Annotation:Prince Charlie's Welcome to the Isle of Skye
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PRINCE CHARLIE'S WELCOME TO THE ISLAND OF SKYE. AKA and see "Planxty George Brabazon (2)" (2nd Air). Scottish (originally Irish, composed by O'Carolan), Air or March (4/4 time). D Major (Skye): G Major (Kerr). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Kerr): AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHII (Skye).
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 3), c. 1880’s; No. 412, p. 45. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 155.
Recorded sources:
See also listing at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [1]