Richard Gove Scrivenor, known professionally as Gove Scrivenor, is an American country and folk singer and musician. Scrivenor is an autoharp and guitar player who moved to Nashville and signed with music publisher Acuff-Rose and TRX Records. The debut album Heavy Cowboy (1971) was followed by performances on the series Austin City Limits. Scrivenor played autoharp for artists including Dolly Parton and Neil Young. Releases include Shady Gove (1976) and Coconut Gove (1979) on Flying Fish Records. These albums were reissued in 1998 as a compilation titled Solid Gove (1998). Later releases include Shine On (1998), which featured guest appearances from John Prine and Nanci Griffith, and Made of Sand (2007).
