Royal Charlie

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 Also known as    Bargain is Over (The), Behind the Bush in the Garden (1), Fy Buckle Your Belt, I Sat in the Valley Green, More Power to Ye, Mulqueeney’s Jig, Over the River to Charlie (2), Royal Charley, Tiarna Waraga, Times are Mighty Hard, Se'n Righ atha aguin is fear linn, We prefer our own King, Wha'll be King but Charlie
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AB, AAB, AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:R.A. Smith
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Scottish Minstrel vol. 5
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 86
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1820-24
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Royal Charlie. CJF.174 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:100 S: C.J.Fox MS, 1829/33, Beverley,E.Yorks. R:Air O:England A:East Yorkshire B:Kidson Coll.Mitchell Lib.M1805 N:The note marked "*" is c3 in the MS. - PJH. Z:P J Headford 2000 K:C E|c2Bc2d|e2fe2d|c2Bc2d|e3E3|c2de2a| g2e{c/}d2e|{B/}c2A AGE|A3-A2B| c2cc2d|e2ee2d|c2cc2d|{c/d/}e3E2B| c2de2a|g2ed2e|c2A AGE|A3-A2|| B|c2A AGE|c2A AGE|c2A AGE|G3-G2B| "*"c2de2a|g2ed2e|c2A AGE|A3-A2B| c2A AGE|c2A AGE|edc dcB|cBA GFE| c2de2a|g2ed2e|c2A AGE|A3-A2||


X: 1 T:Royal Charlie,aka. WHL.[030] T:Reel WHL.[030] T:Bargain is Over,aka. WHL.[030], The M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:1/4=120 B:W.H.Lister MS, mid 19thC, East Boldon Z:Transcribed for the Village Music Project by Ruairidh Greig 2017 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Lister/ListerW(11-1-17).abc K:Am (3G/A/B/|c2Bc2d|e2fe2d|c2Bc2d|e3E3| c2de2a|g2ed2e|c2AG2E|A3A2:| |:B|c2A (AG).E|c2A (AG).E|c2A (AG).E|G3G2A| c2de2a|g2ed2e|c2AG2E|A3A2B| c2A (AG).E|c2A (AG).E|edc dcB|cBA GAB| c2de2a|g2ed2e|c2A AGE|A3A2"^Da Capo"||


X:1 T:Royal Charley M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Philip Carolan music manuscript collection N:Philip Carolan (c. 1839-1910, Ballyvicmaha, County Mayo), a musically literate N:farmer and fiddler who compiled his ms. probably during 1863-1873. S:Angela Buckley, thesis, “A Critical Edition of the Irish Music Manuscripts of S:Philip Carolan c. 1839-1910, vol. 2”, Waterford Institute of Technology, S:2007, p. 11. Carolan ms. 1, No. 29 K:C G|c2B c2d|e2f e2d|c2B c2d|e3 A2B|c2B c2d|e2f e2d| c2A B2^G|A3 A2::B|c2A (AGE)|c2A (AGE)|c2A (AGE)|G3 GAB| c2d e2a|g2e d2e|c2A B2^G|A3 A2B|c2A AGE|c2A AGE| edc dcB|cBA GAB|c2d e2a|g2e d2e|c2A B2^G|A3 A2:|]


X: 1 T:Royal Charlie. HS.45 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=110 C:"Set of Quadrilles,No3. S:Henry Stables MS,Cumbria,late19thC R:.Quadrille O:Walthwaite,nr.Ambleside. A:England Z:vmp.Chris Partington K:D f/e/|d2B BAF|d2B BAF|d2d dfF|A3A2c|! d2ef2g|a2ff2e|d2B BAF|B3-B2:|! c|d2cd2e|f2gf2e|d2cd2e|f3F2c|! d2cd2e|f2gf2e|d2B BAF|B3B2c|! d2cd2e|f2gf2e|d2cd2e|f3F2c|! d2ef2g|a2bf2e|d2B BAF|B3B|]


X:1 T:Royal Charley S:Packie Dolan (1928) R:single jig M:6/8 L:1/8 N:Parts reversed from most versions. Z:Anthony Buffery K:G B|c2A AGE|c2A AGE|G2G G2E|G3 GAB| c2B c2d|ege e2d|c2A BAG|A3 A2:|] B|c2B c2d|ege e2d|c2B c2d|e3 A2B| c2B c2d|efg e2d|c2A BAG|A3 A2:|]