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

Life

He was born in

Kincardine O'Neil Kincardine O'Neil ( gd, Cinn Chàrdainn, sco, Kinker) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated between the towns of Banchory and Aboyne approximately 25 miles (40 km) west of Aberdeen on the north bank of the River Dee. ...

and taught himself the

fiddle A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, th ...

in his early teens. He became famous as a player of

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and

strathspeys A strathspey () is a type of dance tune in time, featuring dotted rhythms (both long-short and short-long "Scotch snaps"), which in traditional playing are generally somewhat exaggerated rhythmically. Examples of strathspeys are the songs "The ...

. He was buried in a pauper's grave in

Nellfield Cemetery Nellfield Cemetery is a Victorian cemetery in south Aberdeen, Scotland. It lies on the Great Western Road (A93), near its eastmost end. History The cemetery was formerly the site of Nellfield House and its garden. It was last owned by the Gibbon ...

in Aberdeen in 1908. The Scottish Fiddle College erected a stone to his memory.

Recognition

Milne was mentor to

James Scott Skinner James Scott Skinner (5 August 1843 – 17 March 1927) was a Scottish dancing master, violinist, fiddler and composer. He is considered to be one of the most influential fiddlers in Scottish traditional music, and was known as "the Strathspey Kin ...

who wrote a Strathspey entitles "Peter Milne".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Milen, Peter 1824 births 1908 deaths Scottish violinists British male violinists Scottish fiddlers People from Aberdeenshire Scottish composers Composers for violin 19th-century British male musicians