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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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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Niel Gow M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Moderato" B:Aird - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, B: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 R:Strathspey Q:"Slow" 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 ff|e<c a>e f2 f>g|a/g/f/e/ a>e fg|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 fg|a>fe>c A2A|]