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Theme code Index	51H62 51H66
Also known as	Niel Gow's Strathspey, Niel Gow's Reel (2), Irish Jig, Keep Your Country Bonnie Lasses
Composer/Core Source	Biography:Niel Gow
Region	England
Genre/Style	Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish, Shetland/Orkney
Meter/Rhythm	Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	ENGLAND(North East)
Structure	AB, AAB, AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Wright
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Peacock's Tunes
Tune and/or Page number	No. 7, p. 2
Year of publication/Date of MS	1805
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X:1
T:Niel Gow
M:C|
L:1/8
N:"Moderato"
B:Aird - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5 (1797, No. 1, p. 1)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
e|d>Bgd eAAe|d>B gd e2 (ef)|(g/f/e/d) gd eAAe|gedB G2G:|
|:A|G<GG<G AEEA|G<GBd g>deg|dgBg AEEf|gedB G2G:|]

X:2
T:Niel Gow
M:C
L:1/8
N:"Slow"
R:Strathspey
B:Gow - Fourth Collection of Niel Gow's Reels (1800)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
b|a<f {f}d'>a beeb|a<f d'>a Tb3a|(d'/c'/).b/.a/ {c'}d'>a bee>c'|{bc'}d'>baf d3:||
A|d<d {fe}f>d e>BBe|d<d d<d {c'}d'>abd'|(a>.d') (f>.d') eB B(b/c'/)|(d'/c'/).b/.a/ {c'}d'>f d3 A|
d<d {de}f>d Te>BBe|d<d d<d {c'}d'>abd'|(a>.d') (f>.d') eB B(b/c'/)|(d'/c'/).b/.a/ {c'}d'>f [F2A2d2]||

X: 3
T: Niel Gow
B: Peacocks' Tunes (c. 1805)
L: 1/8
M: C|
Z: Valerio M. Pelliccioni
K: G
e|d>Bgd dAAd|d>Bgd e2 (ef)|g/f/e/d/ gd eAAf|gedB G2 G:||
A|G/G>G/G> AEEA| G/G>Bd g/d>eg| dgBg AFDf|gedB G2 G:||

X:4
T:Niel Gow
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:Surenne - Dance Music of Scotland, pp. 20-21   (1852)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
e|(d<B)({B}f>)d (e<A)A>e|(d<B)({B}f>)d e3f | (g/f/e/d/) g>d (e<A)A>f|({e/f/}g>)ed>B G3e| 
(d<B)({B}g>)d (e<A)A>e|(d<B)({B}g>)d e3f | (g/f/e/d/) g>d (e<A)A>f|({e/f/}g>)ed>B G3||D| 
G<G ({G/A/}B>)G (G<E)E>A|G<GG<G ({f}g>)d(e<g)|(d<g)(B<g) (A<E) E(e/f/)|(g/f/e/d/) ({f}g>)B G3D|
G<G ({G/A/}B>)G (G<E)E>A|G<GG<G ({f}g>)d(e<g)|(d<g)(B<g) (A<E) E(e/f/)|(g/f/e/d/) ({f}g>)B G3||

X:5
T:Neil Gow
M:C|
L:1/8
S:Strathspey
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection  (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
f|e<c a>e f<B B>f|e<c a>e f2 f>g|a/g/f/e/ a>e f<B B>g|a>fe>c A2A:|
E|A<A c>A B<F F>B|A<A c>e a>ef>a|e>a c<a B<F F>f|a>fe>c A2 A>E|
A<A c>A B<F F>B|A<A c>e a>ef>g|a/g/f/e/ a>e f<B B>g|a>fe>c A2A||

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