Annotation:Quick March of the 2nd Battalion of Royals
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QUICK MARCH OF THE 2nd BATTALION OF ROYALS. English, March (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Although specifics about this unit are not known, James Aird dedicated his compilation to the various ‘volunteer and defensive bands’, a reference to the British militia units locally raised for defense of the home islands during the wars with the French.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Aird (Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 2), c. 1785; p. 6, No. 16.
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