Charles Macintosh (composer and naturalist)
Charles Macintosh (1839–1922), known as 'the Perthshire Naturalist', was a musician and self-taught amateur
Charles spent nearly all his life in the small cottage in Inver where he was born, only moving in with his brother in Dunkeld for the last few months of his life. He worked as a postman, after losing the fingers of his left hand in an accident at a sawmill when young. This disability stopped him playing the fiddle, but he was able to play the
He was a keen amateur naturalist, with a particular interest in
He died in 1922, at the age of 82, and is buried in Little Dunkeld Churchyard, Birnam. The two books "Charlie Macintosh: post-runner, naturalist and musician", and "A Perthshire naturalist: Charles Macintosh of Inver", both by Henry Coates, commemorate his life and work. The latter includes a chapter on Scottish traditional music, including several of Macintosh's compositions.
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