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
  1. Short biography. Accessed 11 October 2007
  2. Ballantyne, Pat The Harp & Claymore Collection. Accessed 26 January 2009
  3. How I wish Gavin Greig to clothe that... Accessed 14 January 2009
  4. Note from Skinner to Greig re The Valley of Silence. Accessed 14 January 2009
  5. Purser, John The Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection, Musical Traditions, 20 December 2002. Accessed 11 October 2007
  6. Olson, Ian A. The Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection, Musical Traditions, 5 February 2003. Accessed 26 January 2011
  7. Barron, Charles Doric Drama Archived 10 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine, The Elphinstone Kist. Accessed 11 October 2007


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