In my copy of the Edcath Collection, the Shetland Fiddler appears on page 60, and it says it was *arranged* by Pipe-Major D.S. Ramsay - it doesn't say he wrote it. The attributions are pretty clear in the book (and not all tunes have attributions), where composers are noted, it mostly says "by xxx", or sometimes someone's name (without the "by") is listed, and that too looks like the person wrote it ("G.Redpath, Leven" for example).In some cases I know the composer, and they have attributed the tune to the correct composer.
In the preface, it says "Pipe-Major Donald Shaw Ramsay of the Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band, winners of the 1950 World's Pipe Band Championship, has spared no pains in compiling this unique book, and he feels that it will be welcomed by pipers, drummers and pipe bands generally, at home and abroad. He wishes to express his thanks to those who sent in pipe tunes, and particularly to those drummers who readily lent their support by producing scores to suit. Many tunes contained herein are original compositions." It doesn't look as if Ramsay wrote the Shetland Fiddler, just that he arranged it, as he did for many other tunes in the book, including Laird of Drumblair. He did write several other tunes in the book apparently - the ones that just have his name and not the "arr." before the name. For what it's worth... Jan Tappan >Ted Hastings wrote: > >> This tune also appears in Jerry Holland's Collection of Fiddle Tunes. >> According to a footnote there, the tune first appeared in a pipe >> setting in "The Edcath Collection" Vol. 1, 1954 by Donald Shaw >> Ramsay. > >Ah that solves it. Thanks, Ted. > >-- >Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/gatherer/ > >Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - >To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: >http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html