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Theme code Index
4242 1111
Also known as
Behind the Bush in the Garden (1) , Fy Buckle Your Belt , I Sat in the Valley Green , More Power to Ye , Mulqueeney’s Jig , Over the River to Charlie (2) , Royal Charley , Tiarna Waraga , Times are Mighty Hard , We Prefer Our Own King , Se'n Righ atha aguin is fear linn , Who'll Be King but Charlie?
Composer/Core Source
Region
Scotland
Genre/Style
Meter/Rhythm
Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
6/8
History
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
Biography:R.A. Smith
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Scottish Minstrel vol. 5
Tune and/or Page number
p. 86
Year of publication/Date of MS
1820-24
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ( )
X:1
%
T:Royal Charlie. CJF.174
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:100
S: C.J.Fox MS, 1829/33, Beverley,E.Yorks.
R:Air
O:England
A:East Yorkshire
B:Kidson Coll.Mitchell Lib.M1805
N:The note marked "*" is c3 in the MS. - PJH.
Z:P J Headford 2000
K:C
E|c2Bc2d|e2fe2d|c2Bc2d|e3E3|c2de2a|
g2e{c/}d2e|{B/}c2A AGE|A3-A2B|
c2cc2d|e2ee2d|c2cc2d|{c/d/}e3E2B|
c2de2a|g2ed2e|c2A AGE|A3-A2||
B|c2A AGE|c2A AGE|c2A AGE|G3-G2B|
"*"c2de2a|g2ed2e|c2A AGE|A3-A2B|
c2A AGE|c2A AGE|edc dcB|cBA GFE|
c2de2a|g2ed2e|c2A AGE|A3-A2||
X:1
%
T:Royal Charley
S:Packie Dolan (1928)
R:single jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
N:Parts reversed from most versions.
Z:Anthony Buffery
K:G
B|c2A AGE|c2A AGE|G2G G2E|G3 GAB|
c2B c2d|ege e2d|c2A BAG|A3 A2:|]
B|c2B c2d|ege e2d|c2B c2d|e3 A2B|
c2B c2d|efg e2d|c2A BAG|A3 A2:|]