Niel Gow's 'Lament for the Death of his Second Wife'

A haunting trio arrangement of Niel Gow's beautiful 'lament for the death of his second wife'. Performed by Jed Mugford, Kate McCullough and Mike Gardiner. The second tune recorded at the the Highwayman pub in Kidlington.

Niel Gow (sic) (1727--1807) was the most famous Scottish fiddler of the eighteenth century. He married twice. After his first wife died Niel married Margaret Urquhart from Perth in 1768, and they went on to share a happy marriage until she died in 1805.

Niel was deeply hurt by her death, and stopped playing the fiddle for a while. When his friends finally convinced him to pick it up again, the first thing he played was his 'Lament for the Death of his Second Wife'. Niel died on 1 March 1807, aged 80.

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