Taliska - Hector the Hero

Recorded at the Arts Space in Wodonga, Taliska performs the classic lament "Hector the Hero", written by Scottish composer and fiddler James Scott Skinner in 1903.

Skinner wrote the gorgeous tune as a tribute to Major-General Hector MacDonald, a distinguished Scottish general around the turn of the century. MacDonald, a friend of Skinner's, had not long before committed suicide following accusations of homosexuality. (source: WikiPedia)

Видео Taliska - Hector the Hero канала Taliska Music