X: 1
T: Planxty George Brabazon (G major) / Prince Charlie's Welcome to Skye / Twa Bonnie Maidens
C: composed by Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738)
N: It' also the song air of 'Twa Bonnie Maidens'
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
D: 1969: The Chieftains: Chieftains 2
D: 1977: Kevin Roth: The Mountain Dulcimer Instrumental Album
D: 1983: Patrick Ball: Celtic Harp Music of Turlough O'Carolan
D: 1983: Skip Gorman: New Englander's Choice
D: 1983: Tony Elman: Shakin' Down the Acorns, Vol. 1
D: 1985: John Feeley: Sreanga Óir / Golden Strings
D: 1988: Triskell: Harpes Celtiques
D: 1988: Walt Michael: Step Stone
D: 1992: Kate Northrop: Roots and Wings
D: 1994: Keith Hinchliffe: Carolan's Dream
D: 1997: Randal Bays: Out of the Woods (1997); Heartsounds: Behind the Green Bushes
D: 1998: Joe Ross: The Harper's Reverie: Irish Music of Turlough O'Carolan
D: 1998: Celtic Muse (Jennife Pratt-Walter & Valerie Blessley): Wind and Wood - A Sylvan Dance
D: 2000: The Chieftains: Water from the Well
D: 2000: Kathryn Mannyng: Tara's Halls
D: 2000: John Wynne: With Every Breath
D: 2001: El McMeen: The Lea Rig
D: 2002: Michal Hromek Consort: Carolan
D: 2002: Dave Hamilton & Bruce Cardwell: Well Acquainted
D: 2003: Phyllis Taylor Sparks: Celtic Harp Sparks
D: 2003: Sue Richards & Maggie Sansone: Merrily Greet the Time
D: 2003: Tony Eyers: Black Mountain Harmonica
D: 2003: Heart Strings: Traditions
D: 2004: Kevin Roth: Dulcimer World
D: 2004: Margie Butler: Celtic Harp
D: 2005: Mary Behan Miller: A Celtic Journey
D: 2005: Ned Spurlock: O'Carolan's Concerto
D: 2005: Paul & Brenda Neal: Two Harps Harpsound
D: 2006: Dan Carollo, Eliot Grasso & Suzanne Taylor: Miles from Dublin
D: 2006: J.J. Sheridan: The Complete Works of Turlough O'Carolan
D: 2006: Seth Austen: The Music of O'Carolan (Compilation)
D: 2007: Pascal Bonniere: Wood Wind and Steel
D: 2007: Butch Baldassari & John Mock: Music of O'Carolan
D: 2007: Sarah Marie Mullen: Harper's Bizarre
D: 2008: Triskell: The Celtic Harp
D: 2008: The New England Irish Harp Orchestra: Live at the Portsmouth Athenaeum
D: 2008: Thomas Patrick Kenny: The Music of Turlough O'Carolan and other Irish Treasures
D: 2008: Bill Collins & Nina Zanetti: The Sum of the Parts
D: 2008: Prisme: Livets Træ - Tree of Life
D: 2009: Weatherwood: Weatherwood
D: 2009: Jim Morton & Stevie Lawrence: Dulcimer Tunes
D: 2009: Mary Radspinner & John Gill: The Foggy Dew
D: 2010: Alistair Gillies & Jon Hayward: O'Carolan's Concerto
D: 2011: Thom Dutton & Andrew Prete: Songs from the Pubs of Ireland
D: 2011: Triskell: Harpes Celtiques
D: 2013: Howard Baer: Celtic Mystique
D: 2013: Viktor Zinchuk: Celtic Music
D: 2013: Kathleen Johnson: Olde Christmas
D: 2013: Hesperus Early Music Ensemble: A Civil War Scrapbook
D: 2013: Angelo Barricelli: From Borderlands
D: 2013: Candace Corrigan: O'Carolan, Songwriter (Song version)
D: 2013: Ensemble Musica Humana: Turlough O'Carolan: A Life in Song
D: 2013: Dominig Bouchaud & Cyrille Colas: Heol Dour - Soleil d'Eau
D: 2014: Dirk Freymuth: Celtic Celebration
D: 2014: John Billing: Turlough O'Carolan
D: 2014: Triskell: The Magic of the Celtic Harp
D: 2015: Michael Frank Morris: Emerald
D: 2015: Eric Rigler & Dirk Freymuth: Belgrove Road
D: 2015: Tom Stringer: Turlough O'Carolan's Welcome to Music
D: 2015: Triskell: The Enchanting Sound of Triskell
D: 2015: Triskell: The Essentials
D: 2015: The Barleycorn: Live at the Embankment
D: 2015: Paul Cherrington: Martin & Me
D: 2015: O'Carolan Songwriter Project: Songs of O'Carolan (song version)
D: 2016: Martin Butler & John Owens: Thomas MacDonagh, Poet and Patriot
D: 2016: Baloney Celtic Music: Out of the Box
D: 2017: Harpies: To Scarborough and Back - A Harper's Journey
D: 2017: Julia Seager-Scott: Two Roads
D: 2018: Triskell, Mary O'Hara & Arturo Panetta: A Stroll in the Rose Garden
D: 2018: El McMeen: Celtic Guitar Treasures
D: 2019: Karin Leitner & Teresa O'Donnell: Music of Irish Drawing
D: Margie Butler: Irish Music Festival (Compilation)
N: Chords: | G - | G - | Am - | Am D |
N: | G C | Am - | G D | G G :|
N: | G D | C - | Am - | Am D |
N: | G D | C - | Am D | G G :|
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=170
F:http://www.piper-frank.de/tunebook/trad/abc/planxty_george_brabazon.txt 2024-04-27 162135 UT
K: G major % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: ge | d2G2 cBAG | d2G2 cBAG | e2A2 ABcd | e2A2 A2Bc |
N: d2cB g2fe | edcB cBAG | BAGE DEGA | B2G2 G2 :|
N: ga | b2gb a2fa | g2eg edcB | e2A2 ABcd | e2A2 A2ga |
N: b2gb a2fa | g2eg edcB | cBAG DEGA | B2G2 G2 :|
N:
N: P: Variations:
N: eg | d2G2 cBAG | d2G2 cBAG | e2A2 ABcd | edcB A2Bc |
N: decB g2fe | edcB cBAG | BAGE DEGA | BGAF g2 :|
N: ga | bdgb adfa | gceg edcB | e2A2 ABcd | edcB A2ga |
N: bdgb adfa | gceg edcB | BAGE DEGA | BGAF G2 :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
ge | "G" d2G2 cBAG | "G" d2G2 cBAG | "Am" e2A2 ABcd | "Am" e2A2 "D" A2Bc |
"G" d2cB "C" g2fe | "Am" edcB cBAG | "G" BAGE "D" DEGA | "G" B2G2 "G" G2 :|
ga | "G" b2gb "D" a2fa | "C" g2eg edcB | "Am" e2A2 ABcd | "Am" e2A2 "D" A2ga |
"G" b2gb "D" a2fa | "C" g2eg edcB | "Am" cBAG "D" DEGA | "G" B2G2 "G" G2 :|
N:
P: Variations:
eg | "G" d2G2 cBAG | "G" d2G2 cBAG | "Am" e2A2 ABcd | "Am" edcB "D" A2Bc |
"G" decB "C" g2fe | "Am" edcB cBAG | "G" BAGE "D" DEGA | "G" BGAF "G" g2 :|
ga | "G" bdgb "D" adfa | "C" gceg edcB | "Am" e2A2 ABcd | "Am" edcB "D" A2ga |
"G" bdgb "D" adfa | "C" gceg edcB | "Am" BAGE "D" DEGA | "G" BGAF "G" G2 :|
N:
W: 1. There were twa bonnie maidens, and three bonnie maidens,
W: Cam' ower the Minch, and cam' ower the main,
W: Wi' the wind for their way and the corrie for their hame,
W: And they're dearly welcome tae Skye again.
W:
W: Chorus: Come alang, come alang, wi' your boatie and your song,
W: Tae my hey! bonnie maidens, my twa bonnie maids!
W: The nicht, it is dark, and the redcoat is gane,
W: And you're dearly welcome tae Skye again.
W:
W: 2. There is Flora, my honey, sae neat and sae bonnie,
W: And ane that is tall, and handsome withall.
W: Put the ane for my Queen and the ither for my King
W: And they're dearly welcome tae Skye again.
W:
W: 3. There's a wind on the tree, and a ship on the sea,
W: Tae my hey! bonnie maidens, my twa bonnie maids!
W: By the sea mullet's nest I will watch o'er the main,
W: And you're dearly welcome tae Skye again.