General Overviews of Scottish-Baroque Music

• Music and Society in Lowland Scotland in the Eighteenth Century by David Johnson

• Scottish Fiddle Music in the Eighteenth Century by David Johnson (contains tunes)

Surveys of Scottish Music History

• Scotland’s Music by John Purser. Note the later edition (published 2007, ISBN 1845961609; not the one published in 1992, ISBN 1851584269) (non-extortionate prices sometimes pop up on eBay or eBay.co.uk)

• Rantin' Pipe and Tremblin' String by George Emmerson

• The Traditional and National Music of Scotland by Francis Collinson

Composer-Specific Material

• “Sources for the Chamber Music of William McGibbon” by Elizabeth Ford

• Niel Gow’s Inver by Helen Jackson

• The Life and Times of William Marshall by Moyra Cowrie

Biography Collections

• “Scottish Fiddlers and their Music” by Mary Anne Alburger

• “Musical Scotland Past and Present, Being a Dictionary of Scottish Musicians” by David Baptie

• “Violin Making in Scotland” by David Rattray (eBay and eBay.co.uk also recommended)

• “Scottish Violin Makers Past and Present” by William Honeyman (non-extortionate prices may be found by contacting Fiddletree)

Indexes and Music Sources

• HMS.scot by David McGuinness et al.

• The Scottish Music Index by Charles Gore. Also available as a dead tree (try eBay too)

• IMSLP

• Most libraries will send scans or photocopies upon request; refer to HMS.scot or the Scottish Music Index to figure out which library to contact

Musicology

• “Reeling in the Strathspey: The Origins of Scotland’s National Music” by William Lamb

• “The Origins of the Strathspey: A Rebuttal” by Michael Newton

• “A Response to Newton’s ‘The Origins of the Strathspey: A Rebuttal” by William Lamb

• “Grafting Culture: On the Development and Diffusion of the Strathspey in Scottish Music” by William Lamb

• “Scotch Snaps: The Big Picture”, a documentary by Philip Tagg

• “Unravelling the Birl: Using Basic Computer Technology to Understand Traditional Fiddle Decorations” by Stuart Eydmann (PDF here)

• The Invention of ‘Folk Music’ and ‘Art Music’ by Matthew Gelbart

Philosophy of Baroque Music-Making

• The End of Early Music by Bruce Haynes

• The Weapons of Rhetoric by Judy Tarling

Playing the Baroque Violin

• Baroque String Playing for Ingenious Learners by Judy Tarling

• Before the Chinrest: A Violinist’s Guide to the Mysteries of Pre-Chinrest Technique and Style by Stanley Ritchie

Blogs of Note

• ScottishFiddleMusic.com by Ronnie Gibson

• Fillocks, Fiddlers, and Others of that Band by Aaron McGregor

• The Fiddle in the Scottish Folk Music Revival by Stuart Eydmann

• A Scottish Musical Miscellany by Stuart Eydmann

• Concerto Caledonia’s Blog by David McGuinness

• John Purser’s Blog

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Disclaimer: I don’t stand behind every word in all of these sources (critical commentary will probably come at some point), but they nevertheless stand as important sources in the current Scottish-Baroque music scene.

Contact me with suggestions for any edits or additions!