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	Extract from 'Musical Scotland, Past and Present: Being a Dictionary of Scottish Musicians ... By David Baptie'[http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Musical_Scotland_past_and_present.html?id=XBgQAAAAYAAJ&redir_esc=y] :-		Extract from 'Musical Scotland, Past and Present: Being a Dictionary of Scottish Musicians ... By David Baptie'[http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Musical_Scotland_past_and_present.html?id=XBgQAAAAYAAJ&redir_esc=y] :-

	<blockquote>Laybourn, W.B. born Stepney, London 1835; died Edinburgh 1886. Violinist. Went to North Shields when about ten years of age, and received some lessons on the violin first from a Mr.Shaw, a cousin of his, and afterwards from a French gentleman. His progress was so rapid that a year or two after he was offered a situation as leader in the Northumberland Concert Hall there. Shortly after he joined a travelling company, owned by Wadforth and Lothian, and when he left it , another belonging to Stewart Bell, a famous scenic artist who is still alive in Sunderland, then with Mr.S.Rotby, a celebrated comedian, and proprietor of the Theatre Royal, North Shields. In 1858 he quitted that town for Dundee, and was leader of the band of the first concert hall opened there. About three and a half years resident in Dundee. In 1861 he went to Edinburgh and played as deputy leader in the Alhambra and Princes theatres, but it was as the teacher of the violin that he is best remembered. His power of writing music from memory, too, was simply marvellous. Unfortunately he gradually aquired somewhat dissipated habits, although, despite this weakness he was both popular and fairly successful in his labours, partly on account of his terms being so very moderate. He was also an able extemporiser on the violin, playing a second violin part to an ~~excersize~~ played by a pupil. A few dance pieces of his composition were published in Kohler's Violin Repository, of which Mr Laybourn was editor.</blockquote>		<blockquote>Laybourn, W.B. born Stepney, London 1835; died Edinburgh 1886. Violinist. Went to North Shields when about ten years of age, and received some lessons on the violin first from a Mr.Shaw, a cousin of his, and afterwards from a French gentleman. His progress was so rapid that a year or two after he was offered a situation as leader in the Northumberland Concert Hall there. Shortly after he joined a travelling company, owned by Wadforth and Lothian, and when he left it , another belonging to Stewart Bell, a famous scenic artist who is still alive in Sunderland, then with Mr.S.Rotby, a celebrated comedian, and proprietor of the Theatre Royal, North Shields. In 1858 he quitted that town for Dundee, and was leader of the band of the first concert hall opened there. About three and a half years resident in Dundee. In 1861 he went to Edinburgh and played as deputy leader in the Alhambra and Princes theatres, but it was as the teacher of the violin that he is best remembered. His power of writing music from memory, too, was simply marvellous. Unfortunately he gradually aquired somewhat dissipated habits, although, despite this weakness he was both popular and fairly successful in his labours, partly on account of his terms being so very moderate. He was also an able extemporiser on the violin, playing a second violin part to an exercise played by a pupil. A few dance pieces of his composition were published in Kohler's Violin Repository, of which Mr Laybourn was editor.</blockquote>

	Kohler's Violin Repository is on this page :-[[List of historical tunebooks, some of which are available on the internet\|List of historical tunebooks]]		Kohler's Violin Repository is on this page :-[[List of historical tunebooks, some of which are available on the internet\|List of historical tunebooks]]

Chris Partington at 21:24, 2 October 2012

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	Extract from 'Musical Scotland, Past and Present: Being a Dictionary of Scottish Musicians ... By David Baptie'[http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Musical_Scotland_past_and_present.html?id=XBgQAAAAYAAJ&redir_esc=y] :-		Extract from 'Musical Scotland, Past and Present: Being a Dictionary of Scottish Musicians ... By David Baptie'[http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Musical_Scotland_past_and_present.html?id=XBgQAAAAYAAJ&redir_esc=y] :-

	{{Laybourn, W.B. born Stepney, London 1835; died Edinburgh 1886. Violinist. Went to North Shields when about ten years of age, and received some lessons on the violin first from a Mr.Shaw, a cousin of his, and afterwards from a French gentleman. His progress was so rapid that a year or two after he was offered a situation as leader in the Northumberland Concert Hall there. Shortly after he joined a travelling company, owned by Wadforth and Lothian, and when he left it , another belonging to Stewart Bell, a famous scenic artist who is still alive in Sunderland, then with Mr.S.Rotby, a celebrated comedian, and proprietor of the Theatre Royal, North Shields. In 1858 he quitted that town for Dundee, and was leader of the band of the first concert hall opened there. About three and a half years resident in Dundee. In 1861 he went to Edinburgh and played as deputy leader in the Alhambra and Princes theatres, but it was as the teacher of the violin that he is best remembered. His power of writing music from memory, too, was simply marvellous. Unfortunately he gradually aquired somewhat dissipated habits, although, despite this weakness he was both popular and fairly successful in his labours, partly on account of his terms being so very moderate. He was also an able extemporiser on the violin, playing a second violin part to an excersize played by a pupil. A few dance pieces of his composition were published in Kohler's Violin Repository, of which Mr Laybourn was editor.}}		<blockquote>Laybourn, W.B. born Stepney, London 1835; died Edinburgh 1886. Violinist. Went to North Shields when about ten years of age, and received some lessons on the violin first from a Mr.Shaw, a cousin of his, and afterwards from a French gentleman. His progress was so rapid that a year or two after he was offered a situation as leader in the Northumberland Concert Hall there. Shortly after he joined a travelling company, owned by Wadforth and Lothian, and when he left it , another belonging to Stewart Bell, a famous scenic artist who is still alive in Sunderland, then with Mr.S.Rotby, a celebrated comedian, and proprietor of the Theatre Royal, North Shields. In 1858 he quitted that town for Dundee, and was leader of the band of the first concert hall opened there. About three and a half years resident in Dundee. In 1861 he went to Edinburgh and played as deputy leader in the Alhambra and Princes theatres, but it was as the teacher of the violin that he is best remembered. His power of writing music from memory, too, was simply marvellous. Unfortunately he gradually aquired somewhat dissipated habits, although, despite this weakness he was both popular and fairly successful in his labours, partly on account of his terms being so very moderate. He was also an able extemporiser on the violin, playing a second violin part to an excersize played by a pupil. A few dance pieces of his composition were published in Kohler's Violin Repository, of which Mr Laybourn was editor.</blockquote>

	Kohler's Violin Repository is on this page :-[[List of historical tunebooks, some of which are available on the internet\|List of historical tunebooks]]		Kohler's Violin Repository is on this page :-[[List of historical tunebooks, some of which are available on the internet\|List of historical tunebooks]]

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	Extract from 'Musical Scotland, Past and Present: Being a Dictionary of Scottish Musicians ... By David Baptie'[http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Musical_Scotland_past_and_present.html?id=XBgQAAAAYAAJ&redir_esc=y] :-		Extract from 'Musical Scotland, Past and Present: Being a Dictionary of Scottish Musicians ... By David Baptie'[http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Musical_Scotland_past_and_present.html?id=XBgQAAAAYAAJ&redir_esc=y] :-

	"Laybourn, W.B. born Stepney, London 1835; died Edinburgh 1886. Violinist. Went to North Shields when about ten years of age, and received some lessons on the violin first from a Mr.Shaw, a cousin of his, and afterwards from a French gentleman. His progress was so rapid that a year or two after he was offered a situation as leader in the Northumberland Concert Hall there. Shortly after he joined a travelling company, owned by Wadforth and Lothian, and when he left it , another belonging to Stewart Bell, a famous scenic artist who is still alive in Sunderland, then with Mr.S.Rotby, a celebrated comedian, and proprietor of the Theatre Royal, North Shields. In 1858 he quitted that town for Dundee, and was leader of the band of the first concert hall opened there. About three and a half years resident in Dundee. In 1861 he went to Edinburgh and played as deputy leader in the Alhambra and Princes theatres, but it was as the teacher of the violin that he is best remembered. His power of writing music from memory, too, was simply marvellous. Unfortunately he gradually aquired somewhat dissipated habits, although, despite this weakness he was both popular and fairly successful in his labours, partly on account of his terms being so very moderate. He was also an able extemporiser on the violin, playing a second violin part to an excersize played by a pupil. A few dance pieces of his composition were published in Kohler's Violin Repository, of which Mr Laybourn was editor."		{{Laybourn, W.B. born Stepney, London 1835; died Edinburgh 1886. Violinist. Went to North Shields when about ten years of age, and received some lessons on the violin first from a Mr.Shaw, a cousin of his, and afterwards from a French gentleman. His progress was so rapid that a year or two after he was offered a situation as leader in the Northumberland Concert Hall there. Shortly after he joined a travelling company, owned by Wadforth and Lothian, and when he left it , another belonging to Stewart Bell, a famous scenic artist who is still alive in Sunderland, then with Mr.S.Rotby, a celebrated comedian, and proprietor of the Theatre Royal, North Shields. In 1858 he quitted that town for Dundee, and was leader of the band of the first concert hall opened there. About three and a half years resident in Dundee. In 1861 he went to Edinburgh and played as deputy leader in the Alhambra and Princes theatres, but it was as the teacher of the violin that he is best remembered. His power of writing music from memory, too, was simply marvellous. Unfortunately he gradually aquired somewhat dissipated habits, although, despite this weakness he was both popular and fairly successful in his labours, partly on account of his terms being so very moderate. He was also an able extemporiser on the violin, playing a second violin part to an excersize played by a pupil. A few dance pieces of his composition were published in Kohler's Violin Repository, of which Mr Laybourn was editor.}}

	Kohler's Violin Repository is on this page :-[[List of historical tunebooks, some of which are available on the internet\|List of historical tunebooks]]		Kohler's Violin Repository is on this page :-[[List of historical tunebooks, some of which are available on the internet\|List of historical tunebooks]]

Chris Partington: add ext link to Musical Scotland

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	One of many musicians who crossed borders, he could equally have been categorised as Scottish or English, as James Hill, born in Scotland, is similarly categorised as English or Scottish.		One of many musicians who crossed borders, he could equally have been categorised as Scottish or English, as James Hill, born in Scotland, is similarly categorised as English or Scottish.

	Extract from 'Musical Scotland, Past and Present: Being a Dictionary of Scottish Musicians ... By David Baptie' :-		Extract from 'Musical Scotland, Past and Present: Being a Dictionary of Scottish Musicians ... By David Baptie'[http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Musical_Scotland_past_and_present.html?id=XBgQAAAAYAAJ&redir_esc=y] :-

	"Laybourn, W.B. born Stepney, London 1835; died Edinburgh 1886. Violinist. Went to North Shields when about ten years of age, and received some lessons on the violin first from a Mr.Shaw, a cousin of his, and afterwards from a French gentleman. His progress was so rapid that a year or two after he was offered a situation as leader in the Northumberland Concert Hall there. Shortly after he joined a travelling company, owned by Wadforth and Lothian, and when he left it , another belonging to Stewart Bell, a famous scenic artist who is still alive in Sunderland, then with Mr.S.Rotby, a celebrated comedian, and proprietor of the Theatre Royal, North Shields. In 1858 he quitted that town for Dundee, and was leader of the band of the first concert hall opened there. About three and a half years resident in Dundee. In 1861 he went to Edinburgh and played as deputy leader in the Alhambra and Princes theatres, but it was as the teacher of the violin that he is best remembered. His power of writing music from memory, too, was simply marvellous. Unfortunately he gradually aquired somewhat dissipated habits, although, despite this weakness he was both popular and fairly successful in his labours, partly on account of his terms being so very moderate. He was also an able extemporiser on the violin, playing a second violin part to an excersize played by a pupil. A few dance pieces of his composition were published in Kohler's Violin Repository, of which Mr Laybourn was editor."		"Laybourn, W.B. born Stepney, London 1835; died Edinburgh 1886. Violinist. Went to North Shields when about ten years of age, and received some lessons on the violin first from a Mr.Shaw, a cousin of his, and afterwards from a French gentleman. His progress was so rapid that a year or two after he was offered a situation as leader in the Northumberland Concert Hall there. Shortly after he joined a travelling company, owned by Wadforth and Lothian, and when he left it , another belonging to Stewart Bell, a famous scenic artist who is still alive in Sunderland, then with Mr.S.Rotby, a celebrated comedian, and proprietor of the Theatre Royal, North Shields. In 1858 he quitted that town for Dundee, and was leader of the band of the first concert hall opened there. About three and a half years resident in Dundee. In 1861 he went to Edinburgh and played as deputy leader in the Alhambra and Princes theatres, but it was as the teacher of the violin that he is best remembered. His power of writing music from memory, too, was simply marvellous. Unfortunately he gradually aquired somewhat dissipated habits, although, despite this weakness he was both popular and fairly successful in his labours, partly on account of his terms being so very moderate. He was also an able extemporiser on the violin, playing a second violin part to an excersize played by a pupil. A few dance pieces of his composition were published in Kohler's Violin Repository, of which Mr Laybourn was editor."

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	Kohler's Violin Repository is on this page :-[[List of historical tunebooks, some of which are available on the internet\|List of historical tunebooks]]		Kohler's Violin Repository is on this page :-[[List of historical tunebooks, some of which are available on the internet\|List of historical tunebooks]]

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	"Laybourn, W.B. born Stepney, London 1835; died Edinburgh 1886. Violinist. Went to North Shields when about ten years of age, and received some lessons on the violin first from a Mr.Shaw, a cousin of his, and afterwards from a French gentleman. His progress was so rapid that a year or two after he was offered a situation as leader in the Northumberland Concert Hall there. Shortly after he joined a travelling company, owned by Wadforth and Lothian, and when he left it , another belonging to Stewart Bell, a famous scenic artist who is still alive in Sunderland, then with Mr.S.Rotby, a celebrated comedian, and proprietor of the Theatre Royal, North Shields. In 1858 he quitted that town for Dundee, and was leader of the band of the first concert hall opened there. About three and a half years resident in Dundee. In 1861 he went to Edinburgh and played as deputy leader in the Alhambra and Princes theatres, but it was as the teacher of the violin that he is best remembered. His power of writing music from memory, too, was simply marvellous. Unfortunately he gradually aquired somewhat dissipated habits, although, despite this weakness he was both popular and fairly successful in his labours, partly on account of his terms being so very moderate. He was also an able extemporiser on the violin, playing a second violin part to an excersize played by a pupil. A few dance pieces of his composition were published in Kohler's Violin Repository, of which Mr Laybourn was editor."		"Laybourn, W.B. born Stepney, London 1835; died Edinburgh 1886. Violinist. Went to North Shields when about ten years of age, and received some lessons on the violin first from a Mr.Shaw, a cousin of his, and afterwards from a French gentleman. His progress was so rapid that a year or two after he was offered a situation as leader in the Northumberland Concert Hall there. Shortly after he joined a travelling company, owned by Wadforth and Lothian, and when he left it , another belonging to Stewart Bell, a famous scenic artist who is still alive in Sunderland, then with Mr.S.Rotby, a celebrated comedian, and proprietor of the Theatre Royal, North Shields. In 1858 he quitted that town for Dundee, and was leader of the band of the first concert hall opened there. About three and a half years resident in Dundee. In 1861 he went to Edinburgh and played as deputy leader in the Alhambra and Princes theatres, but it was as the teacher of the violin that he is best remembered. His power of writing music from memory, too, was simply marvellous. Unfortunately he gradually aquired somewhat dissipated habits, although, despite this weakness he was both popular and fairly successful in his labours, partly on account of his terms being so very moderate. He was also an able extemporiser on the violin, playing a second violin part to an excersize played by a pupil. A few dance pieces of his composition were published in Kohler's Violin Repository, of which Mr Laybourn was editor."

			Kohler's Violin Repository is on this page :-[[List of historical tunebooks, some of which are available on the internet\|List of historical tunebooks]]

Chris Partington at 14:02, 25 September 2012

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	One of many musicians who crossed borders, he could equally have been categorised as Scottish or English, as James Hill, born in Scotland, is similarly categorised as English or Scottish.		One of many musicians who crossed borders, he could equally have been categorised as Scottish or English, as James Hill, born in Scotland, is similarly categorised as English or Scottish.

	Extract from 'Musical Scotland, Past and Present: Being a Dictionary of Scottish Musicians ... By David Baptie':-		Extract from 'Musical Scotland, Past and Present: Being a Dictionary of Scottish Musicians ... By David Baptie' :-

	"Laybourn, W.B. born Stepney, London 1835; died Edinburgh 1886. Violinist. Went to North Shields when about ten years of age, and received some lessons on the violin first from a Mr.Shaw, a cousin of his, and afterwards from a French gentleman. His progress was so rapid that a year or two after he was offered a situation as leader in the Northumberland Concert Hall there. Shortly after he joined a travelling company, owned by Wadforth and Lothian, and when he left it , another belonging to Stewart Bell, a famous scenic artist who is still alive in Sunderland, then with Mr.S.Rotby, a celebrated comedian, and proprietor of the Theatre Royal, North Shields. In 1858 he quitted that town for Dundee, and was leader of the band of the first concert hall opened there. About three and a half years resident in Dundee. In 1861 he went to Edinburgh and played as deputy leader in the Alhambra and Princes theatres, but it was as the teacher of the violin that he is best remembered. His power of writing music from memory, too, was simply marvellous. Unfortunately he gradually aquired somewhat dissipated habits, although, despite this weakness he was both popular and fairly successful in his labours, partly on account of his terms being so very moderate. He was also an able extemporiser on the violin, playing a second violin part to an excersize played by a pupil. A few dance pieces of his composition were published in Kohler's Violin Repository, of which Mr Laybourn was editor."		"Laybourn, W.B. born Stepney, London 1835; died Edinburgh 1886. Violinist. Went to North Shields when about ten years of age, and received some lessons on the violin first from a Mr.Shaw, a cousin of his, and afterwards from a French gentleman. His progress was so rapid that a year or two after he was offered a situation as leader in the Northumberland Concert Hall there. Shortly after he joined a travelling company, owned by Wadforth and Lothian, and when he left it , another belonging to Stewart Bell, a famous scenic artist who is still alive in Sunderland, then with Mr.S.Rotby, a celebrated comedian, and proprietor of the Theatre Royal, North Shields. In 1858 he quitted that town for Dundee, and was leader of the band of the first concert hall opened there. About three and a half years resident in Dundee. In 1861 he went to Edinburgh and played as deputy leader in the Alhambra and Princes theatres, but it was as the teacher of the violin that he is best remembered. His power of writing music from memory, too, was simply marvellous. Unfortunately he gradually aquired somewhat dissipated habits, although, despite this weakness he was both popular and fairly successful in his labours, partly on account of his terms being so very moderate. He was also an able extemporiser on the violin, playing a second violin part to an excersize played by a pupil. A few dance pieces of his composition were published in Kohler's Violin Repository, of which Mr Laybourn was editor."

Chris Partington at 14:01, 25 September 2012

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	One of many musicians who crossed borders, could equally have been categorised as Scottish, as James Hill, born in Scotland, is ~~equally~~ categorised as English.		One of many musicians who crossed borders, he could equally have been categorised as Scottish or English, as James Hill, born in Scotland, is similarly categorised as English or Scottish.

	Extract from 'Musical Scotland, Past and Present: Being a Dictionary of Scottish Musicians ... By David Baptie':-		Extract from 'Musical Scotland, Past and Present: Being a Dictionary of Scottish Musicians ... By David Baptie':-

	"Laybourn, W.B. born Stepney, London 1835; died Edinburgh 1886. Violinist. Went to North Shields when about ten years of age, and received some lessons on the violin first from a Mr.Shaw, a cousin of his, and afterwards from a French gentleman. His progress was so rapid that a year or two after he was offered a situation as leader in the Northumberland Concert Hall there. Shortly after he joined a travelling company, owned by Wadforth and Lothian, and when he left it , another belonging to Stewart Bell, a famous scenic artist who is still alive in Sunderland, then with Mr.S.Rotby, a celebrated comedian, and proprietor of the Theatre Royal, North Shields. In 1858 he quitted that town for Dundee, and was leader of the band of the first concert hall opened there. About three and a half years resident in Dundee. In 1861 he went to Edinburgh and played as deputy leader in the Alhambra and Princes theatres, but it was as the teacher of the violin that he is best remembered. His power of writing music from memory, too, was simply marvellous. Unfortunately he gradually aquired somewhat dissipated habits, although, despite this weakness he was both popular and fairly successful in his labours, partly on account of his terms being so very moderate. He was also an able extemporiser on the violin, playing a second violin part to an excersize played by a pupil. A few dance pieces of his composition were published in Kohler's Violin Repository, of which Mr Laybourn was editor."		"Laybourn, W.B. born Stepney, London 1835; died Edinburgh 1886. Violinist. Went to North Shields when about ten years of age, and received some lessons on the violin first from a Mr.Shaw, a cousin of his, and afterwards from a French gentleman. His progress was so rapid that a year or two after he was offered a situation as leader in the Northumberland Concert Hall there. Shortly after he joined a travelling company, owned by Wadforth and Lothian, and when he left it , another belonging to Stewart Bell, a famous scenic artist who is still alive in Sunderland, then with Mr.S.Rotby, a celebrated comedian, and proprietor of the Theatre Royal, North Shields. In 1858 he quitted that town for Dundee, and was leader of the band of the first concert hall opened there. About three and a half years resident in Dundee. In 1861 he went to Edinburgh and played as deputy leader in the Alhambra and Princes theatres, but it was as the teacher of the violin that he is best remembered. His power of writing music from memory, too, was simply marvellous. Unfortunately he gradually aquired somewhat dissipated habits, although, despite this weakness he was both popular and fairly successful in his labours, partly on account of his terms being so very moderate. He was also an able extemporiser on the violin, playing a second violin part to an excersize played by a pupil. A few dance pieces of his composition were published in Kohler's Violin Repository, of which Mr Laybourn was editor."

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One of many musicians who crossed borders, could equally have been categorised as Scottish, as James Hill, born in Scotland, is equally categorised as English.

Extract from 'Musical Scotland, Past and Present: Being a Dictionary of Scottish Musicians ... By David Baptie':-

"Laybourn, W.B. born Stepney, London 1835; died Edinburgh 1886. Violinist. Went to North Shields when about ten years of age, and received some lessons on the violin first from a Mr.Shaw, a cousin of his, and afterwards from a French gentleman. His progress was so rapid that a year or two after he was offered a situation as leader in the Northumberland Concert Hall there. Shortly after he joined a travelling company, owned by Wadforth and Lothian, and when he left it , another belonging to Stewart Bell, a famous scenic artist who is still alive in Sunderland, then with Mr.S.Rotby, a celebrated comedian, and proprietor of the Theatre Royal, North Shields. In 1858 he quitted that town for Dundee, and was leader of the band of the first concert hall opened there. About three and a half years resident in Dundee. In 1861 he went to Edinburgh and played as deputy leader in the Alhambra and Princes theatres, but it was as the teacher of the violin that he is best remembered. His power of writing music from memory, too, was simply marvellous. Unfortunately he gradually aquired somewhat dissipated habits, although, despite this weakness he was both popular and fairly successful in his labours, partly on account of his terms being so very moderate. He was also an able extemporiser on the violin, playing a second violin part to an excersize played by a pupil. A few dance pieces of his composition were published in Kohler's Violin Repository, of which Mr Laybourn was editor."