Peter Milne (musician) explained

Peter Milne (30 September 1824 – 11 March 1908[1]) was a Scottish violinist and composer. He was known as the "Tarland Minstrel".

Life

He was born in Kincardine O'Neil and taught himself the fiddle in his early teens.[2] He became famous as a player of reels and strathspeys.[3]

He was buried in a pauper's grave in Nellfield Cemetery in Aberdeen in 1908. The Scottish Fiddle College erected a stone to his memory.[4]

Recognition

Milne was mentor to James Scott Skinner who wrote a Strathspey entitles "Peter Milne".[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter Milne 1824 - 1908. Scottish Music Centre. 4 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141206175241/http://www.scottishmusiccentre.com/directory/e24726/. 6 December 2014. dead.
  2. Book: Shea. Mara. Airs and Dances. 2011. Mel Bay Publications. 107. 9781610659666. 4 December 2014.
  3. Book: Baptie. David. Musical Scotland. 1894. 130. 9783487402543. 4 December 2014.
  4. Grave of Peter Milne in Nellfield Cemetery
  5. Web site: Peter Milne . 1888 .

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