Niel Gow's 'Lament for the Death of his Second Wife'
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- čas přidán 17. 07. 2011
- 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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My husband heard this rendition and told me this was the song he wanted played at his graveside. He passed in 2021 and as promised this was played. I still get goosebumps every time I listen. Thank you so very much ❤
Written by my 6x great grandpa, legend❤❤
Neil Gow is my ancestor as well. I'm learning to play this right now.
Perfect. Nothing can beat celtic music for laments.
My grandmother is getting old and she knows her time is coming, even though she's still healthy yet and living on her own. I played this version for her and when I was done she asked me, through her tears, to play it again for her after she passes. Not sure I can thank you enough for posting, teaching me to play it, and allowing that kind of connection through music.
I thank you, too-for the same things. It's a wonderful arrangement.
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The best lament ever. When Gow wrote this, his tears must've stained the notes on the paper. Well played...
You must be a writer. That was beautifully said! 🥰
@@elektrikmynt5890 thanks. It's just such a moving piece of music.... maybe I should begin writing 🌺
In the old days this was the way we communicated human emotion en masse. No radio, TV, CDs, internet. These moments were non-existent to rare but when you heard them they rendered your heart.
AT the risk of attracting negative comment, my Brother recently passed away and because of the Covid and all, I was not able to say goodbye. So I got out my fiddle and started playing some tunes that he used to play on his harmonica. But none felt right. And as I played I kept hearing the sound of a badly tuned guitar being plucked. The low e and theA. I would stop and it would stop. Start and it would start. So then I started to play this piece. Hadn't played it for a while but I never played it better. The feeling in the room changed, felt clear. I played thru it about 3 times. No more plunky guitar sounds coming from nowhere. It felt like it was coming from my heart, I could not stop the tears but I knew it was the RIGHT thing to play. I think his spirit was there and he felt it too. For the first time since his passing, I was able to say Goddbye.
For those of us who have lost a loved one, only we can understand the pain an anguish found in this music.
A truly beautiful rendition of a magical lament - thank you all.
I just found out that Niel Gow was my sixth great grandfather...what an honor!
. . . sublime....sorrow that uplifts and sends you down to the bottom of the sea...
I saw his fiddle on the wall in Blair Atholl Castle a few years ago.You should be proud.
This song always brings tears to my eyes. it is so beautiful......thank you!!!
This song makes me happy and sad at the same time
Beautifully Played by the three of you !
I love playing along with you on this lovely tune. You play is so beautifully. Thank You!
Exquisite. Gow's 'Lament' is the loveliest air I know and this is a great version
Yes, the pacing is perfect! Well done all.
Lovely tune played by a rather rowdy looking trio!!! Bravo; I will go home this afternoon and begin learning this tune! Thanks again!!
Hauntingly beautiful, Scottish in the best sense of the word, if there is any bad sense of that word at all… Thank you for sharing, keep up the good work, and warm wishes!
What huge respect for that lovely tune is evident here! Simply and beautifully played with tasteful accompaniment. Perfectly understood and perfectly presented.
lovely arrangement. I played scottish fiddle for years, and Neil Gow was prescribed learning, but I loved it. Now I play harp/clarsach which is how I came across this video. I've played this Lament thousands of times on fiddle, now you've inspired me to try it on harp, thanks
Well... one of my best friends is a descendant of Niel Gow, and he happens to 'still' live in Perth - except that is the Perth which is in Western Australia. I am also Scottish and Irish. Can't listen to this music without um, you know, 'seeing' the mists.
friend of mine just passed tonight, your music made it easier and more beautiful. thank you
Oh, sorry for your loss. :(
Kishwakee Rsmblers
Love this -- thank you!! I'm going to play this for my kid, to try and encourage him to stick with the violin!!
Beautiful, beautiful arrangement and playing.... I'm knocked out... thank you so much
Merci pour cette belle interprétation de cette mélodie poignante et si jolie !
Despite all of its melancholic atmosphere and grief, I couldn't picture any other arrangement for that. Such a beautiful source of hopeness.
no it is actually for his second wife. he was devastated when she died. he didnt play for months and when he finally started to play again this was the first thing he played. i had to write about him in university.
You got to play about him.
Thank you for this wonderful piece of music. It's simply a joy to hear.
I love this song on the harp, now will play it on violin. Thank you for posting this. It's in my favorites.
For some reason this is one of the most beautiful performances I have ever seen. Thank you for sharing.
This is on my son's lullaby playlist. Gorgeous version of a gorgeous tune. Thank you guys.
Sometimes, a piece of music comes to you and you are deeply affected. Perhaps all widows and widowers drink from the same well.
amazing arrangement love this song
I heard a recorder version of this too, love it and this too.
this is so beautiful thank you for playing this song
I am reading a book titles “Simon the Fiddler,” and I came to CZcams to hear what this song sounds like. It is sad and mournful like the narrator describes.
Superbe !!
this was just beautiful ! thank you so much for posting this !....it's the only way i have to learn new songs right now ! i loved the way it sounded w/the harp & your duet w/your partner !!
Heartfelt, and beautiful.
Great rendition - crystal clear and not fussy
Anyone who sings the song 'The lambs on the green hills ' will recognise the first part of this air. Beautiful.
I have loved learning to play this beautiful song with the help of your video over the years. What a gift, thank you.
Wow, loved this version.
Excellent musicianship from all three players!! Great job!!
This is absolutely wonderful!
Very lovely rendition of this beautiful and moving melody! Thank you for sharing it with CZcams viewers!
Thank you guys!! Makes my day
Beautiful ever love this so much thank you
beautiful!!!
Beautiful music very well played✅
I heard this the first time about 20 years ago and fell in love with it. I want to learn it on fiddle and now in self isolation is the perfect time to do it. Thanks for posting this.
You are so amazing. You play it so emotional. It s master class!
very nice. I'm sure I'll hear this at the niel gow festival in dunkeld Scotland next month. very nice version!!!! love the twin fiddles with the harp! fabulous .
Great post thanks lovely
Extremely beautiful!
Just trolled across this. Absolutely wonderful. Thanks muchly for posting this lovely bit of work. Not a dry eye in the house, no doubt.
lovely arrangement
it goes strait into my soul.
Thank you, Loretta!
Thank you.
Stunning
Very good.
Beautiful.
This is incredible
amazing music ....
This is fantastic!
Beautiful 👼💓
good job, and nice traditional song.
Love it! Tapadh leibh!
Beautiful
GOOD STUFF Y'ALL! Comes up from the land of the people, gets in our blood and then sings out thru the musician.
Wow. So beautiful!
I want to learn to play this song on my fiddle.
Learning this now on classical guitar. Good to know the background.
very beautiful. He is trying not to cry.
VERY SWEET.
Well done Jed, Kate & Mike a stunningly beautiful arrangement of this tune, well played. Beautifully filmed clip too, visuals and sound quality very professionally done. Thanks for posting. (same goes for “Women of Ireland” too) See you at the next session at The Highwayman, hopefully!!!
This is lovely stuff.
I found your group just now searching for "Women of Ireland". I was planning on sharing the Chieftains' version to a list, but your own was just perfect. And I didn't know this tune at all.
meraviglioso
I love how when I heard Solas play it, they sent it out to Neil Gow's first wife, coz she got rather upstaged here.
I'm not crying, you're crying said everyone.
Thnak you for the clarification, it makes it even more poignant.
The music and the lyrics are are the Song "Get me through December "
You must be my Irish family. Only have roots which I do not know. But love the music...
Wonderful version, I used to like Gow's lament for James Moray was his best but now after listening to this I think this tune might be a prettier one -- must learn! Thanks.
FineCountryLiving I saw your post below. I'm related to Niel Gow as well!
This lament is so very beautiful..I grew up in Kidlington ..
Good as it get right there.
nice
Tommie, you can get the written music in Fiddleworks 2, learning books. It is beautiful!
Would love to have the written harmony to this song.
I've gotta give it to you, you're great
Hi! Thanks. Indeed, I am very familiar with Buddy MacMaster -- I make sure to see him live every time I go to Cape Breton. He is a treasure. I've posted my version of Gow's Lament for James Moray on my on channel -- on both mandolin and mandocello. But I'm not up to these folks standards. Any advice appreciated.
Great performance!
I'd really like to play this tune: the melody is easy to find on the net, but does anyone have the score for the second violin?
Magic playing, where can i get the music for it
This is one of my favorite songs, and the trio here play with so much emotion. Being so well recorded on top of being so beautifully played, this video has earned a spot in my featured favorites. Thank you so much for sharing this on CZcams.
Do the three artists have any recordings or a website available?
When I was a small boy I wished for a red transforming robot watch with all of my might. When I finally got one, we had all kinds of adventures. Digging for dinosaur bones in the sandbox, going to the GI Joe/matchbox car prom together, defeating the nuclear arsenal of a bald Russian madman with a birthmark of Alaska on his forehead... until one day I left him at the doctor's office and my Mom refused to drive back to get him even though it was only five minutes from home. This song reminds me of how stupid my parents were in those days.
I cannot imagine a mother doing that knowing you loved it so much. Still, you learnt a lesson NEVER to do that to your own kids! A harsh one, I grant you, and so uneccessary to hurt a child that way. I know that feeling for a toy. I am "elderly" but still have my teddy. He was my true confident and playmate as a child. My older siblings used to say "I will give you sixpence if you will let us punch your teddy!" I used say, " no! you can't! You can give me sixpence and punch me!"
Okay, of course ... KaiTakApproach's Lament on the Loss of His Red Transforming Robot.
@@gilyat I thought you were going to say he learnt a lesson not to be careless with something he loves.
Inspiration for Jay Unger's ' Ashokan Farewell'
Very nice! Do you guys compete in the Neil Gow competition?
Sadly not. We all live in different countries now.
I think the name was something of a joke. His "second wife" was his fiddle. To me, this is one of the most hauntingly beautiful melodies I have ever heard. Niel Gow was a professinal musician, perhaps this was a toss-off, but it's such a lovely melody line that can be embroidered and enhanced.