p ▁re per toire ▁such ▁as ▁" C um ha ▁I ar la ▁W ig ton / L ament ▁for ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁W ig ton ," ▁and ▁" C um h ▁E as pu ic ▁Ear ra - g ha oid he al / L ament ▁for ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Ar gy ll ," ▁and ▁compos itions ▁for ▁the ▁viol in ▁within ▁the ▁p ib ro ch ▁form ▁such ▁as ▁" M ars ail ▁L och inal ie " ▁and ▁" M ack int osh ' s ▁L ament ." ▁This ▁musical ▁line age ▁had ▁gone ▁into ▁decl ine ▁around ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁fiddle ▁p ib ro ch ▁re per toire ▁was ▁documented ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁manuscript s , ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁the ▁l aments ▁by ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁Scottish ▁f idd ler ▁and ▁composer ▁N iel ▁G ow ▁( 1 7 2 7 – 1 8 0 7 ). ▁ ▁Emer gence ▁of ▁bag pipe ▁p ib ro ch ▁ ▁Arist ocr atic ▁Scottish ▁G ael ic ▁ce ò l ▁m ór ▁har p ▁re per toire ▁and ▁practices ▁are ▁assumed ▁to ▁have ▁begun ▁to ▁transfer ▁across ▁from ▁the ▁har p ▁to ▁the ▁bag pip es ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁A ▁North ▁U ist ▁tradition ▁ident ifies ▁the ▁first ▁Mac C rim mon ▁as ▁a ▁har per . ▁The ▁Mac C rim m ons ▁assert ed ▁that ▁they ▁received ▁their ▁first ▁training ▁in ▁a ▁school ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁Alexander ▁Nich