Rosin the Beau

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 Theme code Index    1361H 516L6L
 Also known as    Acres of Clams, Boys of the West (2), Lord Harry the Swell, My Lodging's on the Cold Cold Ground, Old Rosin the Beau, Men of the West (1), Mrs. Kenny, Old Settler's Song
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, United States
 Genre/Style    Contra, English, Irish, Minstrel, Morris, Old-Time, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Jig/Quadrille, Waltz/Valse/Vals
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    3/4, 6/8
 History    
 Structure    AB, AABB
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 Artist    Biography:McNamara Trio
 Title of recording    Boys of the West/The Snowy Breasted Pearl
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Gennett 5702-B (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1924
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




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: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|]