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Neil
Gow Epitaph, Scotland
Gow
an' time are even now;
Gow beat time, now time beats Gow
Neil
Gow, 1727 - 1807, was a musician and composer. Born in Inver,
Strath Braan, to the west of Dunkeld. Son of a Perthshire Weaver,
he was fine fiddler and regarded as the father of Strathspey
and Reel music, composing many popular tunes. Successive Dukes
of Atholl became his patron. Although Gow was based throughout
his life in Inver, he did give performances as far afield as
Edinburgh. Gow had his portrait painted by Henry Raeburn (1756
- 1823) and two of these are now in Blair Castle and the National
Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh.
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