Issue 3569: Pipe Major(s) Robertson
- Object
- Vocal Selection: Warren Beesley (Recording)
- Submitter
- Finlay Forbes
- Assigned to
- Murrough Landon
- Priority
- Normal
- Disposition
- Fixed
- Description
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I don’t believe that the Pipe Major in question is James Blair Robertson, who hailed from Dundee. The Pipe Major Robertson who wrote the tune was James Robertson (1886 – 1961)from Portsoy. The letter “B” may be spurious.
This would make sense because “The Creeks” were in his local area.
Previous Actions
- Date June 16, 2024, 9:12 p.m.
- User Unknown
New issue submitted
- Date June 17, 2024, 11:01 a.m.
- User Murrough Landon (murrough)
Assigned changed to “murrough” (previously “None”)
Disposition changed to “Fixed” (previously “New”)
Thanks (continued from https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3568/).
In my quick search last night I didnt spot the database already has P/M James R Robertson (https://my.strathspey.org/dd/person/1515/) and also has his tune Farewell to the Creeks. I have now assigned that as the tune for this recording and added some extra info. For the moment I left the entries for The Banks of Sicily and Hamish Henderson though I suppose they are not really either tune or composer. Perhaps leaving them with notes may prevent future confusion.