Fiddler/Composer. Published (1) "A Collection of Strathspey Reels with a bass etc... Printed for the Author: Edinburgh" 1784 -36pp. (2) "A Second Coll..." (3) "A Third..." (4) "A Fourth ..." Second & Subsequent edit.s published by Niel Gow & Sons. (5) "A Fifth Coll..." Published Niel Gow & Sons, Edinburgh (1809) (6) "A Sixth Coll..." Pub: Gow & Shepherd and Nathaniel Gow, Edinburgh, 1822. [NLS: Various editions, (1) A Coll. 1784 (ie: 1st. Edit)-36pp.......Glen 407(1) (Second Edition 1801 &c.) (2) A Second Coll. 1788 - 36pp .............Glen 407(2) (3) A Third Coll. 1792 - 36pp ..............Glen 407(3) (4) A Fourth Coll. 1800 - 36pp .............Glen 408(1) (5) A Fifth Coll. 1809 - 36pp ..............Glen 408(2) (6) A Sixth Coll. 1822 - 36pp ..............Glen 408(3) Library can supply list of later editions]