Annotation:President's Welcome to York (The)
X:1 T:President’s Welcome to York, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Edward Riley – “Riley Flute Melodies vol. 2” (New York, 1817, No. 3, p. 1) F: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/n117/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d|g2g {a}gfg|e2g d3|c'ba d'2b|(ab).g (fe).d| g2g {a}gfg|e2g d2c|BAG DEF|G3- g2!fine!:| |:d|B2d A2d|B2d Ad|gfe a2g|(fe).d (^cB).A| a2f g2e|a2f d2A|.B(gf) (ed)^.c|(d3 d2):| P:Minor K:Gmin A|(BA).G ^F2G|A2B (A^F)D|.B(dc) (BA).G|d3 D2!D.C.!:|
PRESIDENT'S WELCOME TO YORK, THE. American, Jig (6/8 time). G Major ('A' and 'B' parts) & G Minor ('C' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. "The President's Welcome to York" commemorates the visit in July, 1817, of the new President James Monroe to York County, Maine, while the White House was under reconstruction. He was the first president to visit the state of Maine, and received a respectful and patriotic reception, with the populace lining his route. Perceived as pragmatic and non-partisan, the straight-forward new president was popular for his association with peace following the war of 1812.
