Bonnie Charlie (2)

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Theme code Index	3216 5632
Also known as	Cam' Ye by Atholl?
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Boys of the Lough
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music and Song from the Boys of the Lough
Tune and/or Page number	p. 15
Year of publication/Date of MS	1977
Artist
Title of recording	Lochaber No More
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ()

BONNIE CHARLIE [2]. Scottish, March (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AB. "James Hogg, 'The Ettrick Shepherd', poet, collector, singer, and contemporary of Sir Walter Scott, set the words of his Jacobite song, 'Cam Ye by Atholl' to this tune," though he slowed it down for that purpose.

Printed source: Boys of the Lough, 1977, p. 15.

Recorded sources: Transatlantic TRA 311, Boys of the Lough, "Lochaber No More." Peg McGrath (et al) - "Cherish the Ladies."

X:1
T:Bonnie Charlie [2]
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:D
F2 ED|DB BA|G2 (3Bcd|F2 ED|F2E2|E2 FA|
d2 cB|BA FA|A2 (3Bcd|e2 dB|B2 AF|AB d2|
F2 ED|B2 cd|D2 EF|E2D2||d2A2|e2A2|f2 ed|
dA B2|A2 FE|Dd de|fd df|e2d2|d2A2|ef g2|
f2 ed|dcB2|A2B2|AD E2|FA AF|E2 D2||