Robert Sheerins

Robert Sheerins - Composed by John C Grant (https://johncgrant.com). Traditional composer from Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.


Robert Sheerins was born into the mining community of Auchinleck and now lives in Kilmarnock. He is a retired teacher who has many passions in his life but primarily his wife and three children.

He attended Glasgow School of Art and continues to paint, mostly portraits and figure compositions. Robert involves himself in a wide range of activities most notably in his love of languages and especially in fiddle playing. He also writes poetry and is in the process of writing a semi autobiographical book.

A demo recording of this can be found at Recordings.


Robert Sheerins - Composed by John C Grant (https://johncgrant.com). Traditional composer from Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

A guide track for ‘Robert Sheerins’ is available below for listening: -

'Pigeon on the Gate' by Robert Sheerins
You can download a PDF of the sheet music here - or braille format here.

The track is additionally available within the following collections and sets: -

Associated Collections: -
2/4 Ayrshire Characters Musicians Polka The Kilmarnock Collection The Tarbolton Collection