Rosin the Beau
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|]