Annotation:Mr. James Duff Stuart
X:1 T:Mr. James Duff Stuart (Aberlour) C:J. Scott Skinner M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Skinner – Miller o’ Hirn Collection (1881, No. 118, p. 61) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin D|G/G/G (Bd) gdBG|F/F/F (Ac) fcAF|G/G/G (Bd) gdBG|^FGDC B,G,G,:| d|g/g/g (bg) ^fgdg|=efcf efcf|g/g/g (bg) ^fgdc|BG ^Fd BGGd| g/g/g (bg) ^fgdg|=efcf efcf|gba^f gdcB|AG^FA BGG||
MR. JAMES DUFF STUART (Aberlour). Scottish, Reel (cut time). G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Mr. James Duff Stuart" was composed by Aberdeenshire fiddler-composer and Scottish dancing master wikipedia:James_Scott_Skinner (1843-1927). Aberlour is a Speyside distillery located in Banffshire that was founded in 1826. Heavily influenced by its water source, the Ben Rinnes.
There was a James Duff Stuart (1853-1942), born at Moss Cottage, Edinville, Aberlour, Banffshire. Another individual, James Stuart of Rothes (located not far from Aberlour), was a corn miller who got into the whiskey distilling business a few years prior to the publication of Skinner's Miller o' Hirn. No connection can be made with either of these individuals and Skinner.
