In response to Nigel's post, I'll pose a query in lieu of a tune--
Is anyone familiar with John Watlen's 1798 2nd collection, inscribed "The Celebrated Circus Tunes performed at Edinburgh this Season..." I'm currently researching an article about fiddling and the circus, and have seen this collection referenced a couple of times. My understanding is that these are tunes performed in Edinburgh at the Royal Circus, a "franchise" of Astley's Royal Circus in London, but thats about the extent of what I known, or surmise, rather. Does anyone have any information or background on the collection? Also, does anyone have any leads on Scottish trad. music that has been used for circus performances (18th and 19th century, primarily)? Thanks to all. Regards, Andrew Kuntz Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
