Rosin the Beau

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Theme code Index	1361H 516L6L
Also known as	Acres of Clams, Boys of the West (2), Lord Harry the Swell, My Lodging's on the Cold Cold Ground, Old Rosin the Beau, Men of the West (1), Mrs. Kenny, Old Settler's Song
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, United States
Genre/Style	Contra, English, Irish, Minstrel, Morris, Old-Time, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Jig/Quadrille, Waltz/Valse/Vals
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	3/4, 6/8
History
Structure	AB, AABB
Editor/Compiler
Book/Manuscript title
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS
Artist	Biography:McNamara Trio
Title of recording	Boys of the West/The Snowy Breasted Pearl
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Gennett 5702-B (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1924
Media
Score (1)

Rosin the Beau: Annotations

X:0766 T:Rosin De Beau. Roose.0766 T:Old Rosin the Beau,aka. Roose.0766 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=100 Q:"Vivace" N:A song with various lyrics popular in the USA ~1840 N:An old British tune. B:J.Roose MS, Manchester, 1850 Z:Village Music Project. Rob Lands 2019 K:G D| GFG BAG | B<dzd2e | dBG GAB | E3-E2F | GFG BAG | B<dzd2e | dcB ABA | G3-G2|| d| dBd dBd | g3gfe | dBG GAB | E3-E2F | GAG BAG | B<dzd2e | dcB ABA | G3G2|]

X:1 T:Rosin the Bow - Quadrille M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Patrick O'Farrell music manuscript collection (c. 1860's, ref PF.004) B:https://eprints.dkit.ie/id/eprint/734/ N:Source O'Farrell was from Gaigue, Ballinamuck, Co. Longford N: He was a fiddle pupil of Thomas Kiernan (1807-87) Z:Transcribed by Conor Ward K:Gmaj D|GAB BAG|e3 (efg)|dBG GAB|(E3 E2)D| GAB BAG|c3 (e2g)|dcB AGA|(G3 G2):||: (B/c/)|d2 (c d)ef|(g2e) (g2e)|dBG GAB|E3 E2D| GAB BAG|c3 (e2g)|dcB AGA|(G3 G2):||

X:1 T:Rosin the Bow M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 10, c. 1883, No. 180) B: https://manuscripts.itma.ie/grier/book-ten/ N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a collector from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim N: It's likely Grier transcribed this tune from a musician N: playing it in 6/8 Z:Conor Ward K:Gmaj DE/F/|GA/G/ BA/G/|d2 ed|dB/A/ GA/B/|E2 DE/F/| GA/G/ BA/G/|d2 eg|dB/G/ AG/F/|G2|| GB|dB/d/ dB/d/|g2 eg/e/|dB/A/ GA/B/|E2 DE/F/| GA/G/ BA/G/|d2 eg/e/|dB/G/ AG/F/|G2||

X:2 T:Rosin the Bow M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A E|ABA cBA|f3 a2f|ecA ABc|(F3F2)E| ABA cBA|f3 a2f|ecA BAB|(A3A2)|| c/d/|ece efg|a2f a2f|ecA ABc|(F3 F2)E| ABA cBA|f3 a2f|ecA BAB|(A3 A2)||

X:3 T:Rosin the Bow M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Sergt. James O'Neill manuscripts Z:Paul Kinder K:G D|GAG BAG|Bcd efg|dBG GAB|"tr" E3-E2 D| GAG BAG|Bcd efg|dBG AGA|G3 G2:| |:B/2c/2|dBd dBd|g2 e g2 e|dBG GAB|E3-E2 D| GAG BAG|Bcd efg|1dBG AGA|G3 G2:|2baf agf|g3 g2||

X:1 T:Lord Harry the Swell M:6/8 L:1/8 N:Newton Heath, Lancashire, Rush-cart procession tune. N:A version of “Old Rosin the Beau”. N:"Smith-Williamson explained that 'for want of a name the tune had N:used to be sung to some doggerel verses of the late Ben Brierley's... N:composed when quite a young man at Failsworth" [Gilchrist]. B:Gilchrist – Journal of the English Folk Dance Society (1927, p. 25) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G>FG BAG|.B d2 e3|d>BG GAB|(E3 E2)D| G>FG B>AG|.B d2 e3|dBG AAB|1 (G3 G2)D:|2 (G3 G2)!fine!|| |:d|dBd dBd|g2e g2e|dBG GAB|(E3 E2)D| G>FG BAG|B d2 e3|dBG AAB|1 (G3 G2):|2 (G3 G2)D!D.C.!||

X:1 T:Roisin the Beau S:John McCusker Z:Juergen.Gier@post.rwth-aachen.de M:3/4 L:1/8 K:Eb B,2|E6|G3 FE2|E3 GB2|c4 e2|B3G F2|E3F G<B| C6|C4 B,2|E6|G3F E2|E3G B2|c4 e2| B3G E2|G4 F2|E6|1E4:|2 E3G A2|:B3c B2||| Bc d4|d2e4|e3d cB|B3G F2|E3F G<B| C6|C4 B,2|1B3c B2|Bc d4|d2e4| e3 dcB|B3G E2|G4 F2|E6|E3G A2:| |2E6|G3F E2|Ee3 dB|c4 e2|B3G E2|G4 F2|E6|E4|]

Rosin the Beau: Annotations