Annotation:Bonny Charlie (1)
X:1 T:Bonny Charlie [1] M:C L:1/8 R:Scots Measure S:Gow - 3rd Repository (1806) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmin A,2|D2 (DE) F2FG|(AB) (GA) F2 (3GAB|A2D2 D3F|(EF) (GE) C2 F>E| D2 (DE) F2 (FG)|(AB) (GA) F2 (3GAB|A2D2 (FE) (D^C)|(D4d2):| A2|d>edc A2A2|d>edc A3f|(ef) ge c2c2|(efg)e c2 f>g| (a2 f>)a (g2 e>)g|{g}(f2 d>)f (fe) (d^c)|~d3e (fe) (d=c)|(A2 d2) d3A| d>edc A2A2|f2f2A3c|(BA) (GF) (GF) (ED)|(EFG)E C2 F>G| A2 F>A c2 A>c|(de) fg (fe) (d^c)|(d>=c) (BA) (AG) (FE)|(D4 d2)||
BONNIE CHARLIE [1]. AKA and see "Briton's Glory," "King of the Fairies (The)," "King William of Orange." Scottish, Scots Measure (4/4 time, "Slowish"). D Minor (Gatherer, Gow, Martin, Songer): E Minor (Aird). Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Gatherer, Gow, Martin, Songer): AABB (Aird, Harding). Nigel Gatherer credits the tune to the famous Scots fiddler and composer Niel Gow (1727-1807), born in Inver. Its printing in James Aird's Selection of Scots, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. II (1785), however, predates the Gows' printing by more than 20 years (although still within the mature period of Gow). See also Irish cognates "King of the Fairies (The)" and "Your Old Wig is the Love of My Heart."