Tune Req: The Bonnie House of Airlie

Subject: The Bonnie House of Airlie
From: GUEST,Geordy Lass
Date: 24 Aug 01 - 01:45 PM

Could anyone oblige with this tune cannot find it any where.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Bonnie House of Airlie
From: Sorcha
Date: 24 Aug 01 - 01:55 PM

There is a MIDI file at the bottom of the page in the DT, HERE! If you have a MIDI to sheet music program you can get the dots. They might be at the DT Mirror site, numachi, but I can't get there just now.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Bonnie House of Airlie
From: GUEST,Sheila
Date: 24 Aug 01 - 02:58 PM

On "Contemplator.com" under "Folk Songs of Scotland" there is a MIDI with text. I like this song a lot.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Bonnie House of Airlie
From: Sorcha
Date: 27 Aug 01 - 12:38 AM

Aha! The mirror site is back, Bonnie Hoose of Airle sheet music is here(click!)

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Bonnie House of Airlie
From: bfolkemer
Date: 27 Aug 01 - 01:56 PM

Hi folks,

(I am back to this site after being away for months and having computer problems. So I'm still a newbie.)

Anyway, Louis Killen sings this song to another tune, close to one which I associate also with the text " A Wee Bird Cam' to Our Ha' Door" (Wae's Be to Prince Charlie). That song is in an out of print book called 105 FOLKSONGS OF SCOTLAND. However, the tune is not exactly the same. The first line and the second line are pretty much identical, but after that it changes. I don't have the slightest idea how to post a tune in the chat or to the Dg. Trad. data base.

Hope this is of some help.

Beth

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Bonnie House of Airlie
From: GUEST,Geordy Lass
Date: 30 Aug 01 - 02:47 PM

Thanks to everyone for your help have now got the lyrics and tune. Much obliged