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.
