Peter Milne (musician)

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

The grave of Peter Milne, Nellfield Cemetery

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]

References
  1. "Peter Milne 1824 - 1908". Scottish Music Centre. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. Shea, Mara (2011). Airs and Dances. Mel Bay Publications. p. 107. ISBN 9781610659666. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  3. Baptie, David (1894). Musical Scotland. p. 130. ISBN 9783487402543. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  4. Grave of Peter Milne in Nellfield Cemetery
  5. "Peter Milne". 1888.
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