John o' Badenyond

Find traditional instrumental music


John o' Badenyond  Click on the tune title to see or modify John o' Badenyond's annotations. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided.Browse Properties <br/>Special:Browse/:John o' Badenyond
Query the Archive
Query the Archive
 Theme code Index    15L15L 3b3b7bL7bL, 6363 1H1H55
 Also known as    John of Badenyon, Johnny from Gandsey, Cape Breton Wedding Reel, Jamie Choke the Bairn, Johnny give me Yon Thing, MacIsaac's Reel, Old Time Wedding Reel (1)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland, Canada
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double), Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    2 flats
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    CANADA(Maritimes/English)
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Alexander McGlashan
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 23
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1786
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:John of Bandenyond (sic) M:C| L:1/8 R:Strathspey S:McGlashan - Reels (c. 1786) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Gmin B|G>FD>F G>FDB|B>c BG (F2 F)B|G<G B>c d>c BF|GGBc (d2 d)f| g>df>c d>Bc>G|B>FG>D B3c|d>Bc>G B>FB>D|C<C D>F G3|| f|g>fd>f g>fd>g|f>dc>d f3d|g>fd>f g>fd>B|GG B>c d3f| g>df>c d>Bc>G|B>FG>D B3c|d>Gc>G B>FB>D|C<C D>F G3||


X:1 T:John O’ Badenyond M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 558, p. 212) N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bmin d|B>AF>A TB>AF>c|d>ed>B A3d|B<Bd>e f>ed>f|B<Bd>e f3a| b>fa>e f>de>B|d>AB>F d3e|f>de>B d>Ad>F|E<EF>A B3:| |:a|Tb>af>a Tb>af>b|a>fe>f a3d’|b>ge>g Tb>af>d|B/B/B d>e f3a| b>fa>e f>de>B|d>Ad>F d3e|Tf>de>B d>A d>F|E<EF>A B3:|]


X:3 T:John of Badenyon M:C L:1/8 R:Air S:The William Sydney Mount music manuscripts (c. 1840's) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin c | A>G E>G A>G E<c | c>d cA G3c | A<A c>d e>d cG | A<A cd e3g | a>e g>d e>c d>A | c>G A>E c3d | e>c d>A c>G c>E | D<D E>G A3 || g | a>g e>g a>g e>a | g>e d>e g3d {g} | a>g e>g a>g e>d | A<A c>d e3g | a>e g>d e>c d>A | c>G A>E c3d | e>c d>A c>G c>E | D<D E>G A3 ||


X:1 T:John o’ Badenyon M:C L:1/8 R:Air N:”The Rev. Mr. Skinner’s song, beginning “When first I came N:to be a man,” was written for this air.” B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book vol. 1 (1854, p. 123) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bmin "Slow"c|B>AF>A B>AFc|d>ed>B A3d|B<Bd>e f>ed>A| B<Bd>e f3a|b>fa>e f>de>B|d>AB>F d3e| f>de>B d>Ad>F|E<EF>A B3||a|b>af>a b>af>b| a>fe>f a3f|b>af>a|b>af>d|B<Bd>e f3a|b>fa>e f>de>B| d>AB>F d3e|f>de>B d>Ad>F|E<EF>A B3||