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Thread #71480   Message #1223315
Posted By: greg stephens
11-Jul-04 - 12:19 PM
Thread Name: Celtic Fiddle Tunes for beginners?
Subject: RE: Celtic Fiddle Tunes for beginners?
How "Celtic" is Margaret's Waltz? You can find at as "Irish trad" and "Scottish trad" on the internet(that well known source of wisdom on tune origins); but I dont know much about the ethnic or cultural backgound of its composer, Patrick Shuldham Shaw; the tune was written in the 60's I think, and popularised by Aly Bain...a well-known "Celtic" fiddler, of course.
    Can anyone enlighten us on Dr Shaw's ethnicity?