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	Niel Gow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Niel Gow (1727-1807) was born in Inver, Perthshire, as the son of John Gow and Catherine McEwan.
		Of Niel's sons, Nathaniel is by far the most well-known and another fine composer of Scottish music, with nearly 200 tunes to his credit.
		Niel Gow composed a lot of dance music - according to John Glen (1895) he put his name to 87 tunes, "some of which are excellent" - much of which forms the backstay of Scottish country dance music even today.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Niel_Gow (455 words)

	Niel Gow / Pete Clark- feature article in the Living Tradition magazine
		Niel Gow was born on 22nd March 1727 in Strathbraan, west of Dunkeld, to John Gow and Catherine McEwan.
		Niel Gow was a man who was highly respected in all levels of society primarily as a musician but also as a straightforward, honest man with a pawky sense of humour.
		Niel Gow had his portrait painted by Henry Raeburn and it was subscribed by the nobility and gentlemen at the Perth Assembly.
	www.folkmusic.net /htmfiles/inart441.htm (2640 words)

	J. Murdoch Henderson Collection - Musicians' Biographies I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Niel Gow was born at Inver, near Dunkeld, Perthshire, on the 22nd March, 1727.
		Niel Gow died at his native Inver on the 1st of April, 1807, and was buried in Little Dunkeld churchyard.
		Nathaniel Gow, the fourth son of Niel Gow, was born at Inver on the 28th of May, 1763.
	www.nefa.net /archive/songmusicdance/jmhenderson/web/collection/fiddles/mbiogs1.htm (1948 words)

	Niel Gow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Niel Gow and his four sons (William, John, Andrew and Nathaniel) had a tremendous positive influence on Scottish fiddle music in the 18th and 19th centuries even to the extent of making the music popular amongst the English Aristocracy.
		Niel Gow was born in 1727 in Strathbraan – a small village in Perthshire (the name means valley of the Braan).
		Niel played at an entertainment given to Prince Charlie at Dunkeld House by the Marquis of Tullibardine and joined the Jacobite army, marching with them as far as Stirling.
	www.scottish-fiddle.com /niel_gow.htm (329 words)

	Niel Gow
		Niel Gow was a man who was highly respected in all levels of Society primarily as a musician but also as a straight forward, honest man with a pawky sense of humour.
		Niel was born in Strathbraan on 22nd March 1727 to John Gow and Catherine McEwan who, while Niel was still very young, moved to Inver to the Cottar house which was to be Niel's home for the rest of his long life.
		Niel picked up a fiddle with some rosin on the strings meaning to try out the bow and spying one of his latest compositions asked the shopkeeper to hand it to him.
	www.dunkeldcathedral.org.uk /niel_gow.htm (1994 words)

	(GCKRF7) Arty Oaks - Music by allieballie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Niel was patronised by the Atholl family and would often sit beneath the oak tree playing his fiddle while the Duke sat on the opposite bank enjoying the music drifting across the water.
		Despite being self taught, Niel Gow had a natural genius for playing and composing, and quickly established himself as a skilled musician, At first he played at all the balls and parties held in the county, and soon he was in constant demand for social occasions throughout Scotland.
		Niel Gow retained his faculties to the last, and continued to play and compose airs till within a year or two of his death - "Time and Gow are even now; Gow beat time, now Time's beat Gow".
	www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=178445 (1061 words)

	Go Perthshire - Location - People - Fiddler Niel Gow in Highland Perthshire
		Of Niel Gow 's abilities as a violinist, succeeding generations can scarcely form a judgment, but can only harken to those that have floated down the tide of time; yet all agree that his rendering of Scottish music was marvellous.
		Niel Gow was composer as well as performer, though well over fifty before his first collection was published.
		Niel Gow had a son, Nathaniel Gow (1766-1831) who became famous in his own right as both fiddler and composer, publishing 200 original melodies and assisting in his father's volumes also.
	www.goperthshire.com /history/niel_gow.asp (1090 words)

	NIEL GOW - LoveToKnow Article on NIEL GOW (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		His compositions, and those of his four sons, Nathaniel, the most famous (1763-1831), William (1751-1791), Andrew (1760 1803), and John (1764-1826), formed the Gow Collection, comprising various volumes edited by Niel and his sons, a valuable repository of Scottish traditional airs.
		The most important of Niels sons was Nathaniel, who is remembered as the author of the well-known Caller Herrin, taken from the fishwives cry, a tune to which words were afterwards written by Lady Nairne.
		Nathaniels son, NIEL Gow junior (1795-1823), was the author of the famous songs Flora MacdonaldsLament and Cam ye by Athol.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GO/GOW_NIEL.htm (148 words)

	Niel Gow Festival.
		Niel Gow known as "The Father of Strathspey and Reel Players" Niel Gow 1727 - 1807, was born at Inver in Perthshire the son of a weaver.
		Of the Gow publications, the first four 'Collections of Strathspey Reels (1784, 1788, 1792 and 1800) were the work of "Neil Gow at Dunkeld".
		Gow's main publications were a Collection of Strathspey Reels, 1784, 1788 and 1792, and the Complete Repository of Original Scots Slow Strathspeys and Dances, 1799, 1808, 1822.
	www.visitdunkeld.com /niel-gow-festival.htm (325 words)

	The remarkable Neil Gow and the haughty duchess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Gow's cottage was close to Dunkeld House, the seat of the Duke of Atholl and his family, and his skillful playing of the fiddle was quickly brought to their attention.
		Gow's air, "Locherroch Side" to which Burns wrote, "Oh, stay sweet warbling woodlark, stay" is the only noted piece in which their arts are happily matched.
		Neil Gow was an outstanding family man. He had five sons and three daughters by his first wife, but no more children by his second, to whom he dedicated a dainty air.
	members.aol.com /DrAJDoyle/music/ngow.html (1097 words)

	Dunkeld, An Ancient City: 18. Niel Gow and Burns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Niel played, and Dr. Stewart played, while the bass was taken by Peter Murray, another Inver fiddler, who handed down the account of that afternoon’s doings.
		Some literary sceptics might suggest that the Gow in question was one of Niel’s sons, but nobody knows for certain, and therefore, until proof to the contrary is forthcoming, they are entitled to assume that Niel Gow returned the poet’s visit.
		As Burns had met Niel Gow at Inver in 1787, it really seems more probable that the reference here is to the son, not to the father.
	www.heartlander.scotland.net /gallery/..\dac\book_Story_18.htm (1712 words)

	Perthshire Diary - Niel Gow, fiddler magnificent - March 22nd 1807
		The plaque at Niel Gow's house in Inver
		In 1727 Niel Gow was born here, certainly one of the finest fiddlers ever produced in Scotland.
		Niel was of course, not only a magnificent fiddler but he also composed a number of well-known tunes such as ‘Miss Drummond of Perth’, ‘The Atholl Volunteers’ and ‘Fairweel to Whisky’.
	www.perthshirediary.com /html/day0322.html (396 words)

	Niel Gow (Neil Gow) - Annual Scottish fiddle festival
		The Annual Niel Gow Festival was established in 2004 to celebrate the life and music of Perthshire's fiddle legend.
		Niel was essentially a self-taught musician, though at the age of thirteen he did receive some instruction, from John Cameron of Gratully.
		Niel Gow frequently performed solo or with Donald, his brother, on 'cello.
	www.musicinscotland.com /Niel_Gow (534 words)

	Fiddler Magazine - Summer 1999
		Niel Gow was born in 1727 in Inver, not far from Pete Clark's house.
		Although Gow was a very popular musician and traveled widely throughout the highlands playing for the aristocracy his patrons included the Duke of Athole and the Duchess of Gordon he chose to live his entire life in the village where he was born.
		Gow died in 1807 so maybe the person who made it, or a patron like the Duke of Athole, gave it to him as a present.
	www.fiddle.com /issues/sum99.html (5526 words)

	Neil Gow et al - "Niel Gow's Recovery" - Ogmios Press
		Niel Gow, Perthshire fiddler and patriarch of a Bach-like dynasty of fiddlers, composers, and publishers, was renowned in his day and since for his almost definitive compositional style within the Scots fiddle tradition.
		As a result - especially in a continuo realisation - much of Burns and the Gows' work can sound heavily influenced by the Italian Baroque style which was very much in vogue in Enlightenment Edinburgh.
		However, it was also the case that in less affluent settings, traditional performance practice dispensed with expensive keyboard instruments, relying entirely on the 'cello for accompaniment, as can be seen in the detail (right) from a pastoral depiction of Niel Gow on fiddle and his brother, Nathaniel on 'cello.
	www.cyberscotia.com /ogmios/texts/gow/recovery/recovery.html (249 words)

	Dunkeld, An Ancient City: 17. Inver: Niel Gow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Not far away, on the banks of the Tay, is a huge, old gnarled oak tree, under the shadow of which he often wielded his bow, the gentle breeze wafting the sweet strains across the river, where sat listening his friend and patron, the Duke of Atholl.
		Altogether there are six Gow Collections, the last two volumes appearing after Niel’s death, and four "Repositories of Original Scots Tunes," published by Niel Gow and Sons, of whom there were four.
		Niel Gow had also a reputation for wit, and tales of his pawky rejoinders are numerous, "As Niel Gow said," being long a common expression in the neighbourhood.
	www.heartlander.scotland.net /gallery/..\dac\book_Story_17.htm (1925 words)

	NEFA - Neil Gow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		His son, Nathaniel, who arranged the Gow publications, should have written “as played by Neil Gow” instead of the often misconstrued “Neil Gow” after the titles of several of the above airs.
		Whatever failings he may have had, Neil Gow may still be considered one of the greatest popularisers of Scottish music, and for that alone he deserved the patronage of the Duke of Atholl and other members of the nobility throughout the country.
		Neil Gow died at his native Inver on the 1st of April, 1807, and was buried in Little Dunkeld churchyard.
	www.nefa.net /archive/songmusicdance/neilgow.htm (368 words)

	Niel Gow.
		Niel Gow, the noted Perthshire fiddler, was born in Strathbraan on March 22, 1727.
		The Gow family was a musical one, so it perhaps isn’t surprising that, at an early age, Niel showed a great interest in the violin, teaching himself to play it.
		Niel Gow died at Inver on the first day of March, 1807.
	www.visitdunkeld.com /perthshire-niel-gow.htm (513 words)

	Gow, Niel -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Gow taught himself the violin and became renowned as a player of Scottish dance music.
		Between 1784 and 1792 a number of his strathspey reels were published in three collections; some of the melodies were original, some traditional, some adaptations of traditional airs.
		Niels Bohr won the 1922 Nobel Prize for his pioneering studies of the atom.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9037553 (470 words)

	Niel Gow Festival
		The second Niel Gow Festival is being held this weekend (18th - 20th March) in Dunkeld and Birnham.
		The theme was the Scots tradition of song, poetry and tune, a major source of inspiration for Ronald Stevenson throughout his long career, and one to which Anna-Wendy returned eight years ago after swapping her early career as a classical pianist for that of traditional fiddle player.
		From the music of Gow himself and his near contemporary Robert MacIntosh, through the folksongs of South Uist, to the poetry of Hugh MacDiarmid (Ae Gowden Lyric), Ronald's arrangements and original compositions were alternately humorous and playful, impassioned and lyrical.
	www.footstompin.com /forum?threadid=28667 (534 words)

	AOL Music: Niel Gow
		Niel Gow and his four sons (William, John, Andrew and Nathaniel) had a...
		Niel Gow was born in 1727 in Strathbraan ?
		The fiddle was made in 1787 (the year Niel Gow probably met Robert...
	music.channel.aol.com /artist/main.adp?artistid=44149 (168 words)

	Niel Gow Ensemble
		The resulting album, “Even Now”, was widely acclaimed on its release and continues to generate interest in and admiration for the musical legacy of Gow, his sons and his peers.
		The Gow Ensemble, augmented to include viola and upright bass, performed at the closing concert of Fiddle 2000, the annual Edinburgh fiddle fest.
		The Niel Gow ensemble can provide anything from a duo through to a six piece ensemble and are available for functions world-wide.
	www.musicinscotland.com /PeteClark/niel_gow_ensemble.htm (248 words)

	Nathaniel Gow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Nathaniel Gow was the fourth son of Niel Gow, the famous Scottish fiddler.
		He was born in Niel's home town of Inver, Perthshire and, like his three elder brothers he chose to follow his father into the music profession.
		This aspect of Nathaniel Gow is unfortunate, because his place in the history of Scottish music is hugely important in my opinion, firstly as the publisher of much of the day's repertoire, and secondly as a genuine composer in his own right.
	www.nigelgatherer.com /perf/fiddlers/nathg.html (188 words)

	Niel and Nathaniel Gow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Niel Gow met Burns in 1787 and his portrait was painted four times by Raeburn.
		The fees charged by his band were high but his financial success did not last, partly because of changing fashions in music, and he was declared bankrupt in 1827.
		Of Nathaniel Gow's compositions, most famous are the airs, reels and strathspeys published in "Collections of Strathspey Reels" and between 1799 and 1817 he produced the "Complete Repository of the Original Scotch Slow Tunes".
	www.dundeecity.gov.uk /centlib/wighton/gow.htm (236 words)

	NÍ AR CHNOC NÁ AR OSLEACHT
		Composed Niel Gow on the occasion of the death of his aristocratic friend and benefactor, otherwise known as 'Auld Abercairny,' with whom Gow was quite friendly.
		Attributed by some to Niel Gow, perhaps because his name appears in the title, and published by him in 1788.
		This tune "is merely Niel Gow's sprightly style imitated by the editor, in which his friends are pleased to say he has made a happy effort" (Fraser).
	www.ibiblio.org /fiddlers/NI.htm (2367 words)

	Living Tradition CD review of Pete Clark - Even Now - The Music Of Niel Gow
		Niel Gow (1727-1807), considered by many to be one of Scotland's most influential musicians and composers was one of the foremost exponents of this style.
		These recordings were made in the Ballroom of Blair Castle with Pete playing Niel Gow's fiddle, "A roughly made Scottish instrument, not a great work of art, as fiddles go" according to the sleeve, even so Pete Clark's skill coaxes a lovely sound from it.
		This project will be welcomed by enthusiasts of the classic style of Scottish fiddle playing and should introduce many general listeners to the beauties of this music.
	www.folkmusic.net /htmfiles/webrevs/smd615.htm (502 words)

	GOW, NIEL (1727-1807) - Online Information article about GOW, NIEL (1727-1807)
		GOW, NIEL (1727-1807) - Online Information article about GOW, NIEL (1727-1807)
		His compositions, and those of his four sons, Nathaniel, the most famous (1763-1831), William (1751-1791), Andrew (176o-1803), and John (1764-1826), formed the " Gow Collection," comprising various volumes edited by
		Nathaniel's son, NIEL Gow junior (1795-1823), was the author of the famous songs "
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /GOA_GRA/GOW_NIEL_1727_1807_.html (233 words)

	Overview of Neil Gow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Born in Inver, Strath Braan, to the west of Dunkeld (Perth and Kinross), Gow was the son of a weaver.
		Although Gow was based throughout his life in Inver, he did give performances as far afield as Edinburgh.
		Gow had his portrait painted twice by Henry Raeburn (1756 - 1823) and these are now in Blair Castle and the National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/people/famousfirst154.html (112 words)

	Pete Clark & The Niel Gow Ensemble - Even Now - Scottish-Music-Marketplace.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It was recorded in the Ballroom at Blair Castle with Pete playing Niel Gow's fiddle.
		Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of his Brother Donald 15.
		Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife.
	www.scottish-music-marketplace.com /auctiondetails.php?id=100043 (283 words)

	The Thistle & Shamrock Newsletter Article: Abby Newton
		My most remarkable memory of that concert was the chiming of the grandfather clock (out of commission for many years) in the key of D just as we were playing a Gow tune in D. Niel Gow's eyes seemed to have a playful glint in them as they surveyed us from his portrait.
		It was in Blair Castle during the concert series with Jean and Tom that I discovered the importance of the cello in Scottish traditional music.
		There, I saw for the first time a reproduction of the oil painting in the National Gallery of Niel Gow with his brother Donald on the cello playing for a country dance.
	www.npr.org /programs/thistle/features/2002/jun/newton_art.html (1912 words)

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