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Hector the Hero
James Scott Skinner

Name: Hector the Hero
Description: James Scott Skinner’s Hector the Hero (1903) is No. 7 in our Celtic Traditional ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

Released: 1903
On one list: Celtic Traditional
Updated: 2026-08-30

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Ranked No. 7 in Celtic Traditional
A Scottish slow air written for a general who shot himself, and it carries exactly that weight. Skinner is where fiddle composition stops being anonymous in Scotland.

Hector the HeroJames Scott Skinner

Ranked No. 7 in Celtic Traditional

Hector the Hero
James Scott Skinner