Daniel Dow

Daniel Dow (1732 – 1783) was a traditional Scottish fiddler, composer, teacher and concert organizer and one of the first musicians to publish music specifically for bagpipes. He is credited as both Daniel and Donald, both acceptable translations for the Gaelic name of 'Domhnull'. In December 1774 at Kirmichael, Perthshire he married Susanna Small of Dirnanean. The couple had four children.

Works About 1775 he issued a collection of "Twenty Minuets and Sixteen Reels". This collection included never before printed historical compositions consisting of ports, salutations, marches or piobrachs,

Also in 1776, Dow published Thirty Seven New Reels & Strathspeys for the Violin, Harpsichord, Piano Forte or German Flute. The tune was likely named after Sir Grant's estate near Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The piece has become ubiquitous in Scotland, Ireland, and North America.

Many of Dow's compositions were renamed by Nathaniel Gow and others when including them in their own collections.