In the second of a three-volume set of The Scots Fiddle, J. Murray Neil has compiled a collection of the fiddle music of Scotland relating to Edinburgh and the Lothians, Borders and Ayrshire. It includes a selection of traditional fiddle tunes and song airs that are played and sung wherever Scots meet at festivals and on special occasions. These include many that were collected and adapted by Robert Burns and feature in the Ayrshire section, which also contains extensive notes on Burns as a fiddler, musician and songwriter. 

About the Author:
J. Murray Neil studied at Heriot-Watt University and retired from a career in hospital pharmacy in 1992. He plays fiddle with the East Lothian Strathspey and Reel Society and is a regular guest tuba player with Selkirk Silver Band at Selkirk Common Riding.