Re: [scots-l] The Connoisseur, Sir Harry

2001-05-23 Thread John Erdman
Kate - That strathspey is also reproduced in The Caledonian Companion on p54. key of G. There is a lot of bio info about Peter Hardie (c1775 to 1863). He lived in Dunkeld, Pertshire. He's best remembered as a violin maker. But apparently he had composing talents as well. If you don't have

[scots-l] The Connoisseur, Sir Harry

2001-05-22 Thread Kate Dunlay or David Greenberg
Does anyone know the composer of The Connoisseur strathspey (key of A -- Winston Fitzgerald played it)? It sounds like a 20th-century composition. Also, who is Peter Hardie, composer of Sir Harry's Welcome Home? The title is from Natalie MacMaster's recording of the tune, but I have not seen