspey "Miller o' Dervil (The)," although in his manuscript copy [1] Skinner notes that it should follow the reel "Bob Steele" (called "Johnie Steele" in Skinner's Harp and Claymore collection).
Source for notated version:
Printed sources:
Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1992; p. 75.
Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; p. 83.
Recorded sources:
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