King George IV

strathspey

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on November 6th 2002 by Mandolman.

This tune has been added to 100 tunebooks.

Also known as George The Fourth, King George IV's, King George IV's Welcome, King George The Fourth, The Might Clansmen, The Mighty Clansmen, Rince Garbhchriche Ri Seoirse IV.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Letter Home by Athena Tergis
• All Things Considered by Danu
• Best Of 1987-1993 by Altan
• Fine® Thank You Very Much by Ashley MacIsaac
• Full Circle by Bill Lamey
• House Sessions by Brenda Stubbert
• Island Angel by Altan
• Judique On The Floor by Buddy MacMaster
• Lover's Ghost by Cran
• Ready For The Storm by Déanta
• Stepping On The Bridge by Hamish Moore
• The Brass Fiddle: Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal by Various Artists
• The Call by Rebecca Lomnicky
• The Donegal Fiddle by Various Artists
• The Fiddle Music Of Donegal - Volume Three by Various Artists
• The First Ten Years: 1986 - 1995 by Altan
• The Floating Bow (Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal) by John Doherty
• The Piper And The Maker by Various Artists
• The Twentieth Anniversary Collection by Various Artists
• Traditional Irish Music Played On The Fiddle by Tommy Peoples
• Traditional Music From Cape Breton by Various Artists
• Traditional Music From Cape Breton Island by Natalie And Buddy MacMaster
• Waiting For A Call by Tommy Peoples
• Wooden Flute Obsession Disk 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: King George IV
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Ador
A,2E>A, {C}B,>A,E>A,|~A,2E>A, {C}B,>A, (3G,A,B,|A,2E>A, {C}B,>A,E>A,|
[1 B,>DG>E (3DEC (3B,A,G,:|2 B,>DG>E D<B,G,2||
K:Amix
|:c>eA>B c<Ae>A|c<eA>f (3gag (3fed|1 c<eA>e c>Ae>f|g>fg>d B<dG>B:|
[2 e<aA>g A>fe>A|E<GD>E B,>A,{C}B,>G,||

A REEL TWO

Played reel by Altan, in Strathspey with Tommy Peoples.
It's a Scottish Tune, but i don't know who is King George

# Posted on November 6th 2002 by Mandolman

King George IV was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1820 to 1830. As a young Prince he was notorious for his wild living, but his style earned him the name of "first gentleman of Europe". He became Prince Regent in 1811, when his father George III had a mental illness, and succeeded to the throne in 1820. The outstanding event of his reign was the passage of the Catholic Emancipation Act. It is possible that this may have been the background for this tune.
-m

# Posted on November 7th 2002 by lazyhound

There is no such tune called King George IV (reel)

Altan once recorded a Cape Breton reel called "King George IV," but the tune is actually "King's Reel," which is usually played after the strathspey "King George IV."

# Posted on October 13th 2004 by slainte

To clarify, I meant to say "There is no such *reel* called King George IV." And I found Cape Breton versions have a different first part. I might transcribe and post it in a few weeks.

# Posted on October 14th 2004 by slainte

The Deanta version is not the same tune at all - it's in Ador and one version may have evolved from the other, but their version is most definitely a march.

# Posted on September 5th 2005 by wormdiet

Bagpipe setting

Here is the tune as played by Malcolm Robertson on "The Piper & The Maker." It's given here in A Dorian.

X: 1
T: King George IV
M: C
L: 1/8
C: Trad./Arr. Malcolm Robertson
R: Strathspey
N: The Piper & The Maker - Greentrax 2004
K:Gmaj
|:B/2|A2 A3/2B/2 c3/2B/2 A3/2e/2|A2 A3/2c/2 B3/2A/2 G3/2B/2|A2 A3/2B/2 c3/2d/2 e3/2c/2|B3/2d/2 g3/2e/2 d/2c/2B/2A/2 G3/2:|
d/2|^c/2e3/2 A3/2e/2 c/2e3/2 d=cBA|^c/2e3/2 A3/2e/2 d=cBA G3/2d/2|^c/2e3/2 A3/2e/2 c/2e3/2 e3/2f/2|g3/2a/2 g3/2e/2 dcBA G3/2B/2|
^c/2e3/2 A3/2e/2 c/2e3/2 d=cBA|^c/2e3/2 A3/2e/2 d=cBA G3/2A/2|c3/2B/2 A3/2B/2 c3/2d/2 e3/2f/2|a3/2f/2 e3/2B/2 c3/2B/2 A3/2G/2||

# Posted on December 4th 2005 by malcombpiper

Bagpipe setting 2

As recorded by Hamish Moore:

K: Ador
B/|A2A>B c>BA>e|A2A>c B>AG>B|A2A>B c>de>c|B>dg>e d/c/B/A/ G3/2:|
d/|^c<eA>e c<e d/B/A|^c<eA>e d/c/B/A/ G>d|^c<eA>e c<ee>f|g>ag>e d/c/B/A/ G3/2:|

And the reel setting: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3859

# Posted on December 4th 2005 by slainte

Version by Déanta (especially the flute melody-line by Deirdre Havlin)

Hi,
after some efforts I have a transcription of the flute playing of Deirde Havlin of Déanta. Tried to get the ornamentation as close to the original as possible. BTW, is this still a reel?

X:1
T:King George IV
C:as played by Deirdre Havlin on Daenta's "Ready for the Storm" (track 1,tune 1)
M:4/4
R:Reel
K:Ador
|:.A2.A2A3B|cBAB ~e3d |~A3d ~e3A|dedB BAGB|
.A2Ad ~e3A|Bc d2 ~e3d|AB d2 {f}g2 e|dedB BAGB|
.A2Ad ~e3A|Bc d2 ~e3d |~A3d ~e3A|dedB BAGB|
.A2Ad ~e3A|Bc d2 ~e3d|AB d2 {f}g2 e|dedB BAG2|
e4 A3B|cBAB(3efe d2|e4 a3f|g2 agfedf|
e2 ee A3B|cBAB (3efe d2|B2 d2 ~g2 e|dedB BAGB|
e2 e2 {B}A3B|cBAB (3efe d2|{d}e2e2 {b}a3f|g2 {b}agfedB|
a3 f ~g3 e |~f3d (3BcB A2 |B2 d2~g3 e|dedB BAGB:||

Note, the grace notes are meant to be played as cuts! The first grace note on bar |{d}e2e2 {b}a3f| is meant to be played as a slur upwards from d to e. The emphasis on the e of course.

I am note sure, if I got the last row correct especially the second bar. I hear a downwardly directed triplet, but it is drowned by the fiddle. Maybe someone has aguess on that one.

Have fun.

# Posted on January 30th 2007 by brotherstorm

http://www.ke1th.com/trad/king_george_iv.mp3

# Posted on August 27th 2007 by silver bow