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[[Was collected by:: Richard Carlin]] ([[Appears in::The Gow Collection]]), 1986; No. 482. [[ | [[Was collected by:: Richard Carlin]] ([[Appears in::The Gow Collection]]), 1986; No. 482. [[Niel_Gow_Biography Niel Gow]] ([[Appears in::Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels]]), 2nd ed., originally 1800; pg. 36. Honeyman ([[Appears in::Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor]]), 1898; pg. 34. Kennedy ([[Appears in::Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants]]), 1997; No. 149, pg. 35. Kerr ([[Appears in::Merry Melodies]]), vol. 2; No. 9, pg. 4. Peacock ([[Favorite collection of tunes with variations adapted for the Northumberland small pipes violin or flute | Peacock’s Tunes]]), c. 1805/1980; No. 7, pg. 2. [[James_Stewart_Robertson | Stewart-Robertson]] ([[Appears in::The Athole Collection]]), 1884; pg. 15. Surenne ([[Appears in::Dance Music of Scotland]]), 1852; pgs. 20-21. | ||
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NIEL GOW.
See also spellings "Neil Gow" and "Neal Gow." Gow himself insisted on the spelling 'Niel' for his name.
AKA – “Neil Gow.” AKA and see "Irish Jig", "Keep Your Country Bonnie Lasses" (Shetland) {?}. Scottish (originally), English; Strathspey. England, Northumberland. A Major (most versions): G Major (Surenne): D Major (Gow). Standard tuning. AB (Surenne): AAB (Athole, Gow): AABB (Carlin/Gow, Honeyman, Kennedy, Kerr, Peacock). Composed by the most famous of Scots fiddler-composers, Niel Gow (1727-1807), Dunkeld, Perthshire. It is worth remembering Gow’s epitath, inscribed on his gravestone:
Gow and Time are Even Now,
Gow Beat Time and Time Beat Gow.
Richard Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 482. Niel_Gow_Biography Niel Gow (Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 2nd ed., originally 1800; pg. 36. Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; pg. 34. Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants), 1997; No. 149, pg. 35. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 9, pg. 4. Peacock ( Peacock’s Tunes), c. 1805/1980; No. 7, pg. 2. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 15. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pgs. 20-21.
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