Bonny Charlie (1)

 BONNIE CHARLIE [1]. AKA and see "King of the Fairies," "King William of Orange." Scottish, Scots Measure (4/4 time, "Slowish"). D Minor (Gatherer, Gow, Martin, Songer): E Minor (Aird). Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Gatherer, Gow, Martin, Songer): AABB (Aird, Harding). Nigel Gatherer credits the tune to the famous Scots fiddler and composer Niel Gow (1727-1807), born in Inver. Its printing in James Aird's Selection of Scots, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. II (1782), however, predates the Gows' printing by more than 20 years (although still within the mature period of Gow). Source for notated version: Eileen Witler via Lanny Martin [Songer]. Printed sources: Aird (Selection), vol. II, 1785; No. 109, p. 40. Carlin (Gow Collection), 1986; No. 13. Gatherer (Gatherer's Musical Museum), 1987; p. 30. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 3, 1806; p. 5. Harding's All Round Collection, 1905; No. 151, p. 48 {Reel}. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle, vol. 3), 1988; p. 41. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; p. 34. Recorded source: Philo 1031, Boys of the Lough - "Lochaber No More." X:1 T:Bonny Charlie [1] M:C L:1/8 R:Scots Measure S:Gow - 3rd Repository (1806) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmin A,2|D2 (DE) F2FG|(AB) (GA) F2 (3GAB|A2D2 D3F|(EF) (GE) C2 F>E| D2 (DE) F2 (FG)|(AB) (GA) F2 (3GAB|A2D2 (FE) (D^C)|(D4d2):| A2|d>edc A2A2|d>edc A3f|(ef) ge c2c2|(efg)e c2 f>g| (a2 f>)a (g2 e>)g|{g}(f2 d>)f (fe) (d^c)|~d3e (fe) (d=c)|(A2 d2) d3A| d>edc A2A2|f2f2A3c|(BA) (GF) (GF) (ED)|(EFG)E C2 F>G| A2 F>A c2 A>c|(de) fg (fe) (d^c)|(d>=c) (BA) (AG) (FE)|(D4 d2)||

X:2 T: Bonny Charlie [1] M:C L:1/8 S:Aird, vol. II (1785) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Emin E2 EF G2 GA | BcBA G2 GA | B2 E2 E2 G2 | FGAF D4 | E2 EF G2 GA | BcBA G2 GA | B2 E2 GFED | E4 e4 :| g2 eg f2 df | e2 ef gfed | e2 e(f g4 | e)fed B2B2 | g2 ab B4 | dcBA cBAG | FGAF D4 | GFGA BABd | edef gfed | dcBA BAGF | E4 e4 :||
 * efed B2B2 | efed B4 | fgaf d2g2 | fgaf d2 ga | b2 gb a2 fa |

X:1 T:Bonny Charlie [1] M:C L:1/8 S:William Mackie ms. (Aberdeen, early 19th cent.) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Emin E2 EF|G2 GA|BcBA G3A|B2E2E2 AG|FGAF D3z| E2 EF G2GA|BcBA G3A|B2E2 GFED|E4 E4|:| b2 gb a2 fa|g2 eg gfed|e3f gfed|e3f g3d| efed B2B2|g2 ab B4|dcBA cBAG|FGAF D3z| GFGA BABd|edef g2 fe|dcBA BAGF|E4 e4:||
 * efed B2B2|efed B4|fgaf d2g2|fgaf d2 ga|

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