Big Bow Wow

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 Theme code Index    3565 3565
 Also known as    Be Easy You Rogue, Beardless Boy (The), Big Bowwow, Coileach an Lae, Dissipated Youth (1) (The), Giolla na Scriob, Kate Kearney, Phelim O'Neill, Priest with the Collar, Seanbhean Chrion an Drantain, Sheelah in Sorrow, Stagger the Buck, Ta an Coileach ag Fogairt an Lae (2), When the cock crows it is day (3), Priest Avourneen
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland, Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Aird
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Selection of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 104, p. 37
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1782
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 Score   (1)   




X:2 T:Big Bowwow M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 104, p. 37) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G c|B2c d2=f|e2e d2c|B2c d2=f|e2e d2c| B2c d2d|def g2e|dcB cBA|G2G G2:| |:B2G GAB|c2c c3|B2G GAB|A2A A3| B2G GAB|c2c c2e|dcB cBA|G2G G3:|]


X:1 T:Big, Bow, Wow M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Allegro" B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland: 200 Airs (1841, No. 180, p. 92) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Cmix f|e2f g2_b|a2a (g2f)|e2f g2_b|a2a g2f| e2f g2g|(ga)=.b .c'2 .a|(gf).e (fe).d|.c2.c .c2z|| .e2.c .c.d.e|.f2.f .f3|.d2.c .c.d.e|.d2.d .d3| .e2.c. c.d.e|.f2.f .f2.a|(gf).e (fe).d|.c2.c .c3:|]


X:12 T:Big Bow Wow O:No 12 Page 4 William Clarke of Feltwell MS 1858 N:Probably copied from Aird vol 1 N:Flow instructions but no repeats given in MS. N:Fine substituted for sign. N:Rest added at bar 9 to give correct value. Z: transcribed by Lyn Law M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G c|B2c d2=f|e2e d2c|B2c d2=f|e2e d2c| B2c d2d|def g2e|dcB cBA|G2G G2:| "^*"z|B2G GAB|c2c c3|c2G GAB|A2A A3| B2G GAB|c2c c2e|dcB cBA|G2G G2|]


X: 1 T:Big Bowwow M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G c|B2c d2=f|e2e d2c|B2c d2=f|e2e d2c| B2c d2d |def g2e|dcB cBA |G2G G2:| |:B2G GAB |c2c c3|B2G GAB |A2A A3 | B2G GAB |c2c c2e|dcB cBA |G2G G3:|]