Bonny Charlie (1)

---

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 - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, 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 :| |: efed B2B2 | efed B4 | fgaf d2g2 | fgaf d2 ga | b2 gb a2 fa | 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 :||

X:1 T:Boney Charley T:Bonny Charlie [1] M:C L:1/8 R: S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 503) N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined the 34th Regiment in Lincoln, N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs. N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see N: https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Emin E2 EF G2 GA|BcBA G2 GA| B2E2E2G2|FGAF D4| EE G2 G2 GA|BcBA G2 GA|B2E2 GFED |E4 e4:| efed BB|efed B4|fgaf d2g2|fgaf d2 ga| b2 gb a2 fa|g2 eg f2 df|e2 ef gfed|e2 ef d’2| efed B2B2|g2 ab B4|dcBA cBAG|FGAF D4| GFGA BABd|edef gfed|dcBA BAGF|E4 e4||

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|:| |:efed B2B2|efed B4|fgaf d2g2|fgaf d2 ga| 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:||

X:1 T:Bonny Charley T:AKA – “Bonnie Charlie [1]” M:2/4 L:1/8 R:March B:John Burks music manuscript collection dated 1821 N:Nothing is known of Burks, although the provenance of his N:ms. is English. His music ms. surfaced in the United States, and had N: possibly been in the possession of his descendants until the N:mid-20th cent. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Emin E2 EE|G2 GA|B2 BA|G2G2|B2E2|E2 AG|FGAF|D2D2| E2 EF|G2 GA|B2 BA|G2 GA|B2E2|GFED|E2e2|E3|| efge|B2B2|efge|B2B2|fgaf|d2d2|fgaf|d2d2| b2bg|a2 af|g2ger|f2fd|e2ef|gfed|e2f2|g4| efge|B2B2|fgaf|B2B2|cBAB|cBAG|FGAF|D2D2| E2EF|G2GA|B2BA|G2 GA|B2E2 |GFED|E2e2|E3||