Gavin Greig
Gavin Greig (1856–1914)[1] was a folksong collector, playwright and teacher.
He edited James Scott Skinner's biggest collection of music, The Harp & Claymore Collection,[2] providing harmonies for Skinner's compositions,[3][4] and he was jointly responsible for compiling The Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection, with the Rev J. B. Duncan (1848–1917). A selection from this collection of over 3000 songs and tunes was published in 1925. Two volumes were published in 1981-1982, but the full collection, in eight volumes, was only finally published between 1981 and 2002.[5][6]
He is also noted as the playwright of the Doric play Mains Wooin', which experienced great popularity[7] in the North East of Scotland before World War II.
Greig was related to Robert Burns on his mother's side and to Edvard Grieg on his father's side.
References
- ↑ Short biography. Accessed October 11, 2007
- ↑ Ballantyne, Pat The Harp & Claymore Collection. Accessed January 26, 2009
- ↑ How I wish Gavin Greig to clothe that... Accessed January 14, 2009
- ↑ Note from Skinner to Greig re The Valley of Silence. Accessed January 14, 2009
- ↑ Purser, John The Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection, Musical Traditions, December 20, 2002. Accessed October 11, 2007
- ↑ Olson, Ian A. The Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection, Musical Traditions, February 5, 2003. Accessed January 26, 2011
- ↑ Barron, Charles Doric Drama, The Elphinstone Kist. Accessed October 11, 2007
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