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.
[1] Dow was born 1732 in Kirkmichael, Perthshire, Scotland and became a music teacher in Edinburgh where he taught, among other instruments, the guitar.
[1] Dow died of a fever on 20 January 1783 and is buried in Canongate Church, Edinburgh, Scotland.
[5] Also in 1776, Dow published Thirty Seven New Reels & Strathspeys for the Violin, Harpsichord, Piano Forte or German Flute.
[6] The tune was likely named after Sir Grant's estate near Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.