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Played by: Hood, Wink & Swagger
Source: Soundcloud
Image: Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1720-1788) was indeed 'over the water', in France with a price on his head should he return to Britain, growing old, fat and alcoholic, while his air was advancing in popularity through the 18th century.
Played by: The Band Of The Royal Military School Of Music
Source: Soundcloud
Image: John Manners, Marquis of Granby, 1766, by Joshua Reynolds.
Played by: Andy McGann
Source: Soundcloud
Image: Patrick James or Packie Dolan was born in Ballinamuck, Co. Longford, the Irish Midlands, the eldest of 9 children. His father John, a small farmer, played fiddle and taught Packie.
Played by: Ward Irish Music Archive
Source: Soundcloud
Image: The Francis O'Neill Cylinders - Thirty-two Recordings of Irish Traditional Music in America, circa 1904.
Played by: The Quasi Brothers - Ersatz & Pseudo Quasi
Source: Soundcloud
Image: The Reed brothers, Henry on right.
Played by: Dolly Parton
Source: Soundcloud
Image: To this day, North Carolina mountain fiddlers will refer to Bonaparte's Retreat as "Grooms' Tune"