Old King’s reel

Also known as The Old King’s, Old’s King.

There are 19 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

Old King’s appears in 1 other tune collection.

Old King’s has been added to 2 tune sets.

Old King's has been added to 18 tunebooks.

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Two settings

1
X: 1
T: Old King's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Cmaj
A|E<A,A,B, A,2 A,A|E<A,E^F GEDB,|A,<A,A,B, C2 CD|EGDC B,G,G,A|
E<A,A,B, A,G,A,B,|A,/A,/A, A,^F GEDB,|A,<A,A,B, C/C/C CD|EGDC B,G,G,||
d|^cA A/A/A cded|^cABc dBGB|BeAB =c3 e|gage d^cBe|
^cA A/A/A cded|^cABc dcBD|=c2 BG AcBA|GEDC B,G, G,||
2
X: 2
T: Old King's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
A|EA,A,B, A,2>A2|EA,EF GEDB,|~A,2 A,B,C2>D2|EGDC B,G,G,A|
EA,A,B, A,G,A,B,|A,2 EF GEDB,|~A,2 A,B,C2>D2|EGDC B,G,G,d|
^cA ~A2 ^cded|^cABc dBGB|BeAB =c2 ef|gage dcBe|
^cA ~A2 ^cded|^cABc dBGB|=c2 BG AcBA|GEDC B,G,G,||

Four comments

Re: Old’s King

Surely this is the Old King’s reel.

Re: Old’s King

Worth flagging up previous discussion on this and the other King’s Reel, especially the posts from slainte (13 years ago).
https://thesession.org/tunes/3859

Also, incidentally, since they have been discussed elsewhere, the key, or mode, changes between first and second half in both tunes: a bit of a surprise on first playing! Probably easier just to change key signature than pepper the written music with accidentals. (But I don’t do ABC!)