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James Scott Skinner

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James Scott Skinner (August 5, 1843 - March 17, 1927) was a Scottish dancing master, violinist, fiddler, and composer.

ALBUMS

Alice Allen (3) And Patsy Reid Play James Scott Skinner

Strathspey Queens

2022, CD, Album, Ardgowan Records

James Scott Skinner

The Strathspey King

2002, CD, Comp, Temple Records (2)

J. Scott Skinner*

The Strathspey King (Classics Of Scots Fiddling)

J. Scott Skinner*

Overture, Loch Lomond / Blue Bells Of Scotland

1923, Shellac, 10", Regal

J. Scott Skinner*

Celebrated Hornpipes / Highland Reels

1915, Shellac, 10", Columbia

J. Scott Skinner*

The Freebooter / The Cradle Song And Bonnie Lass O' Bon Accord

1914, Shellac, 10", Regal

J. Scott Skinner*

Berlin Reels / Highland Schottische No. 1

1914, Shellac, 10", Regal

J. Scott Skinner*

Bagpipe Laments - Claymore. / Pastoral Medley.

1914, Shellac, 10", Regal

J. Scott Skinner*

The President / Seam Trews

1910, Shellac, 10", Rena Double-Face Record

J. Scott Skinner*

Petronella / German Schottische

1909, Shellac, 10", Rena Double-Face Record

Bill Hardie (2) / James Scott Skinner

The Music Of Scott Skinner - Traditional Scots Fiddling On The Original Recordings Of J. Scott Skinner

LP, Album, Mono, RE, Topic Records

J. Scott Skinner*

Ettrick Vale Quadrilles

2xShellac, 10", RP, Columbia-Rena Record

James Scott Skinner

The Freebooter, Tullochgoram, And The East Neuk O' Fife / Cradle Song

Shellac, 10", The Twin

J. Scott Skinner*

Bagpipe Marches / Medley No. 2

Shellac, 10", RP, Regal

J. Scott Skinner*

Strathspeys / Our Highland Queen

Shellac, 10", RP, Regal

Lovat Scouts, Etc. / The Marchioness Of Tullybardine, Etc.

Pathé Disc, 21cm, 80 RPM, Pathé, Pathé

Chrissy Crowley

Chrissy Crowley

2007, CD, Album, Offshore Gael Music,

APPEARANCES +

Joseph Haydn, Maxwell Quartet

String Quartets Op. 77 & Folk Music From Scotland

2025, CD, Album, Linn

Alastair Savage, Alice Allen

Where The Good Ship Lands 

2024, 2xCD, Album, Woodland Records (11)

Ailie Robertson

2023, File, FLAC, Not On Label (Ailie Robertson Self-released)

Damian McKee (2), Gudrun Walther, Aaron Jones

2022, CD, Album, Artes Records

The Magnificent Seven - The Waterboys Fisherman's Blues/Room To Roam Band, 1989-90

Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham

2020, CD, Album, Not On Label (Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham Self-released)

TMSA Young Trad Tour 2018

2019, CD, Album, TMSA

Joseph Haydn, Maxwell Quartet

String Quartets Op. 71

2019, CD, Album, Linn Records

Iain Macfarlane & Ingrid Henderson

Cockerel In The Creel

2019, CD, Album, Old Laundry Productions,

A Glint O' Scottish Fiddle

2018, CD, Album, Classy Trad Records,

Guitar Au Naturel

2018, CD, Album, Not On Label (Steven Meyer Self-released),

Live from The Union Chapel

2017, CD + CD, Dou, Not On Label

Buddy MacMaster and Joey Beaton

Rooted In Tradition - A Musical Journey

2017, CDr, Not On Label

Live In Bremen - 10 Year Anniversary

2016, CD, Album, Not On Label

2016, CD, Album, Make Believe Records (4),

The Bully Wee Band

2016, CD, Album, SlaughterHouse Productions (2),

Recorded At Fiddler's Hearth

2016, CD, Album, Tommy Peoples Publishing

My First Lullaby Album

2016, CD, Comp, ABC Kids, ABC Classics

The Friends Of Fiddler's Green

2015, CD, Album, FOFG Productions

Rachel Hair Trio

2015, CD, Album, March Hair Records,

2014, CD, Album, Not On Label (Còig Self-released)

Fiodhna Gardiner

Airs For The Low Whistle

2014, CD, Album, RU Recordings

Live In Shetland

2014, CD, Album, Dig, Lofoten Records,

Blazin' Fiddles

2014, CD, Album, Blazin' Records (4)

Swoon: The Ultimate Collection

2014, 2xCD, Album, Comp, ABC Classic FM,

Nicola Benedetti

Homecoming (A Scottish Fantasy)

Romantic/Celtic

Chrissy Crowley

Last Night's Fun

2013, CD, Album, Not On Label

2013, CD, Album, Vamm Records,

Celtic/Nordic/Folk

Where The Wind Blows

2012, CD, Album, Epos Imaginaire

2012, CD, Album, Lofoten Records

Ensemble Galilei

A Change Of Worlds

2012, CD, Sono Luminus

Pete Huttlinger

2011, CD, Album, Instar Records

Drimalost And Beyond - Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal

2011, 2xCD, Cairdeas na bhFidiléirí

Jordi Savall, Andrew Lawrence-King, Frank McGuire*

The Celtic Viol II: Airs And Dances By O’Carolan, Nathaniel Gow, C, Hunter, D.R. Macdonald, J.S. Skinner, Anonymous From The Manchester Gamba Book And Traditional Irish And Scottish

2010, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Alia Vox

Dave Swarbrick & Simon Nicol

When We Were Very Young

2010, 2xCD, Talking Elephant Records,

Richard & Linda Thompson

Shoot Out The Lights

Smash The Windows

2009, CDr, Not On Label

Pure Irish Traditional

2009, CD, Comp, Sli, Arran Records, IML Irish Music Licensing Ltd.,

The Perfect Squeeze

2008, CD, Album, Cawdor Records,

2008, CD, Album, Foot Stompin' Records,

ビル・クレメント* = Bill Clement

スコットランドのバグパイプ = Virtuoso Piper Of Scotland

2007, CD, Album, Vertical Records (4),

When Leaves Fall

2007, CD, Album, Make Believe Records (4)

Máire Ní Chathasaigh, Chris Newman

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

Spirit Of The Glen

2006, CD, Album, Epos Imaginaire

Tommy On The Bridge

2006, CD, Album, Tomcat Music,

Karen Steven & Pete MacCallum

Ward 40 (Scottish Fiddle & Guitar)

2006, CD, Album, Not On Label (Karen Steven Self-released), Not On Label (Pete MacCallum Self-released)

Central Fraser Valley Fiddlers

Fiddles & Bows & Tapping Toes

2006, CD, Album, LS Records (4),

2006, CD, Album, Big Sky (3)

Cross Border Band

Cross Border Band

2006, CD, Album, Not On Label

Life Is Beautiful With ABC Classic FM

2006, CD, Comp, The Sydney Morning Herald, ABC Classic FM, ABC Classics,

The Collection: Five Solo Albums

2005, 5xCD, Album + Box, Comp, Manhattan Records,

Shona Le Mottée

Destination Grouville

2005, CD, Album, Jersey Girl Records

Richard Thompson

Feast Of Fiddles

2004, CD, Album, Not On Label,

TMSA Young Trad Tour 2004 Live

2004, CD, Album, TMSA,

The Beaton Family Of Mabou*

Cape Breton Fiddle & Piano Music

2004, CD, Smithsonian Folkways,

Not Forgotten: Celtic Treasures Old And New

2004, CD, Album, K2 Recording

Auge & Ohr = Ear & Eye

2004, CD, Comp, WERGO, Neue Zeitschrift Für Musik

ARne Richards And The Oxford Concert Party

2003, CD, Album, The Oxford Concert Party

Buddy MacMaster, Mary Elizabeth MacMaster MacInnis

Cape Breton Tradition

2003, CD, Album, Rounder Select, Rounder Select

A Thousand Miles Away

2003, CD, Album, Foot Stompin' Records

With Complements

2003, CD, Album, APMR

Various, David Stanhope

Swoon - The Piano Album

2003, CD, Album, Comp, ABC Classics

Spoot O' Skerry

2003, CD, Album, Not On Label (Spoot O' Skerry Self-released)

Alistair McCulloch

2003, CD, Album, Fellside Recordings,

Fantasy Fiddlers

2003, CD, Album, Not On Label

Accordion Magic Volume 3

2002, CD, Comp, Ross Records (3), Ross Records (3)

Jean Carignan , Violoneux

2002, DVD, Magada Héritage International

The Angels' Portion (Celtic, Apalachian And Swedish Guitar Instrumentals)

2001, CD, Album, Solid Air Records

The Royal Circus

2000, CD, Album, Not On Label (George Wilson (8) Self-released)

2000, CD, Album, Smoke & Mirrors (3)

1999, CDr, Album, Not On Label

Northumberland Rant (Traditional Music From The Edge Of England)

1999, HDCD, Comp, Smithsonian Folkways

My Gentle Harp (Celtic Music For Harp)

1999, CD, Comp, Celtophile,

Liberty High School Grenadier Band*

1999, 2xCDr, Album, Not On Label

Natalie MacMaster

Folk/Flamenco/Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Ballad

A Cape Breton Piper

1998, CD, Album, Old Bridge Music

The Quiet Glen / An Gleann Ciúin

1998, CDr, Album, Tommy Peoples Publishing

Between The Sighs

1998, DVD-V, PAL, Slow Motion Records (3)

Meoran Ciuil = Musical Fingers

1998, Cass, JMM (4), JMM (4)

The Western Australia Police Pipe Band*

Seoladh Ur (New Direction)

1998, CD, Album, Western Australia Police

Between The Sighs

Message Of The Sea

Samantha Robichaud

Hitting The Notes With Samantha Robichaud

1997, Cass, Album, Not On Label (Samantha Robichaud Self-released)

The Captive Maiden - Celtic Melodies From The Heart

1997, CD, Album, Wama Member

1997, CD, Album, Ranger Music

Heart Of The Celts - Songs Of Love

The Swoon Collection II

Choral/Romantic

Between The Worlds

Gigue A Deux Volume 1

1996, CD, Comp, Disques Tout Crin

Music From McTavish's - Oban & Fort William, Scotland

1996, Cass, Album, Watercolour Music,

The Celtic Touch

Grenadier Guard Band

The Best Marching Bands, Vol. 3

1995, CD, Comp, PMF Records

1995, Cass, Album, Not On Label

Aros: Dualchas An Eilein

1995, CD, Album, Manran Music Productions,

Off The Wall And Back

1995, CD, Comp, Monaro Folk Music Society

Scotland: Tunes From The Lowlands, Highlands & Islands

Tomorrow's Tradition

1995, Cassette,

Northumbrian Piper

1994, CD, Album, East Allen Recording

Raymond Legere* With Guest Pianist Kimberley Holmes

Maritime Fiddle Session

1993, Cass, Album, Acoustic Horizon

1993, CD Disc Mfg Huntsville Pressing,

The Rankin Family

Folk Rock/Country Rock/Celtic

Fiddlers Three Plus Two

Frae A' The Airts - Volume 2

1992, LP, Album, Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Star Of The North

1992, Cass, Harp Records (3)

Fiddlers' Bid*, The Alliance (21), Young Heritage*

Fiddler's Bid With Shetland's Young Heritage And The Alliance

1992, Cass, Wheatleybak Recordings,

Coppers & Brass

A Taste Of Atlantic Canada

Cherrington* & Ward*

1989, LP, Brewhouse Music, Brewhouse Music,

A Chieftains Celebration

Battlefield Band

Home Ground: Live From Scotland

Alasdair Fraser and Paul Machlis

Rob Gordon And His Band

The Complete Caledonian Ball

1988, 2xLP, Album, Lismor Deluxe,

Emile Berliner's Gramophone. The Earliest Discs: 1888-1901

1988, CD, Comp, Transcription, Symposium,

Brass Band/Celtic/Choral/Classical/Folk/Music Hall/Nursery Rhymes/Opera/Pipe & Drum/Speech/Comedy/Jota/Military/Vaudeville

Ian Powrie's Dance Party - A Tribute To Scotland

1988, CD, Album, Bianco Music & Entertainment

The Ythan Fiddlers

Ythan Favourites

1988, Cass, Album, Not On Label

The Lothian Band*

Another Celebration

1988, LP, Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Sutton Coldfield Branch

Dulcimer Player

1988, Cassette,

Ed Pearlman And Beth Robinson

Boston Hospitality: Scottish Fiddle And Piano

1987, LP, Album, Paddledoo Music

Battlefield Band

Buttons And Bows

Newfoundland Style

1986, LP, Album, Roaring Jelly Records, World Records (3)

Bobby Brown*, The Scottish Accent*, Cape Breton Symphony* And Guest Artists*

1986, LP, Album, Tacsound

Frank Reid And His Band

Something Old - Something New

1986, LP, Album, Frank Reid Recordings,

The Lothian Band*

Second Celebration

1986, LP, Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Sutton Coldfield Branch

Randy Zombola, Blarney Pilgrim

Snowflake Breakdown

1986, LP, Album, Dancing Strings Music

Bill Garden's Highland Fiddle Orchestra, David Smith

Bill Garden's Highland Fiddle Orchestra

Kenny Thomson And The Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band

Music For Eight Scottish Country Dances (Book 33)

1985, LP, Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

The Orkney Strathspey And Reel Society

A Trip To The Isles

1985, Cass, Attic Records (4)

Judith Davidson

1983, LP, Album, Lapwing Records

The Border Strathspey and Reel Society

Ringing Strings Of The Border

1983, LP, Springthyme Records

Elma's Tunes - Music For Scottish Country Dancing

1983, LP, Album, Brownrigg Productions,

The Boys Of The Lough

1983, Vinyl Wakefield Pressing,

Battlefield Band

The Story So Far

Bobby Brown & The Scottish Accent

The Maid Of The Mill

Master Cape Breton Fiddler

Dundee Strathspey & Reel Society

Bows & Strings - Buttons & Keys

The Pride Of Lancashire

1981, LP, Album, Fellside Recordings,

Jimmy Clinkscale Presents Various

Accordion Bonanza No. 2

1981, LP, Stebelin Recording Co.

Jimmy Clinkscale Presents Various

Accordion Bonanza No. 1

1980, LP, Stebelin Recording Co.

The Wallochmor Ceilidh Band

An Edinburgh Fancy 1979

1979, LP, Album, Dara,

Don Bartlett & The Scotians

Play Favourites

1979, LP, Album, Tacsound, Tacsound, Tacsound

Don Bartlett & The Scotians

1978, LP, Album, Tacsound, Tacsound

The Wick Fiddlers, The Orkney Strathspey And Reel Society, The Ochil Players

Boys Of The Lough*

Good Friends..Good Music

Tom Anderson (10), Aly Bain, Willie Johnson* & Violet Tulloch

Shetland Folk Fiddling Vol 2

Just For The Crack

1977, LP, Album, Rel Records

The Cape Breton Festival Of Fiddlers*

1977, LP, Album, The University College Of Cape Breton Press

Jim Johnstone & His Band*

Come Dance With Me

Jimmy Shand & His Band*

Jigtime With Jimmy Shand & His Band

The Berkeley Scottish Players

A Camp Of Pleasure

1976, LP, Album, Cabbage Records (2)

The Scottish Fiddlers'

Welcome To Edinburgh

1976, LP, Scottish Records (2), Scottish Records (2)

Macnish Distillery Pipe Band

The Sounds Of Macnish Distillery Pipe Band

Glasgow Caledonian Strathspey & Reel Society

The Boys Of The Lough

Lochaber No More

Bill Black And His Scottish Dance Band

Sounds Of The Perthshire Glens

1975, LP, Grampian

David Cunningham & His Band

Dances Of Scotland — Vol. 4

1975, LP, Scottish Records

Joe Gordon (3) & Sally Logan

Joe Gordon & Sally Logan

1975, LP, Lismor Recordings,

Celtic/Folk/Ballad/Vocal/Country

Ian Powrie, His Fiddle And His Friends

Scottish Accordion Hits

Fiddler's Fancy (The Music Of Scott Skinner And William Marshall)

Scottish Violin Music From Cape Breton Island

The Hamefarers Dance Band*

Dance To The Hamefarers

1973, LP, Comp, Mono, Thule Records (5)

The Best Of The Scottish Dance Bands Volume 2

1972, LP, G&L, Talisman (2), Talisman (2)

This Is Scotland

1972, LP, Album, Fiesta

Alistair Anderson

Plays English Concertina

Jimmy Shand & His Band*

Gateway To The Forth

The Border Minstrel

Jimmy Blue And His Scottish Band

Jimmy Blue's Welcome To Scotland

John Allan Cameron

The Minstrel Of Cranberry Lane

Andrew Cruickshank

1968, LP, Scots Disc

David McCallum*

David McCallum The Scottish Fiddler

1966, 7", EP, Pye Records

Jimmy Blair And His Scottish Dance Band*

Scottish Dances

Massed Pipes & Drums Of The Scots Guards*

Massed Pipes & Drums Of The Scots Guards

Marches/Military/Pipe & Drum

Tommy Kinsman And His Band / Jimmy Blair And His Band*

Tommy Kinsman's Swinging Party

Jimmy Shand & His Band*

The Alexander Brothers

The Lass Of Bon-Accord / A Man's A Man

1962, 7", Single, Pye Records

Lindsay Ross And His Band*

Boston Two Step

1962, 7", Single, Parlophone

Jimmy Shand's Memories Of Scotland

Memories Of Scott Skinner / Lord Lovat's Lament / The Meeting Of The Waters

Jimmy Shand And His Band

Medley Of Reels / Set Of Strathspeys

Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band

Monymusk / The Gay Gordons

The Laird O’ Drumblair / The Middy March

1931, Shellac, 10", Beltona De Luxe

Rob Gordon & His Band*

Caledonian Ball

LP, Thistle Records

CDr, Album, Ltd, Not On Label (Quern Self-Released)

Maggie Adamson & Brian Nicholson

CD, Album, MB Sounds

The Bonnie Lass O' Bonaccord / I'd Like To See The Old Hame

Shellac, 10", Aco

Yvon Cuillerier

Musique Folklorique

Cass, Not On Label (Yvon Cuillerier Self-released)

Bar J Wranglers*

Cowboy Elevator Music

CD, Album, Not On Label (The Bar-J Wranglers Self-released)

McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band

Scotsman In America / Loch Inver Waltz

Shellac, 10", Bell Accordion Records

The Ythan Fiddlers

Cass, Album, Not On Label

The University Of Illinois Concert Band

University Of Illinois Concert Band Record # 3

LP, Not On Label

University Of Illinois Concert Band*

University Of Illinois Concert Band Record # 4

LP, Not On Label

CDr, Rogers Music (2)

The Fine Tuners

The Fine Tuners

CDr, Not On Label (The Fine Tuners Self-released)

John Allan Cameron

Get There By Dawn

The Cape Breton Symphony

Rob Gordon And His Scottish Dance Band*

Caledonian Ball Volume 3

Jimmy Shand And His Band

The White Cockade / Madge Wildfire's Strathspey

Tracey Dares & Paul MacNeil*

castlebaymusic.com

Buddy MacMaster

The Judique Flyer

Heart Of The Highlands (The Great Celtic Anthems Of Scotland)

The Danelaw Country Dance Band

Country Dancers Delight

Beginner's Guide To Scotland

2012, 3xCD, Comp, Nascente,

Songs My Mother Taught Me

2009, CD, Comp, ABC Classics, ABC Classics,

Baroque/Contemporary/Romantic

Experience Scotland

2008, 2xCD, Comp, Nascente

craig herbertson, Ed Westerdale

Hearts of Glory

2004, CD, Maxi, Clay Hill Music

The Portraits And The Music

2003, CD, Comp, Temple Records (2)

The Best Of The Swoon Collections

2002, CD, Album, Comp, ABC Music

Richard Thompson

The Folk City Broadcast

2011, CD, Album, Unofficial, Leftfield Media