Beggar's Meal Pock's

 X:1 T:Beggar's Meal Pock's M:C L:1/8 R:Slow Air N:&quot;Composed by King James the VI B:Gow - Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1809) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G G|~G>ABc (d2 G>)G|(Gf {f}e3d|(gb)ag ~e>deg|(dG [F3A3]B| ~c>Bcd e2 efga {g}f3d|b>a gf e2 fg|(dB G3||



BEGGAR'S MEAL POKE'S. Scottish, Slow Air. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. A slow air with the character of a strathspey, says Emmerson (1971). It was composed (on authority of Oswald's Caledonian Pocket Companion, 1758) by Scottish King James VI, who became James I of England in 1603, but Emmerson believes this ascription may be the result of some confusion with his ancestor James I, who was the reputed author of the verses &quot;The Jolly Beggar&quot; associated with this tune. Printed sources: Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 10. Emmerson (Rantin' Pipe and Tremblin' String), 1971; No. 8, pg. 24. Gow (Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1809; p. 29.

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