cowsrhot’s seven comments
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Pickups
I’ve always seen an E pickup on it… more…
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Composers, names
Peter Milne wrote it, and did so under the name “John McNeill’s Reel” more…
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Wives
To my knowledge, Gow had a ‘legit’ second wife (i. e.--not his fiddle), whose name was Margaret something…. more…
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Recordings
Colyn Fischer recorded it on his first album. It’s on track 2. more…
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Scotland, keys, origins, etc.
I’m 99.97% sure that it’s a Scottish jig used for a Scottish Country Dance of the same name. I’m also 99.97% sure that it’s meant to be in A, not G. more…
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C section
I’ve heard/used slightly different notes in the C/D section many times. more…
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Composer
There was debate between Niel Gow and Wm. Marshall as to who wrote it--each said that he wrote it and the other stole it. Gow’s name for it stuck, and there seems to be a general consensus that he, in fact, wrote it. more…